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Congressman Mike Simpson Receives 2025 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/26/25
Congressman Simpson has been an unwavering supporter of the essential value of local public broadcasting stations.
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Congresswoman Debbie Dingell Receives 2025 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/26/25
Congresswoman Dingell has been a stalwart and effective supporter of public media.
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APTS Presents 2025 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Becky Magura, President and CEO of Nashville PBS
02/26/25
Becky Magura is a tireless advocate for public broadcasting, helping to strengthen our ever-growing bipartisan support both in Congress and throughout the state of Tennessee.
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APTS Presents 2025 David J. Brugger Community Leader Award to Garrett King of Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA)
02/25/25
Garrett King has been a tireless advocate for public broadcasting, both on the national and state levels.
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APTS Presents 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award to Larry D. Unger, President and CEO of Maryland Public Television
02/24/25
Larry’s exceptional work at Maryland Public Television has raised the bar of service and innovation many times during his 28-year tenure.
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Kate Riley's Presidential Annual Address at 2025 Summit
02/24/25
On Monday, February 24, 2025, APTS President and CEO Kate Riley delivered her presidential address at the 2025 Public Media Summit. -
America’s Public Television Stations Elect Board Officers and Trustees
02/05/25
Read about the elections of the APTS board leaders and members.
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PBS Reno and Sinclair Launch KNPB-VC, ATSC 3.0 Virtual Channel 5-11
01/21/25
This innovative launch brings PBS Reno’s high-quality programming into the NEXTGEN television space.
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Jennifer Kieley Promoted to Vice President of Government and Public Affairs at America’s Public Television Stations
01/09/25
Jen has served APTS for over 18 years with exceptional skill, loyalty and thoughtful leadership.
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America’s Public Television Stations Statement on the Death of President Carter
12/29/24
President Jimmy Carter's support for public broadcasting in our early years was instrumental in our development as an important national educational and cultural institution.
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America’s Public Television Stations Mourn the Passing of José A. Fajardo
12/20/24
We are proud to have worked with José, both as a Board Member of APTS and as President and CEO of WMFE in Orlando, Florida.
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Nashville PBS and Sinclair Launch WNPT-VC, ATSC 3.0 Virtual Channel 8-11
12/17/24
This innovative launch offers Nashville PBS’ viewers a state-of-the-art experience through NEXTGEN TV.
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Sinclair and Nebraska Public Media Announce Launch of First Station Offering Free Virtual Channel Hosting in ATSC 3.0
10/16/24
This partnership is an excellent example of commercial and public broadcasters cooperating to bring the remarkable NEXTGEN Broadcast Service to more public television viewers and to enhance public television stations' services to their local communities.
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Kate Riley Named President and CEO of America’s Public Television Stations
09/09/24
Ms. Riley, who has served as APTS vice president of government and public affairs since 2014 after joining the organization as director of government relations in 2010, was the unanimous choice of the APTS board of trustees.
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America’s Public Television Stations Mourn the Passing of Former NPR CEO John Lansing
08/16/24
America’s Public Television Stations join the entire public media family in mourning the loss of our friend John Lansing.