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Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 50th Anniversary

Former FCC commissioners and one of the co-founders of NPR discussed the origins of public broadcasting at this event held to mark the 50th… read more

Former FCC commissioners and one of the co-founders of NPR discussed the origins of public broadcasting at this event held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the legislation, which led to the creation of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, and NPR. close

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Jonathan Abbott President and CEO WGBH Educational Foundation
Karen Cariani Director WGBH Educational Foundation->Media Library and Archives

Ervin S. Duggan President and CEO (Former) PBS
Carla D. Hayden Librarian of Congress Library of Congress
Nicholas Johnson Commissioner (Former) Federal Communications Commission
Letitia King Senior Vice President Corporation for Public Broadcasting->Communications
Newton N. Minow Chair (Former) Federal Communications Commission
Cokie Roberts Commentator ABC News->Politics
Bill Siemering Founding Board Member (Former) NPR

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Program ID:: 436784-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Dec 02, 2017 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Dec 10, 2017 | 7:57am EST | C-SPAN 3

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Dec 02, 2017 | 2:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 03, 2017 | 4:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
Dec 10, 2017 | 7:57am EST | C-SPAN 3

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