Bob Kerrey Elected APTS Trustee

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
published

The Association for Public Television Stations, which pushed for the interests of local noncom stations in Washington, has elected former Nebraska Governor and Senator Bob Kerrey to its board of trustees.

Kerrey is currently chair of M&F Worldwide Education Holdings and is the former president of New York City's New School university. He was also a member of the 9/11 Commission. Kerrey is also a Vietnam vet and Congressional Medal of Honor winner.

"I believe public television has an especially important role to play in the education of our children, and also in public safety, job training and other essential public services," said Kerrey after his election."

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.