Ralph B. Rogers Legacy Society
YOUR LEGACY—YOUR IMPACT—OUR GRATITUDE
Anyone who informs the station that he or she has included KERA in their estate plan becomes a member of the Ralph B. Rogers Legacy Society. KERA Legacy Society members are among its most loyal viewers, listeners, and donors. All estate gifts, no matter the size, are an investment in the future of KERA. If you include a gift to KERA in your estate plan, you are helping to ensure that future generations of viewers and listeners will continue to have access to the informative, entertaining, trustworthy programming that you enjoy today. You will also be helping to provide KERA with resources to explore and expand its programs and platforms to appeal to a wider audience.
As a member of the Ralph B. Rogers Legacy Society, you will be invited each year to the annual event honoring those who have made a commitment to KERA’s future with an estate gift. It is KERA’s way of showing its appreciation for its Legacy Society members. You will also be assured of having a contact at the station for any questions or concerns you have about all things happening at the station.
A special thanks to all those who have already joined the ranks of the Ralph B. Rogers Legacy Society by including the station in their future plans. We are honored and humbled by your support.
KERA’s Legacy Society is named after Dallas businessman, civic leader, and philanthropist Ralph B. Rogers. In 1968, Mr. Rogers stepped in to help Dallas’ Channel 13—KERA, which at that time was operating as a local instructional TV station for Dallas ISD. Two years later, he joined together 200 local stations nationwide to form the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). His efforts in creating and sustaining public television led to his being named the first chairman of PBS, a position he held from 1974-1979. In the late 1960s, he would become a founding trustee of the Children’s Television Workshop (CTW), the original producer of Sesame Street. Mr. Rogers also created the Sesame Street Preschool Educational Program (PEP), and in 1990, spearheaded KERA’s role as the pilot program of Sesame Street PEP for public television stations nationwide. Rogers is credited with helping to save PBS when—despite President Nixon’s attempts to defund public broadcasting—he helped persuade Congress to increase its funding of public television to $150 million. Mr. Rogers served as the chairman of KERA from 1968-1981. For his contributions to public media, KERA, and the Dallas community in general, KERA is proud to name its Legacy Society after a man whose own legacy is a story of dedication, vision and service—not only to Dallas and to Texas, but to national television.
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