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2011
(December 26, 2011)
PBS Programs and Detroit Member Station Win Three duPont-Columbia Awards
(December 20, 2011)
PBS Gives Fans a Holiday Treat
(December 15, 2011)
MASTERPIECE Receives Five Golden Globe Nominations
(December 8, 2011)
PBS Announces Programming Line-Up for 2012 Black History Month Commemoration
(December 6, 2011)
PBS KIDS Expands Video App to iPhone & iPod touch, Offering More Free Educational Video Content on Mobile than Any Other Kids Media Brand
(December 5, 2011)
PBS Congratulates POV on Winning Three IDA Documentary Awards
(November 30, 2011)
PBS Stations Named for Mobile Emergency Alert System Pilot Project
(November 29, 2011)
PBS KIDS’ Top Tips for Hand-me-down Tech Gifts this Holiday Season
(November 22, 2011)
PBS Board Elects Officers, Professional and General Directors
(November 17, 2011)
American Experience Presents Clinton
(November 17, 2011)
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Line-Up
(November 14, 2011)
PBS KIDS Launches Its First Educational Augmented Reality App
(November 10, 2011)
New SUPER WHY Alpha Boost! App Pumps Up Literacy Learning on iPhone and iPod touch
(November 10, 2011)
PBS KIDS Shop Goes Mobile Making Holiday Shopping Even Easier
(November 7, 2011)
PBS Celebrates Holiday Season With Full Slate of Family Programming
(November 3, 2011)
PBS' Smartest Night on TV Attracts Nearly 15 Million Combined Viewers*
(November 2, 2011)
Video Clips from STEVE JOBS — ONE LAST THING Now Available on PBS.org
(October 26, 2011)
STEVE JOBS - ONE LAST THING Premieres on PBS Wednesday, November 2
(October 17, 2011)
PBS KIDS Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Broadcast Premiere of CURIOUS GEORGE Movie
(October 13, 2011)
PBS KIDS Sets New Bar in Educational Gaming Space with Launch of Over 40 New Skills-based Games
(October 11, 2011)
PBS NATURE wins the Grand Teton Award, Top Prize of Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2011
(October 6, 2011)
PBS Arts Fall Festival Kicks Off October 14
(September 27, 2011)
PBS Wins Six News & Documentary Emmys
(September 26, 2011)
PBS KIDS’ Dinosaur Big City Movie: A Pteranadon Triumph!
(September 21, 2011)
PBS to Debut First Episode of Ken Burns' "PROHIBITION" on Free PBS Apps For iPad and iPhone Beginning September 23
(September 19, 2011)
PBS Receives 14 Primetime Emmy Awards
(September 19, 2011)
PBS and The Jim Henson Company Launch New Science-focused App
(September 19, 2011)
PBS KIDS Celebrates Halloween with New Episodes
(September 14, 2011)
PBS Announces Hosts for Nine-Part PBS Arts Fall Festival, Kicking Off Oct. 14
(September 12, 2011)
PBS Wins 10 Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards
(September 8, 2011)
PBS KIDS Series' Viewership Jumps 33 Percent Among Children 4-8 and 17 Percent with 2-5-Year-Olds
(September 6, 2011)
PBS Arts from Minnesota: THE GUTHRIE THEATER PRESENTS H.M.S. PINAFORE Premieres Friday, October 14, 2011
(August 25, 2011)
PBS Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month September 15- October 15, 2011
(August 18, 2011)
PBS KIDS Encourages Healthy Eating and Exercise with Back-to-school Resources
(August 15, 2011)
PBS Brings Little Pim to iPad with Spanish Educational App
(August 8, 2011)
PBS Wins Two TCA Awards
(August 4, 2011)
Beth Hoppe and Donald Thoms to Join PBS
(July 31, 2011)
PBS Announces New Series Inspired by MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD Character Daniel Tiger
(July 30, 2011)
Americans Watched More Than 145 Million PBS Videos Online and On Mobile in June
(July 30, 2011)
PBS Presents Seven New Short Films as Part of Unprecedented “PBS Arts Fall Festival” Starting October 14
(July 30, 2011)
PBS Announces Andrea Bocelli Live in Central Park, The Tenor’s Free Concert With New York Philharmonic and Special Guests
(July 25, 2011)
PBS Commemorates Tenth Anniversary of September 11th
(July 18, 2011)
PBS Nominated for 32 News & Documentary Emmys
(July 14, 2011)
PBS Launches Innovative Interactive Art Series "Off Book"
(July 14, 2011)
PBS Receives 43 Primetime Emmy Award Nominations
(July 14, 2011)
PBS Foundation Receives $250,000 Grant for PBS KIDS GO!
