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PBS ANNOUNCES FALL 2012 LINEUP
– Hit British Drama CALL THE MIDWIFE Kicks Off Season Filled With History, Elections, Arts and Documentaries –
(Photos: Jenny Lee, CALL THE MIDWIFE. Credit: Laurence Cendrowicz/©Neal Street Productions 2011; Florence Thompson and her children, THE DUST BOWL. Credit: Library of Congress)


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                       Recent Announcements

(May 16, 2012)
Gwen Ifill Receives Annual PBS ‘Be More’ Award

(May 15, 2012)
PBS Announces Fall 2012 Lineup

(May 15, 2012)
BBC Worldwide and PBS Sign Deal to Bring Critically Acclaimed "CALL THE MIDWIFE" to the US

(May 9, 2012)
PBS, ITVS and POV Unveil Strategy for Mission-Focused Content and New Broadcast Night for Landmark Indie Series

(May 9, 2012)
PBS Receives 37 Daytime Emmy Entertainment Award Nominations

(May 9, 2012)
SUPER WHY! Around the World Adventure Kicks Off PBS KIDS Summer Learning Initiative This June

(May 7, 2012)
PBS’ MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “Sherlock, Series 2” Uncovers Remarkable Ratings

(May 4, 2012)
PBS series LATINO AMERICANS Will Chronicle the Latino Experience in the U.S Over the Last 200 Years; Premieres Fall 2013

(May 2, 2012)
PBS Honors Veterans This May with Special Programs for Memorial Day

(May 1, 2012)
SESAME STREET, RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY win Webby Awards

(April 26, 2012)
PBS Offers Expansive Slate of New Programming This Summer

(April 26, 2012)
“GREAT PERFORMANCES: TANGLEWOOD 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION” Added To PBS Arts Summer Festival 

(April 24, 2012)
MASTERPIECE Receives Six BAFTA Nominations

(April 23, 2012)
PBS TeacherLine Named a Finalist for the Association of Educational Publishers (AEP) Awards

(April 19, 2012)
PBS TeacherLine Revamps Technology Integration Courses with  New Strategies to Build 21st Century Skills

(April 16, 2012)
PBS KIDS Leads February TV Ratings with Top Four Shows Among Kids 2-5 
 

(April 12, 2012)

PBS KIDS Programs Win Eight Parents' Choice Television Awards

(April 11, 2012)
Ken Burns's THE DUST BOWL Explores the Largest Manmade Ecological Disaster in Historyl Airing November 18 and 19 on PBS

(April 10, 2012)
PBS and Producers Receive Nine Webby Award Nominations

(April 9, 2012)
NATURE, BONES OF TURKANA Receive 13 International Wildlife Film Festival Awards

(April 4, 2012)
PBS Programs Win Seven Peabody Awards

(March 29, 2012)
PBS KIDS GO! and WGBH Debut First App from ARTHUR Series


(March 28, 2012)
MASTERPIECE Trust Receives Unprecedented $1 Million Donation

(March 21, 2012)
PBS KIDS and the National Recreation and Park Association Inspire Kids to Explore the Outdoors This Spring

(March 20, 2012)
PBS Salutes Earth Day This April with a Month of Special Programming

(March 8, 2012)
PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Help Bridge the App Gap By Distributing Educational Apps to Low-income Areas Nationwide

(March 7, 2012)
PBS Announces Second Season of Arts Web Series "Off Book" and Launches Contemporary Culture Series "Idea Channel"
 

(March 2, 2012)
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff co-anchor PBS NEWSHOUR special coverage of Super Tuesday

(March 1, 2012)
PBS Commemorates the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster

Press Release Archive

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

    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

    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