TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
Breakfast Program
Members Room, Thomas Jefferson Building, Library of Congress
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
The breakfast on the Hill included a presentation of our first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award to Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), a Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) and our station Advocacy Awards to Gail Sande, Member of the Board of Trustees, KNPB Public Broadcasting, Reno, NV, and Dorothy Pacella, Executive Director, Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc., New York, NY. We also heard from one of public television’s most powerful and articulate supporters, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), as we prepared for Capitol Hill Day.
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Patrick Butler, President and CEO of APTS, provided opening remarks. The Librarian of Congress, Dr. James Billington, also spoke.
Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair of the Public Broadcasting Caucus, spoke about the importance of public broadcasting.
Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) was presented our first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
- Please take a moment to read the press release on Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) being presented our first-ever Lifetime Achievement Award.
Gail Sande, Member of the Board of Trustees, KNPB Public Broadcasting, Reno, NV, was presented the National Advocacy Award.
- Please take a moment to read the press release on Gail Sande being presented the National Advocacy Award.
Dorothy Pacella, Executive Director, Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc., New York, NY, was presented the National Advocacy Award.
- Please take a moment to read the press release on Dorothy Pacella being presented the National Advocacy Award.
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) was presented a Champion of Public Broadcasting Award.
- Please take a moment to read the press release on Senator John D. Rockefeller IV (D-WV) being presented a Champion of Public Broadcasting Award.