WGBH | Community Advisory Board

Established in 1978 by the WGBH Board of Trustees, the WGBH Community Advisory Board is one of the oldest and most active public broadcasting community advisory boards in the nation, and reflects the tremendous value WGBH places on the needs and interests of our community.

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WGBH Community Advisory Board members come from a broad cross-section of WGBH’s viewers, listeners, and Web visitors. Although Community Advisory Board members play a solely advisory role, their valuable recommendations strengthen WGBH’s service to our community.

2009-2010 WGBH Community Advisory Board

Dorothy Chen-Courtin
Susan Y. Friedman
CAB co-chairs
Susan M. Atkins
Kelly Blackburn
Laurie Cammisa
Russell Contreras
Helen Credle
Anne D. Emerson
Judy Gelfand
Lillian Gonzalez
Mona Gross
Abraham Gutman
Deborah Heller
Curtis W. Henderson, Jr.
David S. Kingsbury
Janet S. Lin
Josephine McNeil
Charles R. Merzbacher
Deirdre B. Phillips
Clare E. Reilly
Charlene Rideout
Taylor Q. Rielly
Mark L. Robbins
Peter P. Roby
James M. Rushton
Amy M. Sangiolo
Lisa Simmons
William H. Smith
Meghan T. Sweeney
Mary V.L. Wright

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