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PBS 2001 Annual Report
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Frontier House, Sagwa, American Family, Life 360, Now with Bill Moyers, Zoom

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   PBS and public television stations, working together, have a unique and powerful role in our communities, as the programs highlighted in the fiscal year reported here amply demonstrate. On air and online, public television has set the standard for media excellence as we reach out to reflect, to serve, and to build a nation of citizens.
   From capturing America's pioneer spirit with the Frontier House, to introducing children to Asian culture with Sagwa the Chinese Siamese Cat, to seeing ourselves in the drama of American Family and the captivating contemporary stories in Life 360, PBS programming this year connects us to our heritage, connects us to our world, and connects us to each other.
   It is a connection that promotes engagement in civic life and honors the values of our democratic society. We are strengthening that connection with informative and relevant programs like NOW with Bill Moyers, a weekly series on topical issues that will help us make sense of the new world we live in, and a series of documentaries that look at environmental challenges confronting our treasured landscape and our way of life. To engage the next generation of citizens, we are reaching out to children with a message reflecting our nation's founding principle: that solutions to problems are always found through dialogue and participation, understanding and action. For example, this year ZOOM will be showcasing children with an appetite for civic volunteer projects in new program segments produced by local public television stations and incorporated into the national production of this popular series.
   PBS remains committed to delivering on our mission and ensuring that this valuable programming can reach all Americans, with universal access to public television in all communities, around the clock. As technology advances, we must continue to be at the forefront, ensuring that the public's voice and the public's values are served and not obscured. From personal video recorders to wireless and other coming wonders of communication, PBS must be there. And we will be.


Annual Report Credits
Concept, writing and production:
Kelly & Salerno Communications
Design: Tom Bentkowski, Steve Walkowiak
Printing: Server Graphics, Inc.

For PBS
Executive Editors:
Laura Nichols and Lesli Rotenberg
Editor: Dara Goldberg
Associate Editor: Jan McNamara
Project management: Chris Walz
Design consultation: Anne Zangara
PBS Interactive: Christopher Atienza, Stephen Ostrander, Elizabeth Smart

PBS Trademarks and Service Marks: This report refers to a number of PBS's trademarks and service marks, among them PBS, PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE, The Everyone Symbol, PBS KIDS, PBS ONLINE, PBS VIDEO, PBS HOME VIDEO, READY TO LEARN, MATHLINE, LITERACYLINK, PBS TEACHERSOURCE, PBS ADULT LEARNING SERVICE, and PBS ADULT LEARNING SATELLITE SERVICE, as well as to trademarks and service marks of other organizations.

PBS Annual Report Photo Credits: 1900 HOUSE (c) Chris Ridley/Thirteen/WNET New York AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Abraham and Mary Lincoln" WGBH Design; "George Wallace" (c) 1999 Spider Martin Collection; "Scottsboro" Morgan County Historical Society, Alabama AMERICAN FAMILY Joseph Viles AMERICAN HIGH Lisa Maizlish AMERICAN MASTERS "Finding Lucy" Photofest ARTHUR WGBH/(c) CINAR BARNEY & FRIENDS (c) 2001 Lyon's Partnership, L.P. BETWEEN THE LIONS John E. Barrett, (c) WGBH/Sirius Thinking BLAST (c) Star of Indiana BUILDING BIG (c) 2000 WGBH Boston/Building Big Election 2000 programming - (George Bush) (c) AFP/CORBIS; (Al Gore) (c) AFP/CORBIS; (crowd) (c) Reuters NewMedia Inc./CORBIS; EXXONMOBIL MASTERPIECE THEATRE "Cora Unashamed" Bob Greene/(R)ALT Films; "David Copperfield" (c) BBC, John Rogers FRONTIER HOUSE (c) Audrey Hall/Thirteen/WNET New York FRONTLINE "Drug Wars" (agent) AP/Wide World Photos; (solider) (c) AFP/CORBIS; "John Paul II" (c) Gianni Giansanti/Sygma GREAT PERFORMANCES "La Traviata in Paris" Rada Films Ibargueen, Alberto - The Miami Herald INDEPENDENT LENS "Abandoned" David Belle JAZZ (Louis Armstrong) Herve Gloaguen/Rapho; (Benny Goodman) (c) Charles Peterson; (Billie Holiday) (c) Underwood & Underwood/CORBIS; LIFE 360 Don Perdue LIVING EDENS "Anamalai" (c) Clare Fisher; "Kamchatka" (c) Kim MacQuarrie MISTER ROGERS' NEIGHBORHOOD Walt Seng Mitchell, Pat - Luca Babini MOYERS IN CONVERSATION Don Perdue NAPOLEON Reunion des Musees Nationaux NATURE "The Urban Elephant" Allison Argo NEWSHOUR (Gwen Ifill and Jim Lehrer) Don Perdue NEW YORK Courtesy of Steeplechase Films NOW Ross Muir P.O.V. "Blink" Ben Hurlbutt; "Regret to Inform" Sun Fountain Productions READING RAINBOW Reading Rainbow SAGWA (c) 2001 CineGroupe Sagwa Inc.n SCHOOL SLEUTH Donald Devet SESAME STREET Richard Termine, (c) CTW SING FASTER Jon Else Olson, Tim - Joshua Sliwa ZOOM Mark Ostow for WGBH