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CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Telephonically on October 1, 2018

The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Monday, October 1 from 2-4 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement on Public Media Leader Susan Howarth

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 7, 2018) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting remembered Susan Howarth, WEDU President and CEO, who died on September 5 after battling cancer.

Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) issued the following statement:

New PBS Series to Film in Southwest Florida

FORT MYERS, FLA., Sept. 11, 2018 – WGCU in Fort Myers will anchor a Southwest Florida episode of the new public television series Family Pictures USA, showcasing neighborhoods and cities using local residents’ photo albums. Hosted by artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris, and with major support...

Co-producers WORLD Channel and American Documentary announce the U.S. broadcast premiere of PERSONAL STATEMENT on WORLD and PBS Tuesday, October 23, 2018 at 8 p.m.

NEW YORK, NY (September 4, 2018) – American Documentary, Inc. and WORLD Channel announce the TV premiere of PERSONAL STATEMENT, a new film by Juliane Dressner and co-director, Edwin Martinez. The documentary will broadcast on WORLD Channel and PBS as a co-presentation of the award-winning series...

CPB Board of Directors to Hold Special Telephonic Meeting on August 27, 2018

The CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Monday, August 27, from 2:00 – 3:30 pm ET. The following executive session topics will be discussed: Report on Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative and Resolution; Committee Chair Report; and an Update on CPB Office Space and...

CPB Awards $1.3 Million for Public Radio Urban Alternative Initiative

Funding will support KPVU (Houston Metro), WNSB (Norfolk, VA) and KUVO (Denver) transitioning to new locally customized formats using Hip Hop and R&B.

Black Public Media Announces Call for Applications for the Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund

NEW YORK (August 13, 2018)—Black Public Media (BPM) today announced a call for applications for the Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund (JJMSF). Established with funding provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the $300,000 scholarship fund is inspired by the life and work of...

CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Telephonically on August 13, 2018

The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically.

PBS Announces "Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History"

BEVERLY HILLS, CA; July 30, 2018 — Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS announced Ken Burns Presents The Gene: An Intimate History, a new three-hour documentary executive produced by Ken Burns, will premiere over three nights in Spring 2020 on PBS. Pulitzer Prize-winning...

CPB Statement on Funding Decisions by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees

Washington, DC (July 12, 2018) -- Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement.

“Recently, the House and Senate Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies...

CPB Awards New York Public Radio $200,000 to Support Women in Podcasting

CHICAGO (July 11, 2018) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded a $200,000 grant to New York Public Radio (WNYC) for its Women’s Voices Initiative and its signature event, Werk It: A Women’s Podcasting Festival. The grant was announced today at the Public Media Development and...

CPB Funds PRX Public Media Podcasting Development Project

CHICAGO (July 11, 2018) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has awarded PRX $1.5 million to fund a second round of Project Catapult, the podcasting development project that identifies and develops new talent while building public media’s capacity to create content across platforms. The grant...

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