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PBS participated in the Summer 2012 Television Critics Association (TCA) Press Tour July 21 and 22. A few photos from the nearly 20 panels are featured above -- click here for a full gallery. In addition, Storify recaps are available here and here.

In related news, 2012 TCA Award winners were announced July 28. PBS congratulates MASTERPIECE CLASSIC "Downton Abbey," which won for Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries and Specials.


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     Recent Announcements

(July 30, 2012)
MASTERPIECE CLASSIC "Downton Abbey" Wins TCA Award

(July 30, 2012)
PBS programs earn seven CINE 2012 Golden Eagle Awards

(July 26, 2012)
PBS ANNOUNCES U.S. PREMIERE OF “ROYAL MEMORIES: PRINCE CHARLES’ TRIBUTE TO THE QUEEN” September 2, 2012, 8:00-9:00 p.m. ET on PBS

(July 22, 2012)
DANIEL TIGER’S NEIGHBORHOOD Debuts Monday, September 3, on PBS KIDS
 

(July 21, 2012)

PBS Offers Special Programs on the 50th Anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 2012


(July 21, 2012)
PBS to Present 'CONSTITUTION USA with Peter Sagal'


(July 21, 2012)
PBS to Air Ken Burns’s “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” in 2014


(July 21, 2012)
PBS Announces Full Lineup of 2012 Presidential Election Programming

(July 19, 2012)
PBS Programs Receive 58 Primetime Emmy® Award Nominations

(July 17, 2012)
PBS NewsHour Anchors Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill to Hold National Press Club Newsmaker Event: ELECTION 2012: THE VOTERS, THE ISSUES and THE POLITICS

(July 12, 2012)
PBS Programs Nominated for 37 News & Documentary Emmys

(July 11, 2012)
PBS Commemorates Julia Child’s 100th Birthday 

(July 5, 2012)
A CAPITOL FOURTH Delivers Show-Stopping Ratings for PBS

(July 2, 2012)
PBS KIDS Releases First Music Album, "PBS KIDS ROCKS!," Available on iTunes and Amazon 

(June 25, 2012)
PBS LearningMedia Expands Robust Digital Tools for Educators with Content from Annenberg Learner

(June 25, 2012)
Study Finds PBS TeacherLine Effective Model for Professional Development of Online Instructors

(June 25, 2012)
Kevin Clash Wins Fourth Consecutive Daytime Emmy® Award for His Role as SESAME STREET’s Elmo

(June 21, 2012)
PBS NEWSHOUR’s Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill will Co-anchor Live, Prime Time, Gavel-to-Gavel coverage of the 2012 National Political Conventions

(June 19, 2012)
MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “SHERLOCK” Wins Two Broadcast Television Journalists Association Awards

(June 18, 2012)
Public Media Programs Receive 12 Imagen Award Nominations

(June 18, 2012)
PBS KIDS Programs Win 11 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards

(June 15, 2012)
PBS Partners with YoungArts to Live Stream U.S. Presidential Scholars Performance from the Kennedy Center on June 18, 2012

(June 4, 2012)
PBS HISTORY DETECTIVES Returns Soldier's Diary to Vietnam Through U.S. Department of Defense

Press Release Archive

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

    PBS President Paula Kerger discusses PBS mission with The Hollywood Reporter, notes that social media spurred success of 'Downton Abbey'
    7/22/2012 11:22 AM

    HitFix reports "Ken Burns brings 'The Roosevelts' to PBS with Meryl Streep and more"
    7/21/2012 3:45 PM

    The Deseret Sun reports 'The arts on PBS is essential viewing, essential funding'
    6/13/2012 9:09 AM

    In an interview with Washington, D.C.'s WUSA-TV, PBS Children's Media SVP Lesli Rotenberg offers tips on preventing "summer slide" in learning
    6/7/2012 at 10:34 AM

    Variety reports 'PBS strikes gold with Brit hits'
    5/29/2012 at 2:45 PM

    The Associated Press previews the PBS fall 2012 season
    5/16/2012 at 12:50 PM

    PBS Education Senior Vice President Rob Lippincott discusses bridging the achievement gap in early learning
    4/16/2012 9:55 AM

    TV Guide interviews AMERICA REVEALED host Yul Kwon
    4/12/2012 9:35 AM

    Reuters reports "'Downton Abbey' brings cool TV crowd to America's PBS"
    2/8/2012 9:54 AM

    In an interview with WTVR in Richmond, Va., PBS President Paula Kerger discusses the organization's mission and success
    1/27/2012 9:44 AM

    New York Daily News reports from TCA Press Tour that 'PBS president Paula Kerger says network will remain a key source of quality programming'
    1/4/2012 7:39 PM

    The New York Times Looks at 'Downton Abbey' and PBS' Primetime Strategy
    1/3/2012 at 11:08 AM

    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