23 Facts About Kenneth Tomlinson

Kenneth Y Tomlinson was an editor at Reader's Digest and American government official.

Kenneth Tomlinson was chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, which manages Voice of America radio, and Chairman of the Board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which manages funds appropriated by Congress in support of public television and radio.

Kenneth Tomlinson was a board member of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and served as chairman from September 2003 to September 2005.

Kenneth Tomlinson was a correspondent in Vietnam, and co-authored the book P O W, a history of American prisoners of war during the Vietnam War.

In 1975, Kenneth Tomlinson married Rebecca Moore, a former congressional aide to Bill Stuckey and Sonny Montgomery.

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In September 1982, President Reagan nominated Kenneth Tomlinson to be his fourth Director of the Voice of America, where he served through August 1984.

In October 1986, President Reagan nominated Kenneth Tomlinson to be the fourth chairman of the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, where he served until May 1987.

In May 1987, President Reagan nominated Kenneth Tomlinson to be a member of the Board for International Broadcasting where he served until 1994 when the BIB was dissolved by the International Broadcasting Act of 1994 and replaced by the Broadcasting Board of Governors.

Kenneth Tomlinson became a close friend of Karl Rove while they served together on the BIB after President Bush nominated Rove to be a member of the BIB in 1989.

Kenneth Tomlinson was named executive editor in 1985 and became editor-in-chief in 1989.

Kenneth Tomlinson was the Virginia Press Association's "Virginian of the Year" in 1994 and is a member of the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame.

Kenneth Tomlinson died of melanoma on May 1,2014 at a Virginia hospital.

Kenneth Tomlinson embarked upon a mission to purge CPB of what he perceived as "liberal bias".

Kenneth Tomlinson commissioned a $10,000 study into Bill Moyers' PBS program, Now with Bill Moyers without informing the board of the investigation.

Kenneth Tomlinson retained two Republican lobbyists to try to defeat a Congressional proposal that would have increased the representation of broadcasters on the board, again without informing the board of the contracts.

Inspector general's report issued November 15,2005, said that Kenneth Tomlinson appeared to have violated both the federal law and the corporation's own rules in raising $5 million to underwrite The Journal Editorial Report, a PBS program by the editorial board of the Wall Street Journal.

Kenneth Tomlinson said that any suggestion that he violated his duties or the law "is malicious and irresponsible" and that the inspector general had opted "for politics over good judgment".

Kenneth Tomlinson was replaced by acting president Ken Feree, a Republican and former adviser to then-FCC chairman Michael Powell.

Kenneth Tomlinson resigned from the CPB board on November 4,2005, after the board saw the report about his tenure by the Inspector General of the CPB, requested by House Democrats.

New York Times reported that the inquiry was pursuing accusations that Kenneth Tomlinson had spent federal money for personal purposes and hired unqualified and ghost employees.

Berman has asked that Kenneth Tomlinson be removed from his position immediately in the light of the reports findings.

Kenneth Tomlinson implied that it was more efficient for him to work for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting at his office at the broadcasting board.

Kenneth Tomlinson said he spent more time on broadcasting responsibilities at his farm and residences than he spent on his horses at the office.