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The WNET Group Leads 'American Graduate: Jobs Explained,' Centering on Career-Focused Social Media Content

Public media stations will connect local youth with education, training, and job opportunities in CPB-funded initiative

NEW YORK, April 26, 2023 – The WNET Group is leading the next chapter of the American Graduate public media initiative – American Graduate: Jobs Explained – which will help young people stay inspired, commit to continued education and training, and explore potential careers. American Graduate: Jobs Explained focuses on digital content creation developed by, with and for youth, and shared on social media platforms.

CPB Selects Poynter Institute to Deliver Public Media Editorial Integrity and Leadership Program 2.0

50 fellows to receive training in ethics, leadership, newsroom management, DEI, and managing change

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 15, 2023) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), building on its longtime commitment and funding to ensure trust in public media, announced today the selection of the Poynter Institute to develop the Editorial Integrity and Leadership Program 2.0. Fifty public media news editors, upholding the highest editorial standards, will receive leadership training to ensure they are well positioned to meet their communities’ information needs. 

CPB Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 13, 2023) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2024 budget, which proposes $575 million in FY 2026 for CPB’s advance appropriation; $60 million for the public broadcasting interconnection system and infrastructure; and $31 million for the Department of Education’s Ready To Learn program in FY 2024.

StoryCorps' 2023 Military Voices Tour to Record and Preserve the Stories of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, and Military Families

Tour stopping in Maine, Alaska, and Georgia

March 6, 2023 – StoryCorps, the national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of people from all backgrounds and beliefs, today announces its 2023 Military Voices Initiative tour, made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), and undertaken in partnership with veteran service organizations (VSOs) across the country.

Artists to Celebrate Joni Mitchell Receiving Library of Congress Gershwin Prize

Lineup Includes James Taylor, Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Herbie Hancock, Cyndi Lauper, Marcus Mumford, Graham Nash and More, Premiering March 31 on PBS

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 9, 2023) -- Musical artists will join the national library and American leaders to honor music legend Joni Mitchell in the nation’s capital on Wednesday, March 1, as she is awarded the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song during an all-star tribute concert. PBS stations nationwide will premiere the concert special — “Joni Mitchell: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song” — at 9 p.m. ET on Friday, March 31 (check local listings) and on PBS.org and the PBS App as part of the co-produced Emmy Award-winning music series.

SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a New Documentary Series Exploring Southern Identity Through the Eyes of Contemporary Creatives, Premieres July 18 on PBS

The Duffer Brothers, Brittany Howard, Lyle Lovett, Qui Nguyen, Angie Thomas, Billy Bob Thornton, Mary Steenburgen and Jesmyn Ward Among Featured Writers From the Worlds of Literature, Music, Film and Television

ARLINGTON, VA (January 17, 2023) -- The American South is known for its boundless creativity, absorbing personalities and evocative landscapes. SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a new three-episode series from PBS, Arkansas PBS and award-winning filmmaker Craig Renaud, follows some of the region’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators to the places they call home — the communities that fertilize the stories they tell in books, songs, poems, plays and on screens large and small. The documentary series premieres Tuesday, July 18, 10:00-11:00 p.m.

Two New Series Coming to PBS VOICES in January & February

'Hip-Hop and The Metaverse' and 'Ritual' Debut on PBS VOICES, a PBS Digital Studios YouTube Channel Exploring the Human Experience

ARLINGTON, VA; Monday, Jan. 16, 2023 – PBS Digital Studios announces today the launch of two new digital series in January and February, Hip-Hop and The Metaverseand “Ritual” on PBS Voices, a documentary-focused YouTube channel.  “Hip-Hop and The Metaverse” premiered Thursday, Jan.

NOVA Launches 'Climate Across America' Initiative Spotlighting the Effects of Climate Change in Communities Across the U.S.

Series Partners with 10 Public Media Stations to Engage Audiences Around the Climate Crisis–and Innovative Solutions–through Localized Content and Two New Films Premiering in April 2023

BOSTON, MA (January 16, 2023)—The award-winning PBS science series NOVA, produced by GBH, today announced the launch of a national initiative, CLIMATE ACROSS AMERICA, spotlighting how climate change affects communities across the U.S. and engaging audiences in productive conversations about innovative climate solutions.

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