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| Who We Are |
The National
Educational Telecommunications Association
is a professional association that serves public television licensees and educational
entities in all 50 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico. We connect people and ideas, by providing quality programming,
educational resources, professional
development, management support, and national representation.
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Membership
The nonprofit NETA corporation is a membership organization with 94
members representing 97 public broadcasting
licensees in 42 states, the Virgin Islands,
and the District of Columbia.
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| Governance |
NETA is governed by a board of directors
composed of the general manager or
designee from each member licensee and an elected representative from each of the seven
professional councils and one elected representative from the affiliate members. NETA's
unique board structure gives each member's concerns an equal hearing. In the aggregate,
NETA's board represents almost half of the public television licensees.
(Board News Release
7/26/08)
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Representation
Members of the NETA board of directors and staff represent the interests of NETA members
on all public broadcasting boards and committees.
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Other Activities & Services
NETA also administers other
activities, organizations, and consortia in support of the public
broadcasting industry:
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The NETA Business Center saves
licensee staff time and money by handling payroll, employee benefits, audit preparation,
and CPB-AFR filing. Their services are available to any public broadcasting licensee -
television or radio. (Business Center Web.)
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NETA Consulting, formed in
2003, provides executive search, management services and more to public broadcasting. The
company, headed by Judy (Stone) Weaver and Eric C. Smith, has a roster of
veteran consultants. (Link to NETA Consulting
online.)
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The Public Broadcasting Management
Association (PBMA) is a 20+ year-old association of general, financial, human
resources, legal, MIS, and administrative managers in public television and radio stations
in 50 states. (Link to the PBMA Web.)
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The Organization of State
Broadcasting Executives (OSBE), formally organized in 1986, is an interstate
collaborative composed of CEOs of public television agencies licensed to individual
states, working on common concerns, and pooling resources for the common good.
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NETA is
headquartered in Columbia, SC. Come visit.
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