New PBS Head Announced

PBS announced yesterday that Paula Kerger, executive vice president and chief operating officer of WNET, will take over as president of PBS on March 13, 2006. Kerger replaces Pat Mitchell, whose six years at the helm were peppered with allegations of liberal bias, the rocky tenure of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson and decreasing revenues. Kerger’s appointment seems to be a smart one and one that will dodge any stench of political bias (to wit: Former Co-Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee Patricia Harrison called the appointment “a