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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 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>​

'''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>​

 

==Background==

==Background==

==Work at LPB==

==Work at LPB==

LPB is a six-station [[television]] network with affiliates in Shreveport, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Lafayette]], [[Lake Charles]], and Baton Rouge, with a seventh affiliated station in [[New Orleans]]. The network has produced award-winning documentaries, including ''Sunshine By The Stars: Celebrating Louisiana Music''<ref>http://www.lpb.org/index.php/programs/sunshine/sunshine</ref> which celebrated the song ''You Are My Sunshine,'' popularized by former [[Governor|Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], ''Louisiana: A History'' in six parts; ''Uncle Earl'', about former Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]; ''Kate Chopin: A Reawakening,'' about the Louisiana author Kate Chopin, and ''Frame After Frame: The Images of Herman Leonard." Other productions have included ''Atchafalaya Houseboat'' set on the Atchafalaya River in south Louisiana, ''Washing Away: Losing Louisiana," about the disappearance of the state's coastal wetlands, ''Katrina's Smallest Victims,'' a focus on  [[Hurricane Katrina]], and ''Louisiana War Stories''.<ref name=lpb>{{cite web|url=http://beta.lpb.org/index.php/site/staff/|title=Beth Courtney: President and Chief Executive Officer|publisher=beta.lpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref> She also helped to launch and co-hosts ''Louisiana Public Square,'' a monthly public affairs program which permits viewers to voice their own input.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpb.org/programs/LApublicsquare/bios.html|title=Louisiana Public Square: Our Hosts|publisher=lpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

LPB is a six-station [[television]] network with affiliates in Shreveport, [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]], [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], [[Lafayette]], [[Lake Charles]], and Baton Rouge, with a seventh affiliated station in [[New Orleans]]. The network has produced award-winning documentaries, including ''Sunshine By The Stars: Celebrating Louisiana Music''<ref>http://www.lpb.org/index.php/programs/sunshine/sunshine</ref> which celebrated the song ''You Are My Sunshine,'' popularized by former [[Governor]] [[Jimmie Davis]], ''Louisiana: A History'' in six parts; ''Uncle Earl'', about former Governor [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]; ''Kate Chopin: A Reawakening,'' about the Louisiana author Kate Chopin, and ''Frame After Frame: The Images of Herman Leonard." Other productions have included ''Atchafalaya Houseboat'' set on the Atchafalaya River in south Louisiana, ''Washing Away: Losing Louisiana," about the disappearance of the state's coastal wetlands, ''Katrina's Smallest Victims,'' a focus on  [[Hurricane Katrina]], and ''Louisiana War Stories''.<ref name=lpb>{{cite web|url=http://beta.lpb.org/index.php/site/staff/|title=Beth Courtney: President and Chief Executive Officer|publisher=beta.lpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref> She also helped to launch and co-hosts ''Louisiana Public Square,'' a monthly public affairs program which permits viewers to voice their own input.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lpb.org/programs/LApublicsquare/bios.html|title=Louisiana Public Square: Our Hosts|publisher=lpb.org|accessdate=September 25, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref>​

Prior to her appointment as CEO of LPB, she was the network's executive producer. She has reported on multiple aspects of state government and moderated candidate political forums. In 1984, she was named "Broadcaster of the Year" by American Women in Radio & Television .<ref name=lpb/> In 1999, she was inducted into the Louisiana Center for Women and Government at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholls.edu/lcwg/hall-of-fame/past-inductees/|title=Past Inductees|publisher=nicholls.edu|accessdate=September 25, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> She is a member and past president of the Baton Rouge Press Club. She was instrumental in developing LPB's annual "Louisiana Legends" program. The National World War II Museum once honored Courtneyr for having co-hosted a three-hour live program, "Louisiana Honors Its Veterans," commemorating surviving veterans of [[World War II]].<ref name=lpb/>​

Prior to her appointment as CEO of LPB, she was the network's executive producer. She has reported on multiple aspects of state government and moderated candidate political forums. In 1984, she was named "Broadcaster of the Year" by American Women in Radio & Television .<ref name=lpb/> In 1999, she was inducted into the Louisiana Center for Women and Government at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux in Lafourche Parish.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nicholls.edu/lcwg/hall-of-fame/past-inductees/|title=Past Inductees|publisher=nicholls.edu|accessdate=September 25, 2010; no longer on-line.}}</ref> She is a member and past president of the Baton Rouge Press Club. She was instrumental in developing LPB's annual "Louisiana Legends" program. The National World War II Museum once honored Courtneyr for having co-hosted a three-hour live program, "Louisiana Honors Its Veterans," commemorating surviving veterans of [[World War II]].<ref name=lpb/>​

==Controversy==

==Controversy==

In 2006, the Louisiana Ethics Commission fined Courtney and her husband, Robert Louis "Bob" Courtney (born October 4, 1949), who operates a Baton Rouge public relations firm and a film/video production company, $10,000 for violating a provision of the Louisiana ethics code. The complaint involved receiving payments from a private company, which hired Bob Courtney’s firm, and did business with a Louisiana public broadcasting entity under Beth Courtney's control. Under the state Code of Ethics, subcontractors and contractors must comply with the provision which forbids [[nepotism]]. The Courtneys did not contest the ethics board findings.<ref name=complaint>{{cite web|url=http://www.aim.org/aim-column/whistleblower-blasts-public-broadcasting-official/|author=[[Cliff Kincaid]]|title=Whistleblower Blasts Public Broadcasting Official|date=January 24, 2006|publisher=[[Accuracy in Media]]|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

In 2006, the Louisiana Ethics Commission fined Courtney and her husband, Robert Louis "Bob" Courtney (born October 4, 1949), who operates a Baton Rouge public relations firm and a film/video production company, $10,000 for violating a provision of the Louisiana ethics code. The complaint involved receiving payments from a private company, which hired Bob Courtney's firm, and did business with a Louisiana public broadcasting entity under Beth Courtney's control. Under the state Code of Ethics, subcontractors and contractors must comply with the provision which forbids [[nepotism]]. The Courtneys did not contest the ethics board findings.<ref name=complaint>{{cite web|url=http://www.aim.org/aim-column/whistleblower-blasts-public-broadcasting-official/|author=[[Cliff Kincaid]]|title=Whistleblower Blasts Public Broadcasting Official|date=January 24, 2006|publisher=[[Accuracy in Media]]|accessdate=September 25, 2010}}</ref>​

==Personal life==

==Personal life==

==References==

==References==

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