17 July 2007

Public Radio Capital Appoints Anne Benedict Hovland As Director of Development

July 17, 2007 (DENVER, Colo.) - Public Radio Capital (PRC), the public radio industry’s leading advisor in planning, acquiring and financing new public radio channels, has appointed Anne Benedict Hovland as Director of Development.

Hovland, who consulted for PRC earlier in the year, is responsible for developing general philanthropic support for PRC projects, the new Public Radio Fund, and assisting clients with strategic development as needed.

Her more than 30 years of experience in development, management, and marketing includes a long and distinguished association with public radio. At one of the nation’s largest public radio networks, Minnesota Public Radio, Hovland lead the organization’s fundraising efforts as chief development officer for 12 years. She also served as the chairman of the board for DEI, a fundraising and marketing service organization for public radio, in the late ’90s.

Previous to joining PRC, Hovland served as executive vice president of development for the Hazelden Foundation for four years. Since 1975, she has headed efforts that have raised more than $130 million for public broadcasting, higher education, health care and the arts.

“Anne’s level of experience and her business acumen are of the highest caliber,” said PRC Manager and Co-Founder, Susan Harmon. “She is known for the strategic perspective she brings to development, for her breadth of experience in building development programs and integrating fundraising into high level institutional decision-making. Her superb fundraising skills will strengthen PRC and our efforts to support a strong and sustainable future for public radio.”

About Public Radio Capital: Public Radio Capital’s (PRC) mission is to secure and expand the number of public radio stations in communities nationwide, so that people have greater program choices for in-depth information, unbiased news, diverse music, and cultural programming. In its role to broaden the reach of public radio, PRC is the industry’s leading advisor in planning, acquiring and funding new public radio channels. Since its founding in 2001, nonprofit PRC has completed over $110 million in transactions, providing public radio services for over 23 million people, as well as helped public broadcasters in many other cities prepare for expansion of service.