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  • Public Media Leader GBH and PBS LearningMedia Launch New Civics Collection

    BOSTON - August 12, 2024 - Boston public media producer GBH and PBS LearningMedia are launching a Civics Collection, a set of educational resources designed to encourage civic understanding and engagement among middle and high school students.

  • CPB Awards Up to $1.37 Million to 4 More Public Media Stations to Improve Emergency Alerting

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2024) – Public media stations KMOS PBS (Missouri), PBS Fort Wayne (Indiana), and KTOO Public Media and Kodiak Public Broadcasting/KMXT-FM (both Alaska), have been awarded a total of up to $1.37 million from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB has awarded 17 grants to date through the first round of funding for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Statement on the Death of Alma Powell

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 30, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of Alma Powell.

    “The Corporation for Public Broadcasting mourns the death of Alma Powell, a remarkable advocate for education and public media. Together with her husband, Colin Powell, she was a driving force behind the creation of America’s Promise Alliance and served at its board chair, championing civic engagement, education and workforce development.

  • CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet on Monday, August 5, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 26, 2024) -- The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Monday, August 5, from 5 to 6:55 pm EDT. On the draft agenda:

  • VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos, with John Leguizamo, Premieres Friday, September 27, 2024 on PBS

    PASADENA, CA (July 16, 2024) -- In 2018, acclaimed Broadway and film actor John Leguizamo embarked on an exploration of Latino history with his Tony-nominated play, Latin History for Morons. Inspired by his quest to uncover Latino and Latina heroes and their contributions, the new three-part series, VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos, brings Leguizamo's passion from the stage to the screen.

  • American Masters and VOCES Present New Documentary About Acclaimed Writer Julia Alvarez

    New York/Los Angeles, CA (July 16, 2024) – American Masters and Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) today announced a new documentary about the life and work of Julia Alvarez, one of America’s most celebrated Latina writers.

  • New PBS Documentary 'VOCES: LATINO VOTE 2024' Examines Key Issues Ahead of the Presidential Election

    LOS ANGELES (July 15, 2024) – PBS SoCal, Southern California’s flagship PBS station, and Latino Public Broadcasting announced today a new documentary called VOCES: LATINO VOTE 2024, a multiplatform initiative and set of six digital shorts examining the priorities of a politically diverse Latino electorate in the run-up to the 2024 presidential election.

  • CPB Selects Poynter Institute to Deliver Enhanced Public Media Digital Transformation Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 15, 2024) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it has selected the Poynter Institute to develop and deliver a new and significantly larger second phase of its Digital Transformation Program. The training will educate and coach up to 225 public media entities and hundreds of station leaders and their staff to develop and optimize an audience-first, multi-platform approach to their organizational strategies, operations, and culture.

  • CPB Awards Four More Public Media Stations Grants for Next Generation Warning System

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 11, 2024) – Public media stations Unalaska Community Broadcasting in Alaska, South Texas Public Broadcasting System, and Radio Catskill and North Country Public Radio, both in New York state, have each been awarded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB has awarded 13 grants to date through the first round of funding for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Statement on House Passage of FY 2025 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 28, 2024) – Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement on the House of Representative’s passage of the Homeland Security Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 funding bill, which includes $40 million for the Next Generation Warning System grant program at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):