Why Getting Lawmakers on Record Supporting Public Media is Vital

We have a special opportunity to get lawmakers on record supporting public media, and your outreach can play a pivotal role. Recognizing the value of
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President’s Budget Threatens Public Media Funding

May 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,
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The Status of Federal Funding for Public Media

May 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?
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#ItsABeautifulDay in the Neighborhood

May 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 to
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A Beautiful Day to Honor Fred Rogers

April 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 on
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Celebrating Public Media Volunteers

April 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 during
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Public Media Funding Included in President’s Budget

February 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 and
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The Greatest Gifts for Public Media

December 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 passed
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7 Things You Should Know About the PBS Kids Service

September 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 Bird
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You Saved Ready To Learn

July 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,
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Appropriations Bills Include Public Media Funding

June 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 their
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