Caribbean Broadcasting Union

The Caribbean Broadcasting Union (CBU) founded in 1970 is a not-for-profit association of public service and commercial broadcasters in the Caribbean. Its secretariat is based in Barbados.

Beginning in the mid-1980s, the CBU created several regionally syndicated programmes including CaribScope, Caribbean Newsline, Caribbean News Review, Caribbean Business Weekly, Talk Caribbean, the Caribbean Song Festival, Riddim Express and the CaribVision television news exchange, among other programmes. These were some of the first television programmes to contribute to a nascent regional integration movement and enjoyed wide viewership, particularly CaribScope, a magazine containing arts, cultural and general interest features submitted by member stations.

Leadership of the association is mainly rotated between representatives of the affiliated media houses. On June 9 2000 the commercial operations of the CBU and the Caribbean News Agency were merged into the Caribbean Media Corporation, also based in Barbados, which has carried on the business of television production begun by the CBU. The CBU's current mandate includes the facilitation of some broadcast services, representation, and training of the staff of member stations in support of a unified Caribbean community. It holds an Annual General Assembly (AGA) in one of the member nations every August. Member stations are drawn from the 15 member nations of the Caribbean Community, with the exception of Haiti. Other member stations are drawn from Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles, and Cuba.

Members

Full members

Associate members

Non-member affiliates & associates

• North American National Broadcasters Association (NANBA)
• National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)
• World Broadcasting Union (WBU)
• Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (CBA)
• Caribbean News Agency (CANA)
• European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
• Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU)
• Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU)
• Union des Radiodiffusion et télévisions Nationales d'Afrique (URTNA)
• Organización de Televisión Iberoamericana (OTI)
• Asociación Internacional de Radiodifusión (AIR)
• Canadian Broadcasting Association (CBA)

Previous presidents of the CBU

• 1999 - 2002 Stewart Krohn
• 1991 - 1999 Vic Fernandes
• 1987 - 1991 J.A. Lester Spaulding
• 1984 - 1987 Frits Pengel
• 1980 - 1984 Terrence Holder
• 1976 - 1980 Frits Pengel
• 1975 - 1976 Ron Sanders
• 1973 - 1975 Leo de Leon
• 1970 - 1973 Ray Smith

See also

• Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC)

External links

• The CBU - The Caribbean Broadcasting Union online
  • Members of the CBU
• NABA - The North American Broadcasters Association

References