• NYTimes, Friday, November 4, 2005 11:15 AM

Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, the former chairman of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, was forced to step down as a board member yesterday following a report that said he had used CPB monies to promote more conservative programming. The report, by the inspector general's office, noted, among other things, that Tomlinson had once hired a researcher to monitor the political leanings of the show "Now," hosted by Bill Moyers. The CPB, which, as established, is meant to be nonpartisan, has long been the focus of conservatives, who complain that its programming too frequently expresses liberal biases. In a statement yesterday, the CPB board said it felt "disappointment in the performance of a former key staff," although the inspector general's report, according to The New York Times, did not say Tomlinson had acted maliciously. The report is expected to be made public later this month.

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