Jerry Franklin was the president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Connecticut Public Broadcasting, which includes CPTV and WNPR in Hartford, Connecticut.
Franklin married Ida Durden-Franklin of Metter, Georgia.
[2] Jerry Franklin received an honorable discharge from the United States Air Force in 1970.
In 1985, Jerry Franklin was appointed to the position of president and CEO of CPBI.
Franklin is also a director of People's United Bank, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Hartford Stage, the Hartford Club, and the Connecticut Boy Scouts Executive Council.