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| Bruce L. Christensen | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1943-04-26)April 26, 1943 Ogden, Utah, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2022(2022-11-18) (aged 79) Orem, Utah, U.S. |
| Education | University of Utah (BA) Medill School of Journalism (MS) |
| Occupation | Television executive |
| Spouse | Barbara Lucille Decker |
Bruce L. Christensen (April 26, 1943 – November 18, 2022) was an American television executive. He was the president of KSL-TV and senior vice president of Bonneville International Corporation, and earlier, president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).
Christensen received his BA from the University of Utah and his MS in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Christensen began his career as a reporter working for KSL in 1965. Christensen later worked for BYU University relations and then as general manager of the University of Utah's KUED-TV and KUER-FM.
Christensen moved to Washington, D.C. to bepresident of the National Association of Public Television Stations and then became CEO of PBS, where he worked for nine years.
Then from 1993 to 2005 he was dean of BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications (Brigham Young University).
Christensen was one of the original members of the board of Overseers for the Wheatley Institution at BYU.
Christensen was married to Barbara Lucille Decker. He was a Latter-day Saint and succeeded John S. Tanner as president of the BYU 4th Stake, from 1997 to 2002. Christensen died on November 18, 2022, at the age of 79.
References
- Wyllie, Julian (November 23, 2022). "Bruce Christensen, former PBS president, dies at 79". Current.
Sources
- bio from listing of Wheatley Institution board of Overseers
- Medill Hall of Achievement bio
- resolution thanking Christensen for his work with PBS
- "New stake presidencies", Church News, May 10, 1997
- "Dietician named to top post", Church News, Aug 6, 1994
- 1943 births
- 2022 deaths
- American male journalists
- American leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- American media executives
- Bonneville International
- Brigham Young University faculty
- American chief executives in the media industry
- Medill School of Journalism alumni
- University of Utah alumni
- PBS people
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- Latter Day Saints from Illinois
- Latter Day Saints from Washington, D.C.