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Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards $2.9 Million Grant to American Public Television to Expand National Distribution of Locally Produced Content

Washington, D.C. (January 12, 2026) — As the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) concludes its grantmaking, the organization today announced a $2.9 million grant to American Public Television (APT) to a new initiative designed to help local public television stations complete, distribute, and promote locally produced content for national audiences.

Oct 12

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors Elects Laura G. Ross as Chair and Rubydee Calvert as Vice Chair

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 13, 2022) – The Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting, unanimously elected Laura G. Ross as chair and Rubydee Calvert as vice chair. They will serve one-year terms.
Oct 11

Bruce Ramer Receives Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Lifetime Achievement Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 12, 2022) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors tonight will award CPB Board Chair Bruce Ramer the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to public media.
Sep 26

CPB Board of Directors to Meet on October 12-13, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 26, 2022) -- The CPB Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, October 12, from 9:30 am – 5:15 pm ET and Thursday, October 13, from 9:30 am – 12:05 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

Day One (October 12):
Aug 26

CPB to Fund Urban Alternative Public Radio Expansion

NEW ORLEANS, LA (August 30, 2022) – Building on the success of the Urban Alternative public radio format in cities from Denver to Milwaukee, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is supporting the expansion of the locally customized format, which uses hip hop, R&B, and dance genres to connect with young multicultural audiences. CPB President and CEO Pat Harrison announced a request for proposals from public radio stations wanting to launch the format today at the Public Radio Content Conference in New Orleans, LA.
Aug 17

'Facing Suicide,' a Powerful and Timely New Documentary From Twin Cities PBS, Premieres Nationwide September 13, Providing Crucial Information, Resources and Hope in the Face of America's Suicide Crisis

SAINT PAUL, MN (August 22, 2022) – Each year tens of thousands of Americans take their own lives—there were more than 45,000 deaths by suicide in 2020 alone—and many more have thoughts of suicide. Facing Suicide, a new documentary and impact campaign from Twin Cities PBS, explores the stories of Americans impacted by suicide, and journeys to the frontlines of medical and scientific research to meet those who are working to help people at risk.
Jul 28

CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Virtually on August 9, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 29, 2022) -- The Audit and Finance Committee of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Tuesday, August 9, 2022, from noon to 1:40 pm Eastern Time. On the draft agenda:
Jul 28

MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, A New Four Part Series, Airs Tuesdays, October 4-25

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 28, 2022) — The latest documentary series by renowned scholar Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE, will premiere on Tuesday, October 4, 2022, at 9 PM EDT / 8 PM CDT (check local listings) on PBS, PBS.org and the PBS Video app.
Jul 27

PBS Announces SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a New Documentary Series Celebrating Creatives From Across the South, Premiering Summer 2023

ARLINGTON, VA (July 27, 2022) -- 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.
Jul 26

New PBS KIDS Series, WORK IT OUT WOMBATS!, Premieres February 6, 2023

PASADENA, CA (July 27, 2022) – Today at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, PBS KIDS announced the premiere date for WORK IT OUT WOMBATS!, a new animated series for kids ages 3-6 produced by GBH Kids and Pipeline Studios, starring a playful trio of marsupial siblings—Malik, Zadie and Zeke—who live with their grandmother, Super
Jul 11

'The World' from PRX and GBH gets CPB Support to Expand Coverage of War in Ukraine, Humanitarian Crisis

BOSTON (July 12, 2022)––International news program “The World” — the daily public radio show from GBH and PRX — will expand and sustain its coverage of the war in Ukraine, with the support of $205,000 in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the organizations announced today.