TUCSON, Ariz. (September 1, 2009) -- Arizona Public Media, the public broadcasting station for PBS television and NPR in Southern Arizona, announces six new appointees to its Community Advisory Board (CAB), with terms beginning September 1, 2009.

New CAB board members are John Geiger, retired educator from Green Valley; Edith Auslander, consultant to the University of Arizona Foundation; Kristin Almquist, former staffer to Governor Janet Napolitano; Adrian Shelton, research compliance consultant; Tom Hunt, vice president for Northern Trust Bank in Tucson, Ariz.; and Christopher Nagata, student board member and ASUA president. Arizona Public Media CAB board appointments are for three-year terms; student board member is a one-year term.

“The diverse backgrounds of these new members will contribute significantly to the strong community influence the board has on public television and radio in Southern Arizona,” said Jack Gibson, director and general manager of Arizona Public Media. “The Community Advisory Board is instrumental in improving connection with the communities Arizona Public Media serves, and we welcome their influence and appreciate their participation.”

The CAB board meets five times each year. Arizona Public Media employs an open meeting policy whereby interested members of the public are welcome to observe. More information on the Open Meeting Policy and the other active members of the Community Advisory Board of Arizona Public Media can be found on the About section of the Arizona Public Media website at http://www.azpm.org/

Arizona Public Media® is a member-supported non-profit media organization of The University of Arizona, this year celebrating 50 years of public broadcasting service to Southern Arizona. Arizona Public Media (AZPM) broadcasts PBS stations KUAT Channel 6 and KUAS Channel 27; Digital TV Channels 6-1 PBS-HD; 6-2 V-me (en español); 6-3 Create; KUAS Channel 27-1 PBS-HD; 27-2 PBS Kids; 27-3 PBS World, the UA Channel (Cox 116/Comcast 76); classical music station KUAT-FM 90.5/89.7; NPR affiliate KUAZ 1550AM/89.1 FM; and the Ahora channel (en español) on KUAZ-HD2. AZPM also produces award-winning original local programming from its digital studios on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. More information on programming and community events can be found at www.AZpublicmedia.org

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