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PBS KIDS to Launch 'Molly of Denali,' First Nationally Distributed Children's Series to Feature Alaska Native Lead Character

Arlington, VA (May 9, 2018) – Today at the PBS Annual Meeting, PBS KIDS announced MOLLY OF DENALI, a new animated series that will debut nationwide in summer 2019 on PBS stations, the 24/7 PBS KIDS channel and PBS KIDS digital platforms. Produced by WGBH Boston, MOLLY OF DENALI is an action-...

PBS and OZY Media Announce the Premiere of a New Primetime Documentary Series, 'Breaking Big,' Airing This Summer on PBS Stations

ARLINGTON, Va., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (May 9, 2018) — PBS and OZY Media announced today that the third primetime television show from OZY Media, BREAKING BIG, will premiere Friday, June 15, 2018, 8:30-9:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide. BREAKING BIG, a 12-episode documentary series,...

CPB funds Jacquie Jones Memorial Scholarship Fund

“Through the Jacquie Jones Scholarship Fund CPB will be encouraging a new generation of storytellers inspired by Jacquie’s work to be brave, creative and innovative,” said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison.

CPB Awards $350,000 in Veterans Coming Home: Finding What Works Grants to 14 Public Media Stations

The project will focus on successful examples of veterans “finding what works” as they transition to civilian life.

CPB Names Jan Schaffer as Ombudsman

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 26, 2018) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced that J-Lab founder Jan Schaffer has been named ombudsman for a three-year term, effective May 1. She succeeds former Washington Post Senior Editor Milton Coleman, whose three-year term expired.

CPB Board of Directors to Meet on Monday, May 7, 2018

The CPB Board of Directors will meet in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, May 7, from 12:00 – 2:30 pm Central Time.

On the draft agenda:

Statement of Patricia de Stacy Harrison, President and CEO, Corporation for Public Broadcasting Before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, Senate Committee on Appropriations

Chairman Blunt, Ranking Member Murray and distinguished members of the subcommittee, thank you for allowing me to submit this testimony on behalf of America’s public media service—public television and public radio—on-air, online and in the community. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)...

PRSS Announces 27 ‘Tornado Alley’ Public Radio Stations for CPB-Funded Metadata Project

WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 2, 2018) – The Public Radio Satellite System (PRSS) has announced the 27 public radio stations that are participating in a project aimed at helping them improve and expand their local emergency-messaging capabilities on mobile devices and other digital platforms. The...

CPB Statement on the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018

Washington, DC (March 23, 2018) -- Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement.

“Today, the U.S. Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018, which provides $445 million for CPB’s FY 2020 advance appropriation...

PBS Launches New Weekly Public Affairs Show Co-hosted by Columnist Michael Gerson and Political Commentator Amy Holmes

"In Principle" will premiere on PBS Friday, April 13 at 8:30 p.m. ET (check local listings)

CPB Board of Directors to Meet Telephonically on Friday, March 2, 2018

The CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Friday, March 2, 2018 from 12:30 – 3:15 pm ET.

CPB and Chef Lidia Bastianich Honor American Veterans at Public Media Summit

CPB will host a discussion with American veterans who farm and care for those in their communities during a discussion with PBS Chef Lidia Bastianich at the APTS Public Media Summit on Tuesday, February 27, 2018.