Minnesota Public Radio Elects Robert Pohlad to Board of Trustees

Jul 10, 2013

Minnesota Public Radio today announced that Robert Pohlad has been elected to MPR's board of trustees. Pohlad oversees several family businesses for The Pohlad Companies and is the former CEO of PepsiAmericas. After working at a Pepsi bottling plant in Tulsa, Okla., and a Pepsi distributor in Portland, Ore., he returned to Minneapolis as CEO of PepsiAmericas. PepsiCo purchased that company in 2010. He now oversees several Pohlad companies including JB Hudson Jewelers, Twin Cities Automotive, Marquette Real Estate Group and Marquette Financial Cos.

"We're delighted to have Bob as a member of our board," said Ian Friendly, Minnesota Public Radio board chair. "Like MPR, he and his family are committed to a healthy, vibrant Minnesota. Those shared values combined with his business leadership are a great match for our organization."

Pohlad and his wife Rebecca are long-time members of Minnesota Public Radio. He is a director and vice president of the Carl and Eloise Pohlad Family Foundation, and has served on the Minnesota Twins Community Fund, the University of Minnesota Foundation, American Beverage Association, and the Breck School. He is a former trustee of the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Wash., currently sits on the board of Cristo Rey Jesuit High School and is chair of the Dean's Board of Visitors for the University of Minnesota Medical School.

Minnesota Public Radio® (MPR) operates a 44-station radio network serving virtually all of Minnesota and parts of surrounding states. Reaching one million listeners each week, MPR produces programming for radio, Internet and face-to-face audiences, and is home to the largest and most experienced radio newsroom in the Upper Midwest. Programs produced by MPR's parent company, American Public Media, reach 17 million listeners on more than 800 radio stations nationwide each week. A complete list of stations, programs and additional services can be found at minnesotapublicradio.org.

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