President’s Budget Threatens Public Media FundingMay 24, 2017 · The Threat: On May 23, 2017, the President sent his full Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 budget to Congress. Like the “skinny budget” issued in mid-March,Read More
The Status of Federal Funding for Public MediaMay 12, 2017 · With recent news coverage of budgets and government spending packages, you may be wondering – what’s the current status of federal funding for public media?Read More
#ItsABeautifulDay in the NeighborhoodMay 4, 2016 · On Friday, April 29, 2016 public media advocates nationwide joined Protect My Public Media in celebrating the 47th anniversary of Fred Rogers’s heartfelt testimony toRead More
A Beautiful Day to Honor Fred RogersApril 21, 2016 · Neighbors, April 29, 2016 is going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! For the third year in a row, we are putting onRead More
Celebrating Public Media VolunteersApril 14, 2016 · I’m Dorothy Pacella, Chair of the National Friends of Public Broadcasting. It gives me great pleasure to celebrate public media volunteers throughout the country duringRead More
Public Media Funding Included in President’s BudgetFebruary 9, 2016 · This morning, President Barack Obama released his last annual budget, and it includes federal funding for public media. Today’s news is an encouraging andRead More
The Greatest Gifts for Public MediaDecember 21, 2015 · Just in time for the holidays, we’re excited to announce the greatest gifts for public media that we’ve just received. Late last week, Congress passedRead More
7 Things You Should Know About the PBS Kids ServiceSeptember 16, 2015 · You may have heard reports about Sesame Street and HBO’s new five year deal to produce new episodes of Sesame Street. Don’t worry. Big BirdRead More
You Saved Ready To LearnJuly 12, 2015 · You called, you tweeted and you Facebooked your support of public television’s kids educational programming. You saved Ready To Learn! Thanks to your tireless work,Read More
Appropriations Bills Include Public Media FundingJune 25, 2015 · The Appropriations Committees in the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, which decide how much money federal programs receive each year, just passed theirRead More