Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has promoted Kathy Merritt to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Debra Sanchez to Executive Vice President, Government and External Affairs and Acting Corporate Secretary.

Merritt will oversee CPB’s Operations, as well as Radio/Journalism, System Strategies, Next Generation Warning System, Community Service Grants, and Television Content departments.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 21, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Daryl Mintz as its new Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective November 18.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 26, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has named Evan Slavitt as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective March 11. As CPB’s chief legal officer, he will promote and defend the company’s legal interests, monitor compliance with federal and D.C. law, and ensure adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct in CPB’s administration of the federal appropriation for public broadcasting.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2023) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Faisal Khan as Executive Director of the Next Generation Warning System, effective immediately. He will lead CPB’s work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in implementing the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program to create a more resilient and secure public alerting system through our nation’s public media system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 7, 2022) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has named Cheraine Stanford Vice President, Television Content Strategy, effective June 21. In this position, she will plan, lead, and execute projects and strategic initiatives that advance a mission-focused pipeline of public media content for national distribution across a diverse range of broadcast and digital platforms.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2022) – Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), released the following statement today regarding the death of David Liroff, a longtime executive of WGBH and former CPB senior vice president, system development and media strategy:

“Over the course of his long career, David Liroff was a serious champion of public television and a pioneer in using audience research to make data-driven improvements in programming.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2021) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Brendan Daly as Vice President of Communications, effective today. He will be responsible for the development and implementation of a multi-faceted communications and messaging strategy to advance awareness of public media and its value to American society.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2020) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced that Chief Content Officer Maja Mrkoci is resigning on October 2 to ensure the well-being and success of her two middle school children due to the pandemic and online school environment, as well as to plan for the next phase in her career.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 8, 2020) -- Ted Krichels, senior vice president of System Development and Media Strategy at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), has announced that he will be retiring at the end of July.