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PictureDorothy Pacella (Friends of THIRTEEN and NFPB Chair) with Patrick Butler (APTS)

APTS PRESS RELEASE
WASHINGTON -- February 25, 2014


The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) presented DOROTHY PACELLA, executive director of the Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc., with the 2014 National Advocacy Award for her exceptional efforts in furthering public television's legislative goals and marshalling grassroots support for public broadcasting. Dorothy Pacella has been a committed, enthusiastic, elegant and endlessly resourceful advocate for public broadcasting for a quarter-century," said Patrick Butler, President and CEO of APTS.  Every year, Dorothy recruits and leads a team of local advocates who meet with the New York congressional delegation, effectively telling the story of public broadcasting's mission and dedication to education. In addition, Dorothy has been a remarkable leader of NATIONAL FRIEND OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING, raising a mighty army of grassroots advocates giving remarkable strength to our Protect My Public Media campaign.  And her service on the APTS board as a powerful champion of lay leaders in our system has been simply superb.  We are honored to present Dorothy with the most well-deserved National Advocacy Award.

Dorothy Pacella is Executive Director of the Friends of THIRTEEN, Inc. an independent nonprofit organization serving as a link between WNET New York Public Media and its tri-state constituency (New York, New Jersey and Connecticut).

The Friends organization has been supporting THIRTEEN for over 40 years, and Mrs. Pacella has been Executive Director since 1989.  She is responsible for expanding the reach and effectiveness of the Friends organization.  Working with a volunteer board of directors and volunteers across the tri-state area, she is responsible for designing and implementing projects that will carry out the mission of THIRTEEN/WNET.
Mrs. Pacella is a member of the Board of Trustees of the NATIONAL FRIENDS OF PUBLIC BROADCASTING (NFPB) since 1996 and Chair of the NFPB 2003 Volunteer Leadership Summit that took place at the PBS Development Conference.  In October 2005, Mrs. Pacella was elected Chair of NFPB.  In 2008, Mrs. Pacella was elected as a lay Trustee on the APTS Board of Directors and APTS Action, Inc. and re-elected for a second term in 2011.

"It is such an honor to be receiving this National Advocacy Award from APTS," said Dorothy Pacella. In my 25 years advocating for public media, I have seen first-hand, the impact that the American people can have when they stand up for something they truly believe in.  I'm proud to have given my voice to such an essential service and I look forward to continuing this important work alongside the hundreds of staff and volunteers lending their voices, too.

The National Advocacy Award was presented to Dorothy Pacella during the APTS Public Media Summit on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.


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APTS is a nonprofit organization with a mission to conduct (in concert with member stations) advocacy, planning, research, communications and other activities that foster a strong and financially sound public television system providing essential public services to all Americans.  Its affiliate APTS Action, Inc promotes the legislative and regulatory interests of noncommercial television stations at the national level through direct advocacy and through grasstops and grassroots campaigns designed to garner bipartisan congressional support.
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