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SUMMARY:Paula Kerger
DESCRIPTION:Paula Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS\, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization representing more than 330 member stations throughout the country. She also serves as president of the PBS Foundation\, which provides a significant source of revenue for projects that benefit the entire public television system. Kerger joins Chautauqua’s series on “Charting a New Media Landscape” to share thoughts on the state of public media in the United States nationally\, regionally and locally.  \nAs the longest serving president and CEO in PBS history\, Kerger has led the transformation of PBS from a broadcaster to a multiplatform digital media organization which delivers on public television’s essential mission of education\, inspiration and service to the American public. Under her leadership\, PBS has grown its audiences across genres and platforms. Kerger has also deepened PBS’ impact\, from providing universal access to early learning resources through the PBS KIDS broadcast and streaming channels\, to empowering educators with digital resources through PBS LearningMedia. Programs on PBS are consistently recognized with the industry’s most prestigious honors\, including Peabody\, Emmy and Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University awards.  \nKerger is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations\, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences\, and the Women’s Forum. Prior to joining PBS\, Kerger served for more than a decade at the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC)\, the parent company of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 New York\, where her ultimate position was executive vice president and chief operating officer. Kerger received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Baltimore. She has received numerous honorary doctorates. At the University of North Carolina Asheville\, she received the Chancellor’s Medallion and at the Darden School at the University of Virginia\, she served as a DC Fellow.
URL:https://www.chq.org/event/paula-kerger/
LOCATION:Amphitheater\, Amphitheater
CATEGORIES:Chautauqua Institution Program,Chautauqua Lecture Series,Week Two (July 4–11),Weekly Themes,CHQ Assembly
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