PBS President Paula Kerger to Visit WQED

PBS President Paula Kerger to Visit WQED

WHO: Paula Kerger, President and CEO of PBS

WHAT: Press Conference during day-long visit to WQED

WHEN: Thursday, February 22, 2007, 10:30 a.m.

WHERE: Hillman Conference Room, WQED Multimedia
4802 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA

WHY: Ms. Kerger will be in Pittsburgh to visit WQED

In addition to questions from reporters, some visitors to the WQED
web site may be in attendance to pose their questions to
Ms. Kerger in person.

HOW: Paula Kerger joined the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) as its sixth president and chief executive officer in March 2006. Ms. Kerger directs the operations of the nation's largest noncommercial broadcasting service, comprising 354 member stations reaching more than 99 percent of U.S. television households. Ms. Kerger came to PBS from the Educational Broadcasting Corporation (EBC), the parent company of Thirteen/WNET and WLIW New York - two of the nation's largest public television stations; where since 2004 she was the executive vice president and chief operating officer and a member of the office of the president, a position carrying both internal and external responsibilities. Prior to joining PBS, Ms. Kerger was vice chairman of American Public Television and vice chairman of the Association of Public Broadcasting Stations of New York. She is a founding trustee of the PBS Foundation and former chairman of the PBS Development Advisory Committee.

NOTE TO WORKING PRESS: PBS photos and B-roll will be available to reporters upon request.

Parking is available in the visitors' lot on left side of building.

Contact: Rosemary Martinelli
412-622-6433
rmartine@wqed.org

George Hazimanolis
412-622-1366
ghaziman@wqed.org

PRNewswire -- Feb. 16

Source: WQED Multimedia

Web site: http://www.wqed.org/

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