June 9, 2005

Director of PBS Foundation Pledges to Work With Public TV Stations

By Debra E. Blum

Ever since Cheri Carter took the helm last month of the PBS Foundation -- the Public Broadcasting System's new fund-raising arm -- the television in her office has been tuned to the network's children's shows.

Ms. Carter wants to familiarize herself with kids' programming, she says, because it is central both to the mission of PBS and to her passion for the organization.

"I came from a place that focused on saving children's lives physically," says Ms. Carter, who

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