UPDATE -- Bank of America has a charitable foundation that dishes out funds to worthy causes. Here's a quote from a news release:
"Building on a longstanding tradition of investing in the communities it serves, Bank of America is in its fourth year of achieving an unprecedented 10-year goal to donate $1.5 billion to nonprofit organizations engaged in improving the health and vitality of their neighborhoods. Funded by Bank of America, the Bank of America Charitable Foundation will give more than $225 million in 2008, making the bank the most generous financial institution in the world and the second largest donor of all U.S. corporations in cash contributions. Bank of America approaches giving through a national strategy called "neighborhood excellence" under which it works with local leaders to identify and meet the most pressing needs of individual communities. Through Team Bank of America, bank associate volunteers contributed more than 650,000 hours in 2007 to enhance the quality of life in their communities nationwide. For more information about Bank of America Corporate Philanthropy, visit http://www.bankofamerica.com/foundation."
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PEORIA -- As the amazing debacle of WTVP Channel 47 unfolds (see Jan. 12 post below), a little web research reveals that a Bank of American board of directors member was until recently President and Chief Executive Officer of the Public Broadcasting Service.
That's the national parent of PBS affiliate WTVP.
She is Patricia E. Mitchell, 64.
According to various websites she is also President and Chief Executive Officer, The Museum of Television and Radio, in New York City, where she went after leaving the PBS position. That's a part of the Paley Center for Media, where she is president and chief executive officer since March 2007.
She was President and Chief Executive Officer of Public Broadcasting Service from March 2000 to March 2006.
She also was President of CNN Productions and Time Inc. Television, a division of Time Warner, Inc.
Does Ms. Mitchell, who is married to an Atlanta businessman, know what's happening in Peoria? Does she care that thousands of low income children likely will have no access to Big Bird and Barney when Channel 47 goes off the air?
An astonishing website details the connections between various elites in the US who determine the shape of this nation, including the board of Bank of America.
Here's an analysis of the financial situation by the local NPR station news director Jonathan Ahl.
I was unable to find an email address or phone number for Ms. Mitchell. I dare her to comment on this situation!
-- Elaine Hopkins
UPDATE: Oh yeah -- Bank of America is also a corporate rodeo sponsor. See the video on the post below on a Peoria rodeo where horses and bulls were abused and shocked.
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