WASHINGTON – December 28, 2021 – Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), today issued the following statement on the death of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid:
“America’s Public Television Stations are saddened by the passing of former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid -- a talented public servant with an extraordinary life story.
“Senator Reid personified the American dream of rising from the most modest of beginnings to the heights of government power. His early experience as a boxer proved good training for the political battles he waged, and usually won, on behalf of the people of Nevada. We in public broadcasting knew him as a steadfast advocate of our work in America’s communities, and I was honored to present the Majority Leader with our Champion of Public Broadcasting award in 2011.
“We mourn his loss, but we also celebrate Senator Reid’s extraordinary life of service to our country.”
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