KNME General Manager and CEO Ted A. Garcia has been re-elected to the Board of Directors of the Public Broadcasting Service. This will be Garcia’s second three-year term. PBS General Counsel Katherine Lauderdale announced the election of six professional directors to serve on the board beginning at the organizational meeting of the board on Oct. 30.
“The PBS system is fortunate to have so many outstanding individuals who are willing to offer their time and talent to serve on the board,” Lauderdale said.
“I am honored to be re-elected to the PBS board of directors by my peers,” said Garcia. “It is a pleasure to work with such dedicated leaders on behalf of all the PBS stations and their communities across the country. Creating and distributing the highest quality programming and educational services is critical to meeting the needs of the people of New Mexico, and I am honored to have the opportunity to work on behalf of the public service media.”
The PBS Board is comprised of 27 members: 14 professional members who are member station leaders; 12 members who are representatives of the general public and the PBS. The membership of PBS elects the professional members and general directors are elected by the board, which also appoints the president and chief executive officer. The board is responsible for governing and setting policy for the Public Broadcasting Service. Board members serve without pay.
Garcia also serves on the board of directors of National Datacasting, Incorporated; the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA); the Pacific Mountain Network; the Public Broadcasting Management Association; and the University Licensee Association (ULA).
In addition, Garcia is on the Boards of the Albuquerque Arts Alliance, the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, Connect New Mexico, Heart Hospital of New Mexico Foundation and the New Mexico Broadcasters Association. Garcia also serves as a Commissioner for the New Mexico Commission for Public Broadcasting and the New Mexico Tourism Commission.
Media Contact: Bill Pinnell, (505) 277-1240; e-mail: bpinnell@knme.org