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  • PRX, PBS KIDS and CPB Announce Ready To Learn Podcast Accelerator

    BOSTON (February 10, 2021) –– PRX, PBS KIDS, and CPB today announced the Ready To Learn Podcast Accelerator, a podcast training and development program for producers creating educational content for kids. One podcast from the training will be distributed by PBS KIDS. The program is made possible by a Ready To Learn grant from the U.S. Department of Education. 

  • CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Telephonically on February 16, 2021

    The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 from 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • NPR Launches Station Investigations Team As Part Of Collaborative Journalism Network

    Washington D.C., Feb 3., 2021 -- NPR announced today the creation of the Station Investigations Team.

  • Fred Rogers Productions Receives $3M Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for 'Donkey Hodie'

    Fred Rogers Productions, the award-winning children’s entertainment company behind the much-loved, Emmy-winning PBS KIDS series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Odd Squad, and Peg + Cat, has secured a $3 million, multi-year funding grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Donkey Hodie. The highly anticipated, multiplatform puppet series for preschoolers, which is produced by Fred Rogers Productions and Spiffy Pictures (Nature Cat), launches May 3, 2021, on PBS KIDS.

  • Cindy Putman of Central Tennessee PBS Receives Bobbi English Champion for Children Award

    January 27, 2021 -- Cindy Putman, Ready To Learn Project Manager at WCTE Central Tennessee PBS in Cookeville, Tennessee, was named recipient of the 2021 Bobbi English Champion for Children Award from Sesame Workshop, PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The award, recognizing Putman for her dedication to the enrichment and engagement of children in their local community, includes $15,000, funded by Sesame Workshop, for WCTE to be used to support early childhood work that reaches underserved children in vulnerable communities.

  • CPB Statement on the Passing of Joanne Rogers

    Patricia Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the passing of Joanne Rogers.

    “The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the entire public media family mourn the loss of a national treasure in Joanne Rogers.

    Joanne was married to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” creator Fred Rogers for more than 50 years and was the face of his legacy after the public television pioneer died in 2003.

  • Southern California Public Radio Secures $500,000 Grant From the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

    PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (January 12, 2021) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded Southern California Public Radio (SCPR) a two-year grant of $500,000 to advance the growth of LAist Studios, SCPR’s podcast development and production division, and its mission of addressing the content needs of young and underserved audiences. 

  • CPB Statement on Funding Decisions by the United States Congress

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 22, 2020) — Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement regarding the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, passing the House and Senate: 

  • Kathryn Washington named CPB Senior Vice President, Television Content

    Washington, D.C. (December 2, 2020) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has promoted Kathryn Washington to the position of Senior Vice President, Television Content, effective December 19. In this role, Washington will lead the development and implementation of strategies for CPB's investments in mission-focused television and digital productions. She will work closely with PBS, public television stations and independent production organizations to support innovative, diverse and creative programming and content for national public media audiences.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on December 2-3, 2020

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2020) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Wednesday, December 2, 2:00 – 3:45 pm Eastern Time and Thursday, December 3, 2:00 – 3:30 pm Eastern Time.

    On the draft agenda

    Day 1 (public session –15 minutes):