Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE USE THE POWER OF MEDIA FOR PUBLIC GOOD. WE STRENGTHEN THE CIVIC FABRIC OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, SHARE OUR DISTINCTIVE PERSPECTIVE WITH THE REST OF THE NATION, AND PROVIDE OUR COMMUNITY WITH AN ESSENTIAL CONNECTION TO A WIDER WORLD. WE ARE CREATING A NEW PUBLIC MEDIA MODEL THAT IS MULTI-PLATFORM, DIVERSIFIED, MODERN AND BUILT AROUND HIGH-QUALITY CONTENT WITH DISTINCTIVE BRANDS.
PROGRAMMING AND PRODUCTION - WE ARE DEDICATED TO CREATING ORIGINAL PROGRAMS THAT REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE REGION, AS WELL AS SHARING THE FULL SCHEDULE OF PBS PROGRAMS THAT VIEWERS LOVE AND TRUST. WE TELL STORIES THAT MATTER THROUGH OUR AWARD-WINNING CONTENT THAT COVERS A WIDE VARIETY OF IMPORTANT TOPICS WITH SERIES LIKE SOCAL CONNECTED, ARTBOUND, LOST LA, VARIETY STUDIO: ACTORS ON ACTORS, EARTH FOCUS, LAART AND TENDING NATURE.
DISTRIBUTION - PBS SOCAL AND KCET ARE AVAILABLE TO NEARLY 19 MILLION PEOPLE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ACROSS 7 CONTENT CHANNELS FOR FREE OVER-THE-AIR. THE LIBRARY OF PBS AND KCET ORIGINAL PROGRAMS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO STREAM ANYTIME AND ANYWHERE AT PBSSOCAL.ORG, KCET.ORG, AND MOBILE AND CONNECTED DEVICE PLATFORMS THROUGH THE PBS AND PBS KIDS VIDEO APPS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FOR FREE ON THE FOLLOWING PLATFORMS: IOS AND ANDROID DEVICES, ROKU, SAMSUNG, APPLE TV, ANDROID TV, YOUTUBE TV, FIRE TV, AND CHROMECAST. LINK TV IS AVAILABLE ON DIRECTV AND DISH NETWORK, AND ACCESSIBLE FOR STREAMING ON THE LINKTV APP AND AT LINKTV.ORG.
PUBLIC INFORMATION - PROGRAM GUIDES FOR KCET, PBS SOCAL, AND LINKTV ARE ALL PUBLISHED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE WEBSITES THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. ADDITIONALLY, IN 2020 A QUARTERLY TRIFOLD PUBLICATION WAS MAILED TO ALL KCET AND PBS SOCAL MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTING VARIOUS UPCOMING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS AND INITIATIVES AS WELL AS FEATURING EDITORIAL LETTERS FROM VARIOUS STAFF MEMBERS AND STATION TALENT. MARKETING MATERIALS ARE ALSO PRODUCED THAT HIGHLIGHT VARIOUS EDUCATIONAL PBS PROGRAMS (BOTH ON-AIR AND IN-PERSON) WHICH RESULT IN BUILDING AWARENESS OF THE ORGANIZATION'S COMMITMENT TO KEEPING THE COMMUNITY INFORMED AND ENGAGED. VIEWERS CAN ALSO SIGN UP TO RECEIVE THE WEEKLY LINK TV, KCET AND PBS SOCAL MEMBERSHIP EMAIL NEWSLETTERS AS WELL AS WEEKLY EMAIL BLASTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Andrew Russell | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $539,885 |
| Albert Chavez | CFO (UNTIL 4/2019) | 40 | $311,915 |
| Juan F Devis | CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER | 40 | $274,759 |
| Ming-Te M Feng | DIR. TECHNOLOGY (UNTIL 9/2019) | 40 | $257,355 |
| Jamie Myers | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 40 | $235,000 |
| June M Baldwin | SR. VP & GENERAL COUNSEL | 40 | $218,249 |
| Dawn Ariza | SR. VP, FINANCE & ADMIN | 40 | $192,539 |
| Maura Daly Phinney | VP, MEMBERSHIP | 40 | $154,243 |
| Patricia C Barklie | VP, ADVANCEMENT | 40 | $154,063 |
| Karen A Kolesnikow | SR. DIRECTOR OF NEWS | 40 | $130,265 |
| Hiawatha Bradley | SR. DIR. BRAND & CREATIVE SERVICES | 40 | $128,592 |
| Gerald C Bryant | DIR. LEGAL & BUSINESS AFFAIRS | 40 | $122,124 |
| Matthew A Crotty | SR. DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION | 40 | $119,642 |
| Paul Nelson | CFO (FROM 6/2019) | 40 | $115,370 |
| Mary Lyons | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Richard Cook | BOARD CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| David Zuercher | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Valerie Zavala | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr Ernest J Wilson Iii | TASK FORCE FOR ANTI-RACISM & SOCIAL JUSTICE CO-CHA | 2 | $0 |
| Joseph Valdes | COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CHA | 1 | $0 |
| Christopher Thomas | STRATEGIC WORKING GROUP CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Charles Steinmetz | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Basit Sheikh | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cathy Schulman | CONTENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Dr James Rosser | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Romney | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Riley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Erburu Reardon | CONTENT COMMITTEE CO-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| William O'Hare | NOMINATING & GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Janet Jones | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Channing D Johnson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Hollander | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Gomez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ann Gates | INVESTMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Ina Coleman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louise Bryson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joann Bourne | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Black | ADVANCEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| Gordon Bava | AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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