Washington Educational Television Association
Washington Educational Television Association (WETA)
"WETA's mission is to produce and broadcast programs of intellectual integrity and cultural merit that recognize viewers' and listeners' intelligence, curiosity and interest in the world around them. As an independent and not-for-profit public broadcaster and producer, WETA provides its viewers and listeners with quality, compelling programs and serves a broad community with educational projects and Web-based initiatives." [1]
"Foundations and government agencies provide roughly 9 percent of WETA's annual revenue." [2]
The Greater Washington Educational Television Association has received funding from the Ford Foundation (1986, 1971) [3][4] John M. Olin Foundation (1987), John Templeton Foundation (2001), and the Smith Richardson Foundation (2002, 2004). [5]
Executive Officers
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller - President and Chief Executive Officer
- Joseph B. Bruns - Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
- Dalton Delan - Executive Vice President and Chief Programming Officer
- Polly Povejsil Heath - Treasurer
- John W. Hechinger, Jr. - Chairman
- Anne Wexler - Vice Chairman
- Ann Dibble Jordan - Vice Chairman and Secretary
- Karen White - Assistant Secretary
Trustees
- Leslee Alexander (Honey Alexander)
- Paul Anthony
- Marguerite Bateman
- Megan Beyer
- M. Diane Bodman
- K. David Boyer, Jr.
- Gahl Hodges Burt
- Richard W. Carlson
- Lavern Jackson Chatman
- J. Marshall Coleman
- Timothy C. Coughlin (Tim)
- Lisa Claire Dwoskin (Claire)
- Ann B. Friedman
- Elisabeth Griffith (Betsy)
- John W. Hechinger, Jr. (Chairman)
- J. Roderick Heller III (Trustee Emeritus)*
- Allan R. Hoffman
- Ann Dibble Jordan
- Max M. Kampelman (Trustee Emeritus)*
- Bobbie Greene Kilberg
- David O. Maxwell (Trustee Emeritus)*
- Daniel K. Mayers (Trustee Emeritus)*
- Mara Mayor
- John A. McAdams
- W. Scott McGeary
- Sally L. Merten
- Robert Peck (Bob)
- Ian K. Portnoy
- Edward Hart Rice
- Sharon Percy Rockefeller (ex-officio)
- Jaye Rogovin
- Alison K. Russell
- Bruce Sanford
- David E. Shiffrin
- Loren Allan Smith (ex-officio)
- Donald M. Spero
- Catherine Ann Stevens
- Cynthia Steele Vance
- Stephen A. Weiswasser
- Anne Wexler (Trustee Emeritus)*
- Christopher Wolf
- (Updated 3/06/2007)
Related SourceWatch
- Jack DuVall - Former Vice President for Program Resources
- K. David Boyer
- Susan Koch
- Myron P. Curzan
Contact
- Web: http://www.weta.org
