White House Taps Scripps Exec For CPB Board

By John Eggerton
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The White House has said it intends to nominate Arroyo to be a member of the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

CPB dispenses federal funding for noncommercial TV and radio.

Arroyo is senior VP of legal affairs for Scripps Networks Interactive, whose channels include HGTV, DIY Network, Food Network, Cooking Channel, Travel Channel and Great American Country. In 2012, he was named by the Imagen Foundation as one of the most influential Latinos in entertainment, the White House pointed out in announcing the nomination.

Arroyo will need Senate confirmation before assuming the post.

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.