FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 04, 2015 CUSIB Disappointed to See Andy Lack Depart from the BBG The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (www.cusib.org) has released the following statement about the departure of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’s CEO Andy Lack: “We are deeply disappointed that Andy Lack, the Broadcasting Board of Governor’s […]
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CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers
For Immediate Release November 19, 2014 CUSIB Applauds Breakthrough in the BBG’s 5-year Log Jam for Radio and TV Marti Workers The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) has learned that the illegally fired employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors’ (BBG) Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB) have just received some partial payments […]
CUSIB's Ann Noonan Speaks at BBG Meeting
At the April 11, 2014 meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors in Washington, DC, Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director Ann Noonan urged management reforms at Voice of America (VOA) and International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB). In her conversations with BBG members, Noonan expressed support for Chairman Shell’s leadership and the […]
Albanian American New York State Assemblyman Protests Proposed Cuts in U.S. Broadcasts to the Balkans
Member of the New York State Assembly Mark Gjonaj wrote a letter to Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell expressing concerns about the proposed elimination of U.S. news services to Albanians and others in the Balkans. “Media is the most effective and efficient method to deter extremist forces seeking to penetrate and establish […]
Statement by CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan at BBG Meeting, Dec. 18, 2013
Link to Video on YouTube. Statement by CUSIB Executive Director Ann Noonan BBG Meeting December 18, 2013 Washington, DC I’d like to be sure that everyone here knows that CUSIB is a non-partisan organization that came about at the request of people who work on matters involving journalism for media freedom and human rights. All […]
CUSIB Advisory Board Member Tim Shamble Defends BBG Employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 2, 2014 CUSIB Advisory Board Member Tim Shamble Defends BBG Employees Tim Shamble, President of American Federation of Government Employees, AFGE Local 1812, who also serves on the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Broad, has written a letter to New York Daily News defending employees of the […]
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management
CUSIB’s Ann Noonan in Radio World: U.S. international broadcasting needs new vision and better management In an article, How We Sound to the World, published in the October International Edition of Radio World magazine, the Executive Director of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org), Ann Noonan, calls for reforms of federally-funded media […]
CUSIB Director expressed alarm about decline of Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news
CUSIB Executive Director, Ann Noonan, speaks at BBG Open Meeting in DC, expressing alarm about the decline of the Voice of America’s ability to cover U.S. and world news for international audiences The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Executive Director, Ann Noonan, spoke as a member of the public at an open […]
CUSIB Advisory Board Meeting with BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell
For Immediate Release August 8, 2013 CUSIB Advisory Board Meeting with BBG Chair Jeffrey Shell On Thursday, August 8, 2013, Members of the Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) Advisory Board met in New York City with newly sworn-in Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) Chairman Jeff Shell to discuss support for […]
CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members
For Immediate Release August 2, 2013 CUSIB Welcomes US Senate Confirmation of Three New BBG Members The Committee for U.S. International Broadcasting (CUSIB – cusib.org) congratulates Jeffrey Shell, Matthew C. Armstrong and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker upon their confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve on the bipartisan Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG). […]