Community Advisory Boards of New York Public Broadcasters Thirteen/WNET and WLIW21 Induct 10 Community Organizations That Educate, Enlighten and Inform into the COMMUNITY HALL OF FAME.NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- The Community Advisory Boards of Thirteen/WNET New York and WLIW21 inducted 10 community organizations into its COMMUNITY HALL OF FAME in a June 27 ceremony at the Thirteen/WNET studio in Manhattan. The stations' Community Advisory Boards have instituted the honor to recognize exemplary efforts in the fields of the arts, culture, education, and social concerns that are related to the stations' programming and/or to the stations' mission to educate, enlighten and inform. The induction ceremony was presided over by Dr. William F. Baker Dr. William F. Baker has been the Chief Executive of the Educational Broadcasting Corporation since 1987. The EBC is the parent company of PBS station's WLIW and flagship PBS station WNET/Thirteen. Baker received his B.A., M.A. and Ph. D degrees from Case Western Reserve University. , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Educational Broadcasting Corporation; Terell Cass, President, WLIW; and Rhoda H. Karpatkin, Chair, Community Hall of Fame Selection Committee. Thirteen broadcast personality Tom Stewart served as master of ceremonies. This years' inductees are GreenFaith; Guiding Eyes for the Blind; High 5 Tickets to the Arts This article is about the arts organization. For other uses, see Hi5. High 5 Tickets to the Arts is a non-profit organization aimed at introducing New York City high school students to the arts. ; Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives is a Non-profit organization founded in 1985 to provide educational programs on peace and national security issues and to promote dialogue on the role and responsibility of citizens in determining national priorities and policies. ; Museum of African American Cinema and Founder, Gregory J. Mills; NAMI NAMI National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (now National Alliance on Mental Illness) NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness (formerly National Alliance for the Mentally Ill ) NAMI Naval Aerospace Medical Institute Queens/Nassau; Partnership for Children's Rights and founder Warren J. Sinsheimer; Pro Bono Partnership, Inc. and Executive Director Richard Hobish, Esq.; Street Squash; and Suffolk County United Veterans and its CEO, John Lynch. The Tri-State Community Advisory Board, comprised of 30 members reflective of the diverse interests and needs of the New York region, collaborates with the station to expand the reach of Thirteen's programming, educational activities and outreach initiatives. The role of the 19-member WLIW Community Advisory Board is to advise the Long Island Educational T.V. Council with respect to the programming and other policies of the station to meet the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities it serves. Thirteen/WNET New York is one of the key program providers for public television, bringing such acclaimed series as Nature, Great Performances, American Masters, Charlie Rose, Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly, Wide Angle, Secrets of the Dead, NOW With David Brancaccio, and Cyberchase - as well as the work of Bill Moyers - to audiences nationwide. As the flagship public broadcaster in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut metro area, Thirteen reaches millions of viewers each week, airing the best of American public television American Public Television (APT) is the largest of the television syndication distributors of programming for public television stations in the United States. It began in 1961 as the Eastern Educational Television Network along with its own local productions such as The Ethnic Heritage Specials, The Thirteen Walking Tours, New York Voices New York Voices is the Grammy Award winning vocal ensemble renowned for their excellence in jazz and the art of group singing. Like the greTat groups that have come before, such as Lambert, Hendricks and Ross, Singers Unlimited, Manhattan Transfer and Take 6, they have learned from the , and Reel New York. Thirteen extends the impact of its television productions through educational and community outreach projects - including the Celebration of Teaching and Learning - as well as Web sites and other digital media platforms. More information can be found at: www.thirteen.org. |
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