Television

Washington, D.C., April 18, 2022 — This summer, Jon Stewart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize premieres on PBS stations nationwide on June 21, 2022, at 9 p.m. ET (check local listings) and on PBS.org and the PBS Video App. The special will be recorded at a gala performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on April 24, 2022. Stewart is the 23^rd recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

ARLINGTON, VA (January 18, 2022) – Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS KIDS announced WORK IT OUT WOMBATS!, a new animated series for kids ages 3-6 from GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios. WORK IT OUT WOMBATS! stars Malik, Zadie, and Zeke—three energetic and creative marsupial siblings who live with their grandmother in her treehouse apartment complex.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — December 8, 2021 — PBS will mark the holiday season with the premiere of "In Performance at the White House: Spirit of the Season." This dazzling music special celebrates the holidays and highlights the seasonal décor at the White House. Featuring special remarks by President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.

NEW YORK, NY (August 10, 2021) – Acclaimed documentary producer Firelight Media has received $5.5 million in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS to support its Firelight Documentary Lab and two other programs aimed at increasing the diversity of public media content in partnership with local stations and PBS national series.

Patricia Harrison, president and chief executive officer of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the passing of Joanne Rogers.

“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the entire public media family mourn the loss of a national treasure in Joanne Rogers.

Joanne was married to “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” creator Fred Rogers for more than 50 years and was the face of his legacy after the public television pioneer died in 2003.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (JULY 28, 2020): Today at the Virtual PBS Press Tour, PBS and WETA announced THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG will premiere February 16 and 23, 2021 at 9:00 p.m. ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings).