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2012

(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 26, 2012)
PBS Commemorates Black History Month

(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 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


2011

(December 26, 2011)
PBS Programs and Detroit Member Station Win Three duPont-Columbia Awards

(December 20, 2011)
PBS Gives Fans a Holiday Treat

(December 15, 2011)
MASTERPIECE Receives Five Golden Globe Nominations

(December 8, 2011)
PBS Announces Programming Line-Up for 2012 Black History Month Commemoration

(December 6, 2011)
PBS KIDS Expands Video App to iPhone & iPod touch, Offering More Free Educational Video Content on Mobile than Any Other Kids Media Brand


(December 5, 2011)
PBS Congratulates POV on Winning Three IDA Documentary Awards

(November 30, 2011)
PBS Stations Named for Mobile Emergency Alert System Pilot Project

(November 29, 2011)
PBS KIDS’ Top Tips for Hand-me-down Tech Gifts this Holiday Season


(November 22, 2011)
PBS Board Elects Officers, Professional and General Directors

(November 17, 2011)
American Experience Presents Clinton

(November 17, 2011)
PBS Announces Winter/Spring 2012 Line-Up

(November 16, 2011)
PBS KIDS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting Join National STEM Video Game Challenge

(November 14, 2011)
PBS KIDS Launches Its First Educational Augmented Reality App


(November 10, 2011)
New SUPER WHY Alpha Boost! App Pumps Up Literacy Learning on iPhone and iPod touch


(November 10, 2011)
PBS KIDS Shop Goes Mobile Making Holiday Shopping Even Easier


(November 7, 2011)
PBS Celebrates Holiday Season With Full Slate of Family Programming

(November 7, 2011)
PBS LearningMedia to Offer Schools Initial Access to U.S. Department of Education’s Learning Registry

(November 3, 2011)
PBS' Smartest Night on TV Attracts Nearly 15 Million Combined Viewers*

(November 2, 2011)
Video Clips from STEVE JOBS — ONE LAST THING Now Available on PBS.org

(October 26, 2011)
STEVE JOBS - ONE LAST THING Premieres on PBS Wednesday, November 2

(October 24, 2011)
PBS Debuts First Episode of Brian Greene's "The Fabric of the Cosmos" on PBS Free Apps for iPad and iPhone Beginning Today

(October 18, 2011)
PBS FOOD Site Unites the Best Recipes, Video and Chefs from Public Television at PBS.org/food

(October 17, 2011)
PBS KIDS Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Broadcast Premiere of CURIOUS GEORGE Movie


(October 13, 2011)
PBS KIDS Sets New Bar in Educational Gaming Space with Launch of Over 40 New Skills-based Games

(October 11, 2011)
PBS NATURE wins the Grand Teton Award, Top Prize of Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival 2011

(October 6, 2011)
PBS Arts Fall Festival Kicks Off October 14

(October 3, 2011)
PBS' Premiere of PROHIBITION By Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Brings in Millions of Viewers To Sunday, Oct. 2 Broadcast

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