CPB CEO Pat Harrison Receives the 2025 Governors Award at the Creative Arts Emmy® Awards

On Sunday, September 2, The Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s (CPB) CEO Pat Harrison accepted the Television Academy’s 2025 Governors Award on behalf of the organization at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in L.A.

The award honors an individual, company or organization “that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television.” CPB was recognized for “more than five decades of service in enriching America’s media landscape through funding and support for educational, cultural and public-interest programming,” according to a statement from the Television Academy when they announced the award.

“For more than half a century, CPB has been a steadfast champion of storytelling that informs, educates and unites, ensuring that public media remains a vital space where diverse voices are heard and communities are served,” commented Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego.

“With this award, we honor CPB’s enduring legacy and its extraordinary impact on the cultural and civic life of our nation.”