Cathy Cook and Gina Masciola of WQED Pittsburgh Receive Bobbi English Champion for Children Award
January 24, 2022 – Gina Masciola, Managing Director of Education, and Cathy Cook, Director of Education at WQED in Pittsburgh, have been named the joint recipients of the 2022 Bobbi English Champion for Children Award from Sesame Workshop, PBS, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). The award, announced at today’s virtual CPB Thought Leader Forum, recognizes Cook and Masciola for their dedication to the enrichment and engagement of children in their local community.
PBS Digital Studios Selects Houston PBS, Rocky Mountain PBS and PBS North Carolina as Its Regional Digital Centers of Innovation
ARLINGTON, VA; January 26, 2022 – Today, PBS Digital Studios announced the three member stations selected as Regional Digital Centers of Innovation. Over the next two years, Houston Public Media (KUHT), Rocky Mountain PBS (RMPBS), and PBS North Carolina (PBS NC) will develop original digital series in partnership with PBS Digital Studios.
PBS and WETA Announce New Documentary Series 'Making Black America: Through the Grapevine' With Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Premiere Fall 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 18, 2022) -- PBS and WETA today announced MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, a four-part series from executive producer, host and writer Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., will premiere in Fall 2022 on PBS stations nationwide.
PBS KIDS Announces New Series WORK IT OUT WOMBATS! Debuting Winter 2023
ARLINGTON, VA (January 18, 2022) – Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS KIDS announced WORK IT OUT WOMBATS!, a new animated series for kids ages 3-6 from GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios. WORK IT OUT WOMBATS! stars Malik, Zadie, and Zeke—three energetic and creative marsupial siblings who live with their grandmother in her treehouse apartment complex.
PBS Celebrates America’s Diverse Culinary Roots in THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE
ARLINGTON, VA (January 18, 2022) – THE GREAT AMERICAN RECIPE is a new eight-part uplifting cooking competition that celebrates the multiculturalism that makes American food unique and iconic.
U.S. Senate Confirms Three Members to CPB Board
WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 3, 2022) –The U.S. Senate has confirmed the nominations of Thomas E. Rothman and the renominations of Laura Gore Ross and Elizabeth M. Sembler to the board of directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
PBS Stations Nationwide to Broadcast Holiday Celebration Music Special on December 21
WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 8, 2021 — PBS will mark the holiday season with the premiere of "In Performance at the White House: Spirit of the Season." This dazzling music special celebrates the holidays and highlights the seasonal décor at the White House. Featuring special remarks by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
75 Public Media Stations Selected for Digital Transformation Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 6, 2021) -- Seventy-five public media stations have been selected to participate in the Digital Transformation Program, a virtual program developed by the Poynter Institute to educate, assist, and coach public media senior leaders and their staff on the best strategies and tactics to transform their organization’s digital operations and culture. The training is funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).
CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on December 1-2, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2021) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Wednesday, December 1, from 3-5 pm Eastern Time and on Thursday, December 2, from 3-4:15 pm Eastern Time.
On the draft agenda:
Day 1:
CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on November 18, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 17, 2021) -- The CPB Board of Directors will hold a special telephonic meeting on Thursday, November 18, from 3:50 – 3:55 pm Eastern Time. On the draft agenda:
