The President of Content Development and Integration for CBS News & Stations has been elected to the Board of Directors for the non-profit organization with a mission to improve the quality of life and maintain the personal dignity of men and women in the radio and television broadcast profession who find themselves in acute need.
Now on the Broadcasters Foundation of America Board is Adrienne Roark.
Roark was voted in during the Broadcasters Foundation’s recent board of directors’ meeting in New York. “We are excited to welcome Adrienne to our Board of Directors,” said Scott Herman, Chairman of the Board of the Broadcasters Foundation. “Having another accomplished executive join our board is important as we extend awareness of our charitable mission to everyone in broadcasting. The Broadcasters Foundation is committed to communicating our charitable mission to everyone in television and radio through our very accomplished board of directors. Their efforts within their organizations enable us to help as many people as possible. Adrienne is clearly a leader who believes in that responsibility.”
Roark commented, “I’m looking forward to working with Tim and the Board to find ways to bring help to more broadcasters who qualify. The Broadcasters Foundation is the only charity devoted exclusively to helping broadcasters in acute need. Joining the Board is one way I can give back to this industry and support colleagues who need it most.”
Roark is a veteran television and news executive and oversees Paramount-Owned CBS Television Network stations in major markets on the East Coast. She was previously President of CBS Stations and served in executive leadership positions at FOX affiliate KPTV-12 and MyNetwork TV sibling KPDX-49, owned by Meredith Local Media at the time.
Roark also spent four years as Vice President and News Director at CBS News & Stations KTVT-11 in Dallas-Fort Worth and as News Director of WFOR-4 in Miami.
The Broadcasters Foundation’s Board of Directors is comprised of broadcast executives who are committed to “giving back” through the Broadcasters Foundation. The members of the Board represent a wide array of broadcast and broadcast-related companies.
Over its more than 70 years of existence, the Broadcasters Foundation has distributed millions of dollars in aid to broadcasters who have lost their livelihood through a catastrophic event, debilitating disease, or unforeseen tragedy.
The Foundation reaches out across the country to identify and provide an anonymous safety net in cases of critical illness, death of a spouse, accident, and other serious misfortune. The Broadcasters Foundation of America is a 501(c)3 Public Charity and has been rated 100 from Charity Navigator for solid financial health and received full credit for its program to expense ratio.
