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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 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 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 18, 2012)
Public Media Programs Receive 12 Imagen Award Nominations
(June 18, 2012)
PBS KIDS Programs Win 11 Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
(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 9, 2012)
PBS Receives 37 Daytime Emmy Entertainment Award Nominations
(May 7, 2012)
PBS’ MASTERPIECE MYSTERY! “Sherlock, Series 2” Uncovers Remarkable Ratings
(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 24, 2012)
MASTERPIECE Receives Six BAFTA Nominations
(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 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 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 22, 2012)
PBS to Launch Inaugural Online Film Festival on February 27
(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 4, 2012)
PBS Arts Summer Festival Kicks off June 29
(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
