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Article: Watchdogs Call on CPB Chief to Quit; 'Political Tests' Alleged in Hiring.(Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Patricia Harrison)
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- TelevisionWeek
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- November 21, 2005
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Byline: Doug Halonen
Watchdog group representatives last week urged Corporation for Public Broadcasting President and CEO Patricia Harrison to resign after a report by CPB's inspector general alleged that "political tests'' may have played a major role in her promotion to CPB's top executive slot earlier this year, in violation of statutory prohibitions against such practices.
The long-awaited report also alleged that former CPB Chairman Ken Tomlinson, who was credited with promoting Ms. Harrison's candidacy, may have violated the law and CPB's code of ethics in promoting "The Journal Editorial Report,'' a PBS program that Mr. Tomlinson apparently ...