Kcetlink

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CEO/Executive Director

Andrew Russell

CEO/Executive Director Experience

PBS SoCal President & CEO Andrew Russell is a 25-year veteran of public broadcasting, having held leadership positions at PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting prior to joining PBS SoCal in 2013. He led the growth of PBS SoCal into the role of flagship PBS station for Greater Los Angeles and Southern California. PBS SoCal uses the power of public media for good, strengthening the civic fabric of Southern California and providing our community with an essential connection to a wider world. As a local, member-supported non-profit organization, PBS SoCal manages 7 channels (including 2 primary broadcast channels, PBS SoCal and PBS SoCal Plus as well as 5 digital subchannels). With a commitment to make content available anytime and anywhere for free, PBS SoCal is available to viewers over-the-air, on all key streaming platforms and with two on-demand platforms (both the free PBS App as well as PBS KIDS). PBS SoCal provides content that informs, inspires and entertains spanning Education, News, Environment and Arts & Culture. As Southern California’s flagship PBS station, PBS SoCal tells stories that matter with programs that reflect the diversity of our region and showcases the full schedule of beloved and trusted PBS content. A donor-supported community institution, PBS SoCal sparks the sharing of ideas at in-person cultural events and community conversations as well as delivers social impact through a variety of services including those that prepare the most vulnerable children for school. In 2018, PBS SoCal merged with KCETLink Media Group to create a public media organization serving more than 19 million people in the Southern California. A California native, Russell holds degrees from Stanford University, Graduate School of Business, Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs, and the University of California, Davis. He is the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees for America’s Public Television Stations (APTS) and in 2021 was presented with their Pillar of Public Service Award. He is a Member of the CEO Roundtable at UC Irvine.

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