PRX Welcomes Karla Martin and Frank Washington as New Board Members
Nonprofit public media organization PRX — one of the world’s top podcast publishers and public radio distributors — is pleased to welcome two new appointments to its Board of Directors: Karla Martin and Frank Washington. Martin and Washington will begin their service in October 2023.
“We warmly welcome Karla and Frank to our board. Their innovative leadership will help us on our path to help create a bold and vibrant future for podcasting and public radio,” said Kerri Hoffman, CEO of PRX.
A seasoned business strategist and advisor, Karla Martin currently leads Deloitte’s Global Fashion and Luxury practice. Martin holds more than 25 years of experience across global retail and consumer products clients, having also served as Director of Global Business Strategy and Strategic Planning at Google, as Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton with a focus on Technology and Consumer practices, and previously leading the firm’s West Coast Technology and Innovation practice. A graduate of Harvard Law School, Martin has also served as an attorney at Shearman & Sterling. Martin is currently a resident of San Francisco, California.
Frank Washington is the CEO and founder of Crossings TV, a multi-market cable television network providing news, information, and entertainment programming for multiple Asian language groups in metropolitan areas across the United States. In addition to currently serving on the board of the California Chamber, Washington has also held positions including Vice President of Communications and General Manager of Electronic Media Operations at McClatchy as well as Deputy Chief of the broadcast bureau at the Federal Communications Commission and serving in the Carter administration White House. Further, Washington previously served as Board Chair for Capital Public Radio and public television station KVIE in Sacramento, California. Washington is a resident of Sacramento.
PRX board members also include accomplished professionals from industries including public media, nonprofit, technology, finance, business, and law, including Jonathan Abbott, Steven Bass, Henry Becton, Jr., Kathy Chan, Dodee Frost Crockett, Jené Elzie, Rachel Felix, Betsy Gardella, Richard Gingras, Rima Hyder, Michael Isip, Rishi Jaitly, Tanya Jones, Dan Lothian, Karla Martin, Kyra McGrath, Dete Meserve, Clauda Palmer, Ashton Peery, Kyle Reis, Daniel Routman, Edward Schneider, Daniel Shih, Lawrence Wilkinson, and Judy Woodruff.
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About PRX
PRX is a non-profit public media company specializing in audio journalism and storytelling. PRX serves independent producers and organizations by helping them connect to their most engaged, supportive audiences. One of the world’s leading podcast publishers, PRX works in partnership with TED, PBS, the Smithsonian, Futuro Media, GBH and more. PRX is also home to Radiotopia, known as one of the most creative and successful podcast networks. In addition, PRX distributes trusted public radio programming to hundreds of stations nationwide, including “The World,” “The Moth Radio Hour,” “This American Life,” “Snap Judgment,” “Reveal,” “Left, Right & Center” and “Latino USA.” PRX programs have been recognized by the Peabody Awards, the duPont-Columbia Awards, the IDA Documentary Awards and the Pulitzer Prizes. In 2022, Futuro Media and PRX won a Pulitzer Prize. Visit prx.org for more.
