PBS President & CEO Paula Kerger at PBS’s Executive Session at the Television Critics Association … [+] Rahoul Ghose/PBS Paula Kerger , PBS’s longest-serving president and CEO, recently received a powerful reminder about the fandom for the nation’s largest non-commercial media organization. As a young woman, she’d longed to be a singer-songwriter, a troubadour with a guitar. Fast forward to the Library of Congress Gershwin Award ceremony at the Kennedy Center earlier this year, where Paula was able to go backstage and meet the honoree who’d inspired her original dream—none other than Joni Mitchell. “I told her I always wanted to be her,” Paula shared. “She said she always wanted to be president of PBS.” Somehow this exchange had me envision a Freaky Friday-esque switch, ala professional roles, not mother and daughter. It’s Paula’s quick-wit and humor that took me there. With more than 330 member stations, PBS’s stakes are high: every year, 80% of U.S. households tune in. I recently caught up with Paula to hear how she guided the network through the digital revolution, the diversity and inclusion initiatives that PBS has championed and how she hopes to future-proof this incredible brand. Shelley Zalis: Describe your career—your […]
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