Overview

• The Emmy statuette will be presented to Patricia de Stacy Harrison, CPB’s president and CEO since 2005.
• Presentation is scheduled during the Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 6–7 at the Peacock Theater at L.A. LIVE.
• Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego praised CPB for contributions that transcend television and serve communities nationwide.
• Congress voted in July to eliminate all federal funding for CPB, ending nearly six decades of federal support.
• Coverage notes CPB is slated to shut down in January after losing its funding, following years of support for stations and landmark programs.