Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has appointed Reisterstown resident Irwin R. Kramer to serve on the Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission, the governance board for Maryland Public Television (MPT). In this role, Mr. Kramer works with fellow commissioners to oversee the statewide public broadcaster.

The Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission was created by statute in 1966 to establish and maintain a system of educational and cultural television programming for Maryland.  The commission holds the federal license for broadcasting stations operated by MPT.

Mr. Kramer is managing partner in the law firm Kramer & Connolly in Reisterstown.  He is a former law professor and continues to publish and lecture nationally on trial advocacy and legal ethics. Mr. Kramer founded the Legal Television Network, where he produced features designed to enhance public access to legal information. Mr. Kramer has hosted legal programs on C-SPAN, has served as a legal analyst for The Baltimore Sun, and appeared regularly as a legal analyst for Sinclair Broadcast Group and its Baltimore flagship stations. 

Mr. Kramer is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, and bars of several federal courts, including the Supreme Court of the United States.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Towson University, and Juris Doctor from University of Maryland School of Law. Kramer also earned a master of laws degree from Columbia University School of Law and served as vice president of the Columbia Law School Alumni Association of Washington, D.C.

About MPT

Launched in 1969 and headquartered in Owings Mills, MD, Maryland Public Television is a nonprofit, state-licensed public television network and member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS).  MPT’s six transmitters cover Maryland plus portions of contiguous states and the District of Columbia.  Frequent winner of regional Emmy® awards, MPT creates local, regional, and national television shows.  Beyond broadcast, MPT’s commitment to professional educators, parents, caregivers, and learners of all ages is delivered through year-round instructional events and the super-website Thinkport, which garners in excess of 14 million page views annually.  MPT’s community engagement connects viewers with local resources on significant health, education, and public interest topics through year-round outreach events, viewer forums, program screenings, and phone bank call-in opportunities.