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For Immediate Release March 9, 2009
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting Presents Awards for Impact in Education
Washington, DC -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting presented its My Source Community Impact Awards for Education to 44 public broadcasting stations Saturday night at the Council of Chief State School Officers/Public Broadcasting Executive Summit.
The My Source Community Impact Awards for Education were created by CPB to acknowledge public television stations for their commitment to education through outstanding services to students, teachers, parents, caregivers and lifelong learners in their communities.
"The work of these award-winning stations demonstrates the breadth of public media's educational contributions nationwide and the depth of impact on individual learners and their families," said Pat Harrison, president and CEO of CPB. "CPB congratulates these stations for their important commitment to community and our country through education."
Stations crafted educational initiatives which best responded to the needs of their citizens -- from early childhood services for teachers, parents and caregivers, to programs aimed specifically at teens or students with disabilities. Young children in high poverty areas were able to attend reading camps and improve their vocabularies; adults were able to earn a high school diploma online with help from their public television stations; and childcare providers learned invaluable skills to use in their day care centers.
Many of these stations worked with key partners in their cities to maximize impact and results. With classrooms strained nationwide, public media is responding to the diverse educational needs of its communities with innovative on-air, online, at-home and in-school programs.
Award-Winning Stations
Alabama Public Television Birmingham, AL
AETN Conway, AR
KCET Los Angeles, CA
KRCB Rohnert Park, CA
KVIE Sacramento, CA
KQED San Francisco, CA
WHUT Washington, DC
WSRE Pensacola, FL
WFSU Tallahassee, FL
WPBA Atlanta, GA
Iowa Public Television Johnston, IA
WSIU Public Broadcasting Carbondale, IL
WEIU Charleston, IL
WILL Urbana, IL
PBS 39 Fort Wayne, IN
Smoky Hills Public Television Bunker Hill, KS
KET Lexington, KY
Louisiana Public Broadcasting Baton Rouge, LA
WGBH Boston Boston, MA
WGBY Springfield, MA
Maryland Public Television Owings Mills, MD
WGVU Grand Rapids, MI
KSMQ Austin, MN
KETC St. Louis, MO
Mississippi Public Broadcasting Jackson, MS
WTVI Charlotte, NC
New Hampshire Public Television Durham, NH
NJN Trenton, NJ
KNME Albuquerque, NM
Vegas PBS Las Vegas, NV
KNPB Reno, NV
WNED Buffalo, NY
Thirteen/WNET New York, NY
Mountain Lake PBS Plattsburgh, NY
Ohio Educational Television Stations Athens, OH
WGTE 30 Toledo, OH
WHYY Philadelphia, PA
WVIA Public Media Pittston, PA
Penn State Public Broadcasting University Park, PA
TUTV/WIPR San Juan, PR
ETPtv Knoxville, TN
HoustonPBS Houston, TX
Basin PBS Midland, TX
UEN-TV Salt Lake City, UT
WETA Arlington, VA
WHRO Norfolk, VA
Vermont Public Television Colchester, VT
KCTS 9 Seattle, WA
KSPS Spokane, WA
KBTC Tacoma, WA
Wyoming PBS Riverton, WY
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CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967 and is steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,100 locally-owned and -operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television and related online services.