Ramer graduated from Princeton University class of 1955, and Harvard Law School class of 1958. He is regarded as one of the most powerful lawyers in California. He has long been affiliated with public media since his first appointment to a board position in 1992 at KCET in Los Angeles. (read bio)

Cahill is a 40 year veteran of public media, having spent 25 years as general manager at KCUR-FM, the public radio station for the University of Missouri – Kansas City. Before that, she worked at KMUW-FM at Wichita State University in a variety of roles from reporter to news director to general manager. (read bio)

For a little background…. The Board of Directors governs CPB, sets policy, and establishes programming priorities. The President of the United States appoints each member, who, after confirmation by the Senate, serves a six year term. The Board, in turn, appoints the president and chief executive officer, who then names the other corporate officers.  Here’s the full listing of the members of the CPB Board: https://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board.

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Ramer is a Los Angeles based entertainment lawyer who some consider to be the “super lawyer” of California “super lawyers”  and was named one of the 100 most powerful lawyers in California by California Business Lawyer and one of the top 100 lawyers in California by the Daily Journal,  having been the Long time (since the 1970s) attorney for Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Clint Eastwood, Robert Zemeckis, Milos Forman, and many others.

Ramer graduated from Princeton University class of 1955, and Harvard Law School class of 1958.

He has long been affiliated with public media since his first appointment to a board position in 1992 at KCET in Los Angeles. Ramer has also served as vice-chair of the CPB Board from 2016 to 2018 and chair from 2010 to 2012 and again October of 2018 to present.

In addition to his involvement in public media, Ramer is a USC trustee, and on the board of directors for the National Archives Foundation, the Center for the Digital Future, and the Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games.

His term on the CPB Board will expire in 2024.

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