The Palmer R. Chitester Fund is a defunct libertarian-leaning Pennsylvania nonprofit corporation based in Erie, Pennsylvania.
The Fund had three main initiatives:
- Free To Choose Media, which produces television programs and videos making classical liberal economic and political ideas accessible to a popular audience
- izzit.org,which produces media for children, sometimes adapting television broadcasts for a school audience
The Palmer R. Chitester Fund was founded by Bob Chitester, using start-up money provided by a number of charitable sources and named in honor of his father. At the time, Bob Chitester was the general manager of two public broadcasters in Erie, Pennsylvania: the PBS channel WQLN-TV and the NPR station WQLN-FM.
Read more about Palmer R. Chitester Fund: History, Izzit.org
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