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PBS Gives Fans a Holiday Treat 
– First 10 Minutes of MASTERPIECE’s “Downton Abbey, Season 2” Available on PBS Facebook Page Starting December 26 –


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                       Recent Announcements

(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 16, 2011)
PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Join National STEM Video Game Challenge


(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 7, 2011)
PBS LearningMedia to Offer Schools Initial Access to U.S. Department of Education’s Learning Registry

(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 24, 2011)
PBS Debuts First Episode of Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" on PBS Free Apps for iPad and iPhone Beginning Today

(October 18, 2011)
PBS FOOD Site Unites the Best Recipes, Video and Chefs from Public Television at PBS.org/food

(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

(October 3, 2011)
PBS' Premiere of PROHIBITION By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Brings in Millions of Viewers To Sunday, Oct. 2 Broadcast

Press Release Archive

    Paula Kerger, President and CEO, PBS PBS Mission and Values In the Media
    In the Media

    In a video interview with NBC, PBS Children's Media SVP Lesli Rotenberg offers tips to parents handing down tech gadgets to their kids
    12/16/2011 at 10:51 AM

    Lesli Rotenberg, SVP of Children's Media for PBS, discusses how to keep kids safe online on Washington, D.C.'s WUSA-TV
    12/16/2011 at 10:45 AM

    The San Francisco Chronicle talks to PBS President Paula Kerger about her vision for PBS
    12/7/2011 at 12:06 PM

    The Associated Press looks at PBS' winter/spring 2012 schedule
    11/17/2011 at 3:46 PM

    PBS President Paula Kerger discusses PBS' digital education initiatives in a CNET podcast
    10/12/2011 at 10:24 AM

    The 2011 Project VoiceScape Award winners were revealed at an Oct. 6 Newseum event
    10/7/2011 at 12:29 PM

    In a video clip, Brian Williams discusses DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD on the NBC Nightly News
    8/2/2011 at 8:35 AM

    The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette shares details on the new PBS series DANIEL TIGER'S NEIGHBORHOOD
    7/31/2011 at 10:00 AM

    The Hollywood Reporter covers PBS President Paula Kerger's session at the TCA Summer 2011 Press Tour
    7/30/2011 at 2:40 PM

    Broadband US TV interviews PBS President Paula Kerger about the future of PBS
    7/21/2011 at 1:40 PM

    The Hollywood Reporter interviews PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger about the PBS Arts Fall Festival
    6/22/2011 at 8:35 AM

    PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discusses programming breaks on KPCC's Airtalk
    6/1/2011 at 4:27 AM

    The L.A. Times previews PBS' fall 2011 season
    5/10/2011 at 9:39 AM

    Oprah honors the Freedom Riders, discusses upcoming PBS documentary
    5/4/2011 at 10:44 AM

    Nieman Labs article on PBS.org's new search capabilities
    5/3/2011 at 2:24 PM

    Lesli Rotenberg, SVP of Children's Media for PBS, joins Good Morning Maryland to discuss educational kids apps
    3/15/2011 at 2:24 PM

    A Message About Federal Funding from PBS
    3/1/2011 at 4:09 PM

    PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger discusses federal funding on WUOT
    2/24/2011 at 5:41 PM

    British TV hit 'Downton Abbey' a US success
    2/9/2011 at 3:56 PM

    The Diane Rehm Show discusses the future of public media with PBS CEO Paula Kerger
    1/20/2011 at 12:56 PM

    Public Broadcasting Service CEO Paula Kerger remarks from the Television Critics Association Winter 2011 Press Tour
    1/18/2011 at 12:54 PM

    SVP, Children's Media Lesli Rotenberg's remarks from the Television Critics Association Winter 2011 Press Tour
    1/18/2011 at 12:55 PM