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Meet Paula Kerger PBS President and CEO

In the above video, Paula Kerger, President of PBS, discusses the importance of education, as well as PBS LearningMedia.

Paula Kerger, President and CEO Paula A. Kerger is president and chief executive officer of PBS, the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization with more than 350 member stations throughout the country. 

Ms. Kerger joined PBS as its sixth president and chief executive in March 2006. Since her arrival, Ms. Kerger has made particularly strong commitments to the arts, news and public affairs, high-quality content for education, diversity, and the use of new technology to bring public media into the lives of all Americans. More >>

Paula's Recent Speeches

Keynote at PBS Annual Meeting in Denver - May 2012

Keynote at PBS Technology Conference - April 2012

Remarks at PBI International in Singapore - October 2011

Remarks at the 36th Annual Gracie Awards - May 2011

Opening Remarks at PBS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida - May 2011

TEDxMidAtlantic - November 2010 (37.5 KB)

PBS Annual Meeting Keynote Speech - May 2010 (100.5 KB)

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