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Brit Detective Drama ‘Bergerac’ Bought for U.S. by PBS Distribution (EXCLUSIVE)
British detective drama “Bergerac” is heading to the U.S. with PBS Distribution following a deal with Banijay Rights. The acquisition…
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NPR and PBS Never Needed Your Taxpayer Dollars
‘Vanishingly few’ stations have shuttered so far. Surprised? Source link
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Arkansas drops PBS, citing costs and loss of federal funding
The fallout from the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to American public media is only just beginning. The governing group that…
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Ken Burns Is Completely Wrong About the Iroquois
The Iroquois confederation wasn’t even a democracy. Leaders were selected by women elders, whose status was hereditary. Source link
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‘Last Week Tonight With John Oliver’ Auction Raises More Than $1.5 Million for Public Broadcasting, Including New Record for a Bob Ross Painting
There are no mistakes: Late artist Bob Ross‘ happy trees are about to once again help out public broadcasting. On last week’s 2025 finale…
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John Oliver’s PBS auction leverages his own brand power for good
Inspired by the ongoing auction of Bob Ross paintings to raise money for public television, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver is putting…
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Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Is a Vast Account of Our Country’s Origin Story: TV Review
Six months away from its 250th year, the United States of America is still in its infancy. It is an empire forever moving and shifting,…
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Documentary on Journalist Bill Moyers in the Works From Kathleen Hughes and Tom Casciato
For decades, journalist Bill Moyers reported on some of the most pressing matters in American politics and culture. Now, he will be the…
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Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis Among Stars to Appear on PBS SoCal Telethon Supporting Public TV In Wake of Trump’s Elimination of Funding
In the wake of the Trump administration’s defunding of public broadcasting, local stations PBS SoCal (KOCE and KCET) are planning a…
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Trump’s Cuts Are Officially Ending PBS in an Entire State
To be eligible for federal funds, states were directed to comply with a number of conditions. For instance, they were to provide federal…
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PBS, NPR stations working to cope with -- and survive -- government funding cuts
Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its…
Culture
PBS SoCal’s Fine Cut Festival of Films Reveals This Year’s Judges, Entrant Stats and Awards Ceremony Details (EXCLUSIVE)
PBS SoCal has revealed the judges behind the 26th edition of its “Fine Cut Festival of Films,” which annually recognizes the work of…
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The designer behind the iconic ‘everyman’ PBS logo sees the irony in its demise
You’ve seen the PBS logo in the news a lot lately. The current logo—three facial silhouettes in white and blue—has remained largely…
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What Happens to Public Media Now?
When Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, he remarked that…
Culture
PBS SoCal Leads L.A. Area Emmys 2025 Winners Tally, While Telemundo’s KVEA Sweeps All Three Station Newscast Awards
PBS SoCal (KOCE/KCET) led the 2025 L.A. Area Emmy awards with eight total, but the other big winner of the night was Telemundo’s KVEA-TV,…
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Senate Votes to Strip $1.1 Billion From Public Broadcasting in Blow to PBS and NPR
The Senate voted narrowly early Thursday morning to strip $1.1 billion in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in a…
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David Gergen, Political Commentator and Advisor to Four U.S. Presidents, Dies at 83
David Gergen, a former political analyst and consultant to four American presidents, has died. He was 83. His son, Christopher, confirmed…
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‘Grantchester’ to End With Season 11 at PBS Masterpiece and ITV
Season 11 will be the last season of “Grantchester” on PBS Masterpiece and ITV. The series first premiered on ITV in 2014 and follows…
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Bill Moyers, Elder Statesman of PBS Journalists, Dies at 91
Bill Moyers, who carried an unblemished air of moral conviction throughout a 43-year career as a broadcast journalist, mostly in his later…
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‘Cruelty is the point’: House Republicans will vote to cut funding for NPR and PBS
House Republicans are moving to cut about $9.4 billion in spending already approved by Congress as President Donald Trump’s administration…
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PBS SoCal, KMEX and KTLA Dominate 77th Los Angeles Area Emmy Nominations
The Television Academy revealed the nominations for the 77th Los Angeles Area Emmy Awards, recognizing 111 nominees across 31 categories…
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Heads of NPR, PBS explore legal challenges against Trump's push to strip their funding
The leaders of National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service said Sunday they are mulling over their legal options now that…
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NPR and PBS Vow to Fight Trump’s Order to Cut Funding
President Trump’s executive order to defund NPR and PBS was met with fiery pushback on Friday, as the organizations challenged the…