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Ted A. Garcia Named Senior Vice President, Television Content for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting - Press Release

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today named veteran public television executive Ted A. Garcia Senior Vice President for television content. In this capacity, he will oversee and manage CPB’s national public television programming initiatives.

Ted Garcia is currently the General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of KNME-TV, licensed to the University of New Mexico and Albuquerque Public Schools, serving northern and central New Mexico. His career spans more that 37 years in non-commercial and commercial broadcasting.

“Ted is a proven leader, manager, and an innovative executive who is very highly regarded in the public broadcasting system,” said Patricia Harrison, CPB president and CEO. “He is well versed in the evolving media technologies and how public television can take advantage of new platforms to connect with audiences of all backgrounds. Ted’s comprehensive knowledge of public broadcasting will be an asset at a time of transformational change.”

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