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'''Elizabeth Hardy Courtney''', known as '''Beth Courtney''' (born May 15, 1945), has since 1985 been the president and CEO of [[Louisiana Public Broadcasting]], her state's educational technology resources center based in [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]]. She is also the vice chairman of the board of directors of the [[Corporation for Public Broadcasting]], having been appointed as a political [[Independent]] in 2003 by [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Her term expired on the CPB expired in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/courtney.html|title=Vice-Chair Beth Courtney|publisher=cpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

'''Elizabeth Hardy Courtney''', known as '''Beth Courtney''' (born May 15, 1945), has since 1985 been the president and CEO of [[Louisiana]] Public Broadcasting, her state's educational technology resources center based in the capital city of [[Baton Rouge]]. She is a former vice chairman of the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, having been appointed as a political [[Independent]] in 2003 by [[U.S. President]] [[George W. Bush]]. Her term expired on the CPB expired in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/courtney.html|title=Vice-Chair Beth Courtney|publisher=cpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

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==Background==

==Background==

Born in [[Shreveport]], Courtney is one of three children of the late Virginia Elizabeth Doyle,  and the [[World War II]] Lieutenant General John Spencer Hardy  (1913-2012), originally from Logansport in DeSoto Parish. Her brothers are John S. Hardy, Jr., of Baton Rouge and George Dickson Hardy of [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>Obituary of John Spencer Hardy, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 3, 2012.</ref>​

Born in [[Shreveport]], Courtney is one of three children of the late Virginia Elizabeth Doyle,  and the [[World War II]] Lieutenant General John Spencer Hardy  (1913-2012), originally from Logansport in DeSoto Parish. Her brothers are John S. Hardy, Jr., of Baton Rouge and George Dickson Hardy of [[San Diego]], [[California]].<ref>Obituary of John Spencer Hardy, ''The Baton Rouge Advocate,'' May 3, 2012.</ref>​

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She holds a [[Bachelor of Science]] in history and speech and a [[Master of Arts]] in European history and government from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She completed a course in public broadcasting management at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=lpb/>​

She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in [[history]] and speech and a [[Master of Arts]] in European history and government from [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge. She was awarded an honorary doctorate by Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. She completed a course in public broadcasting management at the [[University of California at Berkeley]].<ref name=lpb/>​

==Work at LPB==

==Work at LPB==