The Corporation for Public Broadcasting logo, used from 1969 to 2002.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting logo, used from 2003 to the present.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is a private non-profit corporation which is chartered and funded by the United States Federal Government to promote public broadcasting. The CPB was created on November 7, 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. CPB initially collaborated with the pre-existing National Educational Television network, but in 1969 decided to start its own network, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides some funding for the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio (NPR), but much more of its funding goes to public television and radio stations that are members of PBS or NPR, as well as to other broadcasters that are independent of those organizations. CPB also funds some Internet-based projects. Image File history File links CPBlogo. ... Image File history File links CPBlogo. ... Image File history File links Corporation_for_Public_Broadcasting_logo. ... This law-related article does not cite its references or sources. ... Public broadcasting, also known as public service broadcasting or PSB (though this term has a specific different meaning in the United Kingdom - see public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom) is the dominant form of broadcasting around the world, where radio, television, and potentially other electronic media outlets receive funding... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... LBJ redirects here. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The color NET logo was incorporated into a model building at the beginning and end of Mister Rogers Neighborhood from 1969 to 1970. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is a non-profit public broadcasting television service with 349 member TV stations in the United States. ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ...

Funding

In 2005, the agency received US$368.8 million in federal appropriations, about 90% of which is to be distributed to public broadcasters across the country, including both local and national organizations. In 2004, about US$38 million went to PBS itself, though many more public television stations received CPB funding, which many then used to pay fees to air PBS programs. Similarly, about US$2 million went to NPR itself, but the CPB funded many public radio stations, many of which used the CPB funds to pay fees to air NPR programs. The CPB has nine board members who serve six-year terms and are selected by the President of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... This article is about general United States currency. ... The presidential seal was used by President Hayes in 1880 and last modified in 1959 by adding the 50th star for Hawaii. ... Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ...

Stations which receive CPB funds must meet certain certification requirements, such as to maintain or provide:

1. Open Meetings
2. Open Financial Records
3. Community Advisory Board
4. Equal Employment Opportunity
5. Donor List and Political Activities

Political Composition of the CPB Board

Presently (February 2006) the CPB board contains three Republicans, two Democrats, and one independent. February 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → 1 February 2006 (Wednesday) Governor of West Virginia Joe Manchin asks for a halt in coal mining following two more coal mining deaths in the state that saw fourteen people die in coal mining disasters in...

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Conservative appointments

Under the administration of George W. Bush, the board has become Republican-dominated, and there have been complaints by people within PBS and NPR that the CPB is starting to push a conservative agenda, while board members counter that they are merely seeking balance. Polls of the PBS and NPR audiences in 2002 and 2003 indicated that few felt that the groups' news reports contained bias, and those that saw a slant were split as to which side they believed the reports favored. The President of the CPB, Patricia Harrison, is the former Co-Chair of the Republican National Committee; its chair is Cheryl Halpern, an activist Republican. George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the 43rd and current President of the United States and a former governor of Texas. ... The Republican Party, often called the GOP (for Grand Old Party, although one early citation described it as the Gallant Old Party) [1], is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For Wikipedias policy on avoiding bias, see Wikipedia:Neutral point of view. ... Bush/Cheney, 2004 Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman is the current Chairman of the RNC. The Republican National Committee (RNC) provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. ... Cheryl Halpern Cheryl Halpern was elected to be the head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) in September of 2005. ...

The charge of a conservative agenda reached a head in 2005. The point man of the controversy, Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, was the chair of the CPB board from September 2003 until September 2005. During his time as Chair, he drew the anger of PBS and NPR supporters by unilaterally commissioning a study of alleged bias of the PBS show, NOW with Bill Moyers, conducted by a conservative, and by appointing two conservatives as CPB Ombudsmen. On November 3, 2005, Tomlinson resigned from the board in the face of allegations of scandal. A report of his tenure by the CPB Inspector General, requested by House Democrats, prompted his resignation. On November 15, the report was made public. Kenneth Tomlinson is the Chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for September, 2003. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in September September 28 : Constance Baker Motley September 25 : M. Scott Peck September 25 : Don Adams September 20 : Simon Wiesenthal September 14 : Robert Wise September 10 : Hermann Bondi September 8 : Donald Horne September 7 : Moussa Arafat... NOW is a PBS newsmagazine especially covering social and political issues. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Template:Diffgggtgerent calendars 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ...

Board members

These six board members are in office as of February 2006 (three seats are vacant):

• Cheryl Halpern (chair), Republican, appointed August 2002 by President George W. Bush
• Gay Hart Gaines (vice chair), Republican, appointed December 2003 by President George W. Bush
• Beth Courtney, Independent, appointed December 2003 by President George W. Bush
• Frank H. Cruz, Democrat, appointed August 1994 by President Clinton
• Claudia Puig, Republican, appointed December 2003 by President George W. Bush
• Ernest J. Wilson III, Democrat, appointed September 2000 by President Clinton

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See also

• American Public Television

American Public Television (APT) is a distributor and source of programming for public television stations in the United States and networks worldwide. ...

External links

• Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• Ombudsman's Report
• CPB Board's statement on Tomlinson's resignation
• Inspector General's Report November 2005

References

• Paul Farhi (April 22, 2005). PBS Scrutiny Raises Political Antennas. The Washington Post.
• NPR's On the Media interview with Tomlinson, May 6, 2005
• NPR's On the Media follow-up, July 15, 2005