Patricia Harrison

PBS Annual Meeting Features Breakfast Panel on Women and Girls Lead

Women and Girls Lead officially launched at last week’s PBS Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.

Watch the below panel discussion on the multi-year public media campaign moderated by Patricia Harrison and featuring: Geena Davis, Paula Kerger, Sheryl WuDunn, and Abigail Disney.

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Women and Girls Lead Takes Off at PBS Annual Meeting

Women and Girls Lead, the multi-year public media campaign to amplify the voices of women and girls worldwide, officially lifted off Thursday. The campaign was launched during a breakfast hosted by ITVS and CPB during this week’s PBS Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis and CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison broke the champagne bottle across the proverbial bow with their stirring opening remarks. Thursday’s event was stacked with even more special guests, including a troop from Girl Scouts of the USA. Check out some video highlights from the event below and learn more about Women and Girls Lead.

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CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison Discusses Public Media with Better.tv

Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), recently sat down with Better.tv to discuss the importance of public media in changing peoples’ lives and engaging communities.

Watch the clip below in which Harrison discusses how programs like FRONTLINE and Independent Lens are helping to inspire public television viewers and reaching a more diversified audience.

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Monday, May 18th, 2009 All Video, Independent Lens No Comments

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