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(June 17, 2013)
PBS Programs Win Nine Daytime Emmy Awards 

(June 17, 2013)
PBS NEWSHOUR WEEKEND to Premiere This Fall 

(June 11, 2013)
PBS Programs Receive Four TCA Award Nominations

(May 23, 2013)
PBS KIDS Offers Free Resources to Fuel Learning This Summer

(May 22, 2013)
"Downton Abbey" Receives Critics' Choice Television Award Nomination 

(May 20, 2013)
PBS Announces CHARLIE ROSE WEEKEND, New Series to Air Fridays

(May 16, 2013)
Knight Foundation CEO Alberto Ibargüen Receives Annual PBS ‘Be More’ Award

(May 15, 2013)
THOMAS & FRIENDS Joins PBS KIDS' Weekday Schedule

(May 15, 2013)
PBS LearningMedia Expands to Offer 30,000 Free, Digital Resources for Educators

(May 15, 2013)
PEG + CAT, New Preschool Series to Debut on PBS KIDS in October

(May 14, 2013)
BBC Worldwide and PBS Sign Deal to Bring LAST TANGO IN HALIFAX to U.S.

(May 9, 2013)
PBS Fall Season Offers an Array of New Series, Specials and Returning Favorites 

(May 9, 2013)
PBS Announces New Series, GENEALOGY ROADSHOW, Premiering This Fall

(May 8, 2013)
PBS and PBS KIDS Launch on Roku

(May 7, 2013)
PBS LearningMedia Awarded Two CODiE Awards

(May 2, 2013)
PBS Announces Summer Season of Captivating Programming 

(May 1, 2013)
PBS Receives 32 Daytime Emmy Entertainment Award Nominations 

(April 30, 2013)
PBS Honored with Seven Awards at 2013 Webbys 

(April 9, 2013)
PBS Receives Seven Webby Award Nominations

(April 9, 2013)
CALL THE MIDWIFE Receives a BAFTA Television Award Nomination

(April 3, 2013)
PBS Announces "Your Inner Fish" For Spring 2014 Broadcast

(April 2, 2013)
Richmond, VA-Based Film, Live Art, Wins People's Choice in Second-Annual PBS Online Film Fest

(April 2, 2013)
PBS LearningMedia and The Henry Ford Announce the 2012 Teacher Innovator Award Winners

(March 27, 2013)
PBS Programs Receive Two Peabody Awards

(March 26, 2013)
CALL THE MIDWIFE Recieves Two BAFTA Craft Award Nominations 

(March 25, 2013)
New PBS KIDS App Provides Interactive Activities to Help Parents Make Anytime Learning Time

(March 19, 2013)

National Ratings Cement “Downton Abbey, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC as Highest-Rated Drama in PBS History

(March 18, 2013)
PBS Announces "Carol Burnett Night" with Two Hours of the Great American Comedienne, April 9

(March 14, 2013)
PBS LearningMedia Launches Teacher Core Program to Support Teachers Using Digital Media

(March 6, 2013)
PBS KIDS Survey Finds Parents Need Help Supporting Math Skills for Young Children

(March 4, 2013)
PBS KIDS Premieres "CURIOUS GEORGE SWINGS INTO SPRING" on Earth Day

 (March 4, 2013)
PBS KIDS and the National Recreation and Park Association Partner to Encourage Families to Explore the Outdoors This Spring

(February 28, 2013)
PBS Online Film Festival Returns for Second Year

(February 28, 2013)
American Documentary | POV Wins MacArthur Foundation Award

(February 21, 2013)
PBS and Member Stations Mark 10 Years as America’s Most Trusted Institution and an “Excellent” Use of Tax Dollars

(February 19, 2013)
“Downton Abbey, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Finale Ratings End on a High Note

(February 19, 2013)
PBS Programs Win Three Writers Guild Awards

(February 14,2013)
PBS Focuses on Issues Behind the Newtown Shooting

(February 14, 2013)
PBS KIDS Launches New WILD KRATTS Creature Math App for iPad


(February 11, 2013)

PBS KIDS Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday with New Episodes of THE CAT IN THE HAT KNOWS A LOT ABOUT THAT! 

(February 7, 2013)
PBS KIDS and Producers Win Six Kidscreen Awards 

(February 4, 2013)

“Downton Abbey, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Rates Second on Super Bowl Sunday

(February 4, 2013)
PBS Survey Finds Teachers are Embracing Digital Resources to Propel Student Learning

(January 31, 2013)
“HAWKING” to Have World Premiere at SXSW Film Festival This March 

(January 30, 2013)
PBS KIDS CAT IN THE HAT Holiday Special Proves to be a Blockbuster

(January 28, 2013)
PBS Celebrates Black History Month With Special Programs and New Black Culture Website

(January 28, 2013)
PBS programs receive two 2013 Producers Guild Awards 

(January 28, 2013)
Cast of MASTERPIECE 'Downton Abbey' receives Screen Actors Guild Award 

(January 28, 2013)
PBS KIDS Premieres DINOSAUR TRAIN "Submarine Adventure" Special

(January 18, 2013)
PBS NEWSHOUR offers live coverage of President Obama’s Inauguration on air and online plus extended coverage during the regular nightly broadcast

(January 14, 2013)
PBS KIDS Announces New Math Series PEG + CAT, Premiering Fall 2013 

(January 14, 2013)
PBS KIDS and Kratt Brothers Company Release First WILD KRATTS App

(January 14, 2013)
At Winter 2013 TCA Session, PBS Announces New Programming

(January 14, 2013)
PBS to Air Week of Special Programming Focusing on the Newtown Tragedy

(January 14, 2013)
THE BLETCHLEY CIRCLE To Premiere April 21 on PBS

(January 14, 2013)
PBS Continues Commitment to Independent Films in 2013

(January 14, 2013)
PBS Announces First-Ever Intimate Portrait of Celebrity Physicist Stephen Hawking

(January 14, 2013)
PBS Series LATINO AMERICANS to be Narrated by Benjamin Bratt and Include Interviews with Gloria Estefan, Rita Moreno, Herman Badillo, Maria Elena Salinas and More

(January 14, 2013)
HOW SHERLOCK CHANGED THE WORLD Explores the Impact of the Legendary Detective on Criminal Investigation

(January 13, 2013)
'Downton Abbey' Star Maggie Smith Wins Golden Globe Award

(January 10, 2013)
Two PBS Documentaries Receive 2013 Oscar Nominations

(January 7, 2013)
Premiere Episode of “Downton Abbey, Season 3” on MASTERPIECE CLASSIC Quadruples Average PBS Primetime Rating

(January 3, 2013)
PBS programs receive six 2013 Producers Guild Award Nominations

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