Sesame Street Celebrates 44 Years of Success
November 10, 2013 · Forty-four years ago today, Gordon took a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street. Gordon introduced Sally and public television viewers to Sesame
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PBS Kids Adds Peg + Cat to Teach Kids Math
October 18, 2013 · Peg + Cat Opening Sequence. Video credit: Idaho PTV What does Peg + Cat equal? It equals girls and boys who are good at math!
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Bill Nye the Science Guy on DWTS Reminds Us Why PBS Rules
October 3, 2013 · Video: Bill Nye the Science Guy and partner Tyne Stecklein dancing to “Weird Science” on the first episode of DWTS. This week, Dancing with
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Public Television Stations Share Local March on Washington Stories
August 29, 2013 · This week, our nation honors the 50th anniversary of the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a key event in the Civil
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Three Ways You Can Help Public Media This Summer
August 20, 2013 · A couple weeks ago, news outlets like The New York Times reported that a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would cut all federal
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Five Things You Didn’t Know about Public Television
August 8, 2013 · 1. Over the course of a year, nearly 79% of all U.S. television households – and 200 million people – watch PBS. Americans also stream
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Protect My Public Media Launches Today
July 15, 2013 · Today’s the day! The 170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting campaign has a new name, look, and website. From now on, you can call us
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Public Television Prevents the Summer Slide
June 18, 2013 · School may be out for the summer but parents and caregivers are working to ensure their kids don’t fall victim to the summer slide, a
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Public Media Salutes our Troops
June 4, 2013 · For the past 24 years, PBS has aired the “National Memorial Day Concert”. This concert is broadcast on public television stations throughout the country, and
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