Review of Alleged Actions Violating the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as Amended : Report of the Office of Inspector General, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

The Office of Inspector Gen. (OIG) conducted a review of actions allegedly taken by the Corp. for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that may have been in violation of the CPB's authorizing statue, the Public Broadcasting Act (PBA) of 1967, as amended. The OIG focused on specific limitations placed on the roles of CPB & its Board of Directors in programming dev't. & programming decisions made by individual public TV entities. The PBA also forbids CPB from using political tests or qualificationsÓ in making employment decisions & prohibits interference by fed. officials with public telecomm. or the content or distribution of public programming. In addition, the OIG reviewed the selection process for CPB's new Pres./CEO.Konz, Kenneth A. is the author of 'Review of Alleged Actions Violating the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, as Amended : Report of the Office of Inspector General, Corporation for Public Broadcasting', published 2006 under ISBN 9781422304259 and ISBN 1422304256.