Case #1772.0

A Change of Management

Publication Date: October 01, 2004
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Abstract:
This case tells the story of the establishment and growth of public television in New Jersey, focused on the rise and fall of its first executive director, Lawrence Frymire. It implicitly raises the question of why Frymire--someone with a distinguished broadcasting career who had overseen the network of publicly-owned stations for a decade and had been responsible for getting them on the air in the first place--seemed suddenly to lose the confidence of the gubernatorially-appointed board to whom he reported. Were the motives of the board, and perhaps New Jersey's Governor, high-minded or narrowly political? What warning signs might Frymire have noted to forestall his dismissal?

Learning Objective:
The case provides a vehicle for discussion about the politics of public authorities and the careers of those who work for them.

Other Details

Case Author:
Dan H. Fenn
Faculty Lead:
Dan H. Fenn
Pages (incl. exhibits):
15
Setting:
United States
Language:
English