ETV's and ETV Radio's Community Advisory Boards were established in 1996 to serve as ETV's "eyes and ears" around the state. The CABs are loosely grouped by television transmitter sites and consist of 12 - 15 local leaders in education, government and business.

Meetings

Each group meets at least once annually in its own community and all CAB members are invited to Columbia each year for a joint meeting with the ETV Commission. ETV staff works with the local CAB chairman to schedule time and location of the meetings.

Job Description

• Participate in scheduled meetings 1 - 2 times annually.
• Provide input and advice to ETV staff regarding the needs of the local communities.
• Assist ETV in identifying local speaking engagements, public relations opportunities and other local activities to help ETV become a better utilized resource in each community.
• Agree to serve a two-year term that can be extended annually.

ETV Community Advisory Boards' Mission Statement*

The role of the ETV Community Advisory Boards is to help ETV and ETV Radio maximize their usefulness to South Carolina citizens by providing advice and being the communications link between ETV and Radio and the various constituencies they serve.

What does it mean to be a communications link?

1. The Advisory Board should be composed of citizens who represent the various constituencies served as well as the general populace.
2. Each Advisory Board member should be responsible for gathering input from representatives of the specific constituency he or she represents in order to seek ways ETV can better serve them, as well as reporting to that group on service provided by ETV in their area.
3. The Advisory Board should consider all the input from the various constituencies, prioritize it and pass the ideas and recommendations on to the local station and/or the ETV Commission and President. The Advisory Board should meet regularly with elected officials and other community leaders in their geographic area to report on the ETV services provided to their constituents and to discuss concerns on both sides concerning funding and support for ETV and the local station.

What is your role as advisors?

1. **The Advisory Board should act as a sounding board for ETV and ETV Radio on new opportunities and challenges.
2. The Advisory Board should be an advocate with the ETV Commission and President for providing services which give all citizens the opportunity to learn about and appreciate the many positive aspects of every area in this state, and to thus encourage our own citizens to be tourists of their own state
3. The Advisory Board should learn about opportunities that new technologies and services offer in order to assist the local station and ETV in uncovering every possible avenue of service to all areas of the state.

* adopted from WNSC's mission statement

** The FCC requires public television stations to establish local advisory councils to review the programs and services provided by the station. Since ETV and ETV Radio have statewide coverage, we have established ten boards that roughly correspond to the geographic locations of our television transmitter sites. These councils are solely advisory in nature. By federal statute, advisory board members may not exercise control over the daily management or operation of the station. The ETV Commission holds the broadcast license and exercises all the responsibilities it entails.

The Advisory Boards

Aiken	Greenwood
Beaufort	Pee Dee
Charleston	Rock Hill
Columbia	Spartanburg/Greenville
Grand Strand	Sumter

 

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For more information about ETV, contact:
Catherine Christman, Vice President, Communications
Voice: (803) 737-3259
Fax: (803) 737-3417
E-mail:christman@scetv.org