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2012

(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

(May 29, 2012)
MASTERPIECE Receives Eight BAFTA Awards

(May 23, 2012)
PBS Takes Viewers on a British Summer Holiday

(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

(February 28, 2012)
Allan Landon Elected to PBS Board

(February 28, 2012)
PBS System Honored with Six Gracie Awards

(February 28, 2012)
AOL and PBS Announce “MAKERS: WOMEN WHO MAKE AMERICA”

(February 27, 2012)
FRONTLINE and POV Documentaries Win Spirit Awards

(February 27, 2012)
PBS and Member Stations Are Named #1 in Public Trust and an “Excellent” Use of Tax Dollars for Ninth Consecutive Year

(February 23, 2012)
PBS Announces MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 2” Finale Ratings End on a High Note

(February 22, 2012)
PBS to Launch Inaugural Online Film Festival on February 27

(February 22, 2012)
PBS' AMERICA REVEALED, Hosted by Yul Kwon, Takes a Look at the Networks and Systems that Keep America Running

(February 21, 2012)
Five PBS Programs Win Writers Guild Awards

(February 14, 2012)
Infographic - 10 Facts About 'Downton Abbey'

(February 13, 2012)
PBS Debuts First Hour of “Clinton” on PBS Free Apps for iPad and iPhone

(February 13, 2012)
'Page Eight' Wins Cinematographers Award

(February 9, 2012)
PBS KIDS & SESAME STREET Win Five Kidscreen Awards


(February 2, 2012)
PBS KIDS Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday on March 2 with THE CAT IN THE HAT-A-THON Multimedia Event


(January 30, 2012)
Shirley MacLaine to Join the Cast of Downton Abbey Season 3

(January 30, 2012)
Four INDEPENDENT LENS Films Receive Awards at Sundance

(January 30, 2012)
PBS KIDS GO! IS CALLING ALL KIDS FOR ITS ANNUAL WRITERS CONTEST

(January 24, 2012)
Three PBS Documentaries Receive Oscar Nominations

(January 23, 2012)
PBS Programs Win Three Producers Guild Awards

(January 23, 2012)
National PBS Survey Finds Teachers Want More Access to Classroom Tech

(January 18, 2012)
PBS Announces OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II - OUT OF MY DREAMS

(January 16, 2012)
'Downton Abbey' Receives Golden Globe for Best Miniseries

(January 11, 2012)
PBS Announces SECRETS OF THE MANOR HOUSE
 

(January 10, 2012)
Premiere Episode of MASTERPIECE CLASSIC “Downton Abbey, Season 2” Doubles Average PBS Primetime Rating
 

(January 10, 2012)
First Public Demonstration of Mobile Emergency Alert System Harnesses Power of Mobile DTV Terrestrial Broadcasting

(January 4, 2012)
PBS Arts Summer Festival Kicks off June 29
 

(January 4, 2012)
PBS Introduces Its First Cross-Country Competition Series, MARKET WARS (working title)

(January 4, 2012)
PBS Announces New Season of Art21's ART IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, Featuring Profile of Weiwei 

(January 4, 2012)
PBS KIDS Reports Growth Across All Platforms in 2011


(January 3, 2012)

PBS KIDS Lab Site Offers New Resources for Parents to Help Children Build Math Skills

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