(July 13, 2011)
PBS Launches Fall 2011 Season
(July 13, 2011)
DINOSAUR TRAIN Heads to the "Big City" on PBS KIDS
(July 12, 2011)
PBS Explores the Roots of Today’s Biggest Television Hits in AMERICA IN PRIMETIME
(June 30, 2011)
PBS Congratulates WUCF TV on Its July 1 Debut in Central Florida
(June 22, 2011)
An American Family: Anniversary Edition Airs Thursday, July 7 on PBS
(June 22, 2011)
PBS Arts Fall Festival Kicks Off October 14 with Classic Gilbert and Sullivan Romp
(June 20, 2011)
PBS Wins 12 Daytime Emmy Awards
(June 9, 2011)
PBS Explores Slavery By Another Name
(June 6, 2011)
PBS Teachers Innovation Awards Presented to 40 Educators
(June 3, 2011)
PBS KIDS Welcomes New Members to the PBS KIDS Next Generation Media Advisory Board
(June 2, 2011)
WUCF TV Officially Named PBS’ New Central Florida Home
(May 31, 2011)
PBS Announces Masterpiece Fall Programs
(May 24, 2011)
PBS Introduces First PBS KIDS Toy Line
(May 18, 2011)
PBS Honors Rebecca Eaton, MASTERPIECE Executive Producer, with "Be More" Award
May 17. 2011)
PBS and Member Stations to Launch PBS LearningMedia
(May 16, 2011)
PBS Announces Broadcast Premiere of AMERICAN MASTERS "Pearl Jam Twenty"
(May 16, 2011)
PBS KIDS Offers Resources to Help Kids Bridge the Summer Learning Gap
(May 12, 2011)
PBS Brings Award-Winning Children's Programming to iPad with New App
(May 10, 2011)
"Prohibition" This Fall on PBS
(May 9, 2011)
PBS Announces New Fall Shows
(May 4, 2011)
PBS Teachers and the International Paper Foundation Launch EcoInvestigators
(May 3, 2011)
PBS Announces 2011 Lineup
(May 3, 2011)
PBS.org Launches Video Search Capabilities
(May 2, 2011)
PBS Announces News Coverage of Reaction to Osama bin Laden's Death
(April 29, 2011)
PBS Launches First App for Android Platform
(April 28, 2011)
Exclusive "Freedom Rider" Previews for PBS Facebook Fans on May 2, 2011
(April 27, 2011)
PBS Newshour Announces "You Talk to Endeavor"
(April 27, 2011)
PBS Convenes Leaders in Arts, Media and Technology for Idea Lab
(April 18, 2011)
PBS KIDS Launches Interactive Play-Along Videos for Preschoolers
(April 15, 2011)
PBS Parents Launches Online Series "THE PARENT SHOW WITH ANGELA SANTOMERO"
(April 14, 2011)
Craig A. Sperling Named PBS Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
(April 12, 2011)
PBS Nominated for Six Webbys
(April 12, 2011)
PBS' Masterpiece Viewership is Up Nearly 45% Season-to-Date
(April 11, 2011)
PBS Launches New Spanish Language and Music Web Series on PBSKIDSGO.ORG
(April 7, 2011)
American Experience Selects 40 College Students to Get on the Bus
(April 4, 2011)
PBS KIDS Brings Color to the App Store with SUPER WHY Paint!
(April 1, 2011)
PBS' NOVA "Japan's Killer Quake" Reached More Viewers Than Any Other NOVA Episode in Five Years
(March 31, 2011)
PBS Receives Nine Peabody Awards
(March 28, 2011)
PBS and Ken Burns Announce New Project: "Vietnam" (w.t.)
(March 25, 2011)
National Constitution Center, Ken Burns, and PBS Partner to Support "Civility and Democracy" Initiative
(March 22, 2011)
Free Streaming Premiere of "THE CIVIL WAR" on PBS Video Apps for iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch Begins March 24
(March 16, 2011)
PBS KIDS® Hosts "Share the Earth" Celebration in Honor of Earth Day
(March 1, 2011)
National Survey Finds 69 Percent of Voters Oppose Congressional Elimination of Government Funding for Public Broadcasting
(February 19, 2011)
PBS Statement on Elimination of Funding for Public Broadcasting
(February 17, 2011)
PBS KIDS® Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday with "THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT!" Marathon on March 2
(February 15, 2011)
PBS Statement on the President's FY 2012 Budget
(February 8, 2011)
As President Obama Calls on Americans to "Out-educate," PBS KIDS Leads Charge in Educational Children's Media Across Platforms
(February 7, 2011)
Suze Orman's Money Class
(February 2, 2011)
PBS and Grunwald National Research Indicates Lack of Technology Infrastructure in Classrooms
(February 1, 2011)
Second Season of Downton Abbey Coming to MASTERPIECE on PBS in 2012
(January 26, 2011)
PBS KIDS® Celebrates Valentine's Day with New Episodes of THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! and WORDGIRL®
(January 19, 2011)
PBS Winter 2011 Press Tour Recap
(January 13, 2011)
PBS Celebrates Black History Month with More True Originals
(January 9, 2011)
PBS Announces "America Revealed"
(January 9, 2011)
The Best of Laugh-In, March 2011
