Kerger

COHEN: Paula Kerger is the president and CEO of PBS.

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And what does Ms. Kerger have in store for her art-starved viewers?

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011

Speaking to the Television Critics Association in August, PBS President Paula Kerger said the system was reassessing how dues are calculated and was "very aware of the financial challenges that everyone is facing."

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Speaking to the Television Critics Association in August, PBS President Paula Kerger said the system was reassessing how dues are calculated and was "very aware of the financial challenges that everyone is facing."

KCET Drops PBS, Now Largest Independent Public TV Station AP 2010

Even so, I was startled by the blandness of the fare that Ms. Kerger plans to dish up in its place.

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011

But if PBS can pay Ms. Kerger $632,233 in annual compensation—as reported on the 990 tax forms all nonprofits are required to file—surely it can operate without tax dollars.

Public Broadcasting Should Go Private Jim DeMint 2011

Getty Images PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger Despite how accessible media has become to Americans over the years, funding for CPB has grown considerably.

Public Broadcasting Should Go Private Jim DeMint 2011

Paula Kerger, the president and CEO of PBS, gave a speech a year and a half ago in which she more or less admitted what everybody already knew, which is that public-television arts programming—what there is of it—is barely worth watching.

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011

PBS President Paula Kerger even recorded a personal television appeal that told viewers exactly how to contact members of Congress in order to "let your representative know how you feel about the elimination of funding for public broadcasting."

Public Broadcasting Should Go Private Jim DeMint 2011

Perhaps Ms. Kerger has better Friday-night shows up her sleeve, but judging by the ones she's chosen to roll out this year, I wouldn't bet on it.

PBS Programming Continues to Aim Low Terry Teachout 2011