Brazos Valley Public Broadcasting Foundation

“Several board members are employees of baylor university or serve on the baylor board of regents. Dr. Linda livingstone is baylor's president. Maxey parrish is senior lecturer:journalism,public relations & news media, dr. Benjamin kelly is professor of mechanical engineering, lori fogelman is the assistant vice president for media relations & crisis communications, jason cook is vice president for marketing and communications & chief marketing officer, pattie orr was vp of it and dean of libraries prior to her retirement, lois ferguson was the commencement manager prior to her retirement.”

“Baylor university is the sole member of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation, which is organized as a non-profit llc. As such, baylor university elects the board of brazos valley public broadcasting. A resolution of the board of regents of baylor university in december 2016 authorized the president of baylor university to elect the board of brazos valley public broadcasting.”

“As the sole member of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation, baylor university's board of regents elects the board members of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation. The decisions of the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting foundation are not subject to the approval of the board of regents of baylor university or anyone else.”

“Brazos valley public broadcasting is organized as a limited liability company. Baylor university, a 501(c)(3) educational institution, is the sole member of the llc. As such, baylor university's board of regents have the power to override any decision of the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting; however, as a practical matter, the board of directors of brazos valley public broadcasting functions independently of baylor's board of regents.”

“An electronic copy of the 990 is reviewed by the board prior to filing.”

“When the foundation was formed, a study was performed to evaluate the compensation and benefits of the ceo/executive director of the foundation. The study included comparable market size, station size, managerial responsibilities and a cost of living analysis. The board of directors then voted on the compensation package.”

“The foundation keeps its governing documents, policies and financial statements, along with its form 990 at the organization's office. These documents are available to the public for inspection upon request.”