KCRW’s Ferro Named NPR Board Chair
• NPR is pleased to announce that Jennifer Ferro, CEO of member station KCRW/Santa Monica has been elected by the NPR Board of Directors as Chair of the Board.
Ferro, a member of the NPR board since 2018, remarked, “I am honored to take on the role of Board Chair and to help guide this critical organization to meet and serve the American people along with over 200 community public media organizations.”
NPR’s 23-member Board of Directors is comprised of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, nine Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.
As CEO of KCRW, Ferro has worked to transform the institution from Southern California’s flagship public radio station to a worldwide community that connects through the discovery of music, news and culture both in person, online and on the air. Under her leadership KCRW completed a $50 million capital campaign and moved into its first-ever, stand-alone, state-of-the-art facility.
Ms. Ferro earned her Bachelor’s degree from UCLA and serves as a Senior Fellow for the Luskin School of Public Policy at UCLA. She is also on the board of Marfa Public Radio, one of the most innovative public stations in the country that serves rural west Texas. She is also a board member of the prestigious Trusteeship/International Women’s Forum for Southern California. Ms. Ferro was awarded the UCLA Award for public service and selected as one of the “500 Most Influential People in LA,” according to the LA Business Journal. [Photo credit: Mark Leibowitz / KCRW]
