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APTS Commends the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for Proposing Increased Funding for Public Broadcasting
05/08/19
The House Appropriations Committee today proposed $495 million in advance funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in fiscal year 2022, the first increase for public broadcasting in 10 years. -

APTS Commends the U.S. House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee for Providing Increased Funding for Public Broadcasting
04/30/19
A House Appropriations Subcommittee today recommended $495 million in advance funding for public broadcasting in fiscal year 2022, the first increase for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting in 10 years. -

APTS Statement on the Passing of Jack Galmiche
04/17/19
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of America’s Public Television Stations (APTS), made the following statement today on the passing of Jack Galmiche, President and CEO of Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis, Missouri. -

FEMA Report Recognizes Value of Public Media’s Public Safety Capabilities
04/10/19
On April 10, 2019, a broadcast technology executive cited a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council (NAC) report as new evidence of public media’s integral role in the nation’s public safety communications infrastructure.
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2019 Public Media Summit
The APTS Public Media Summit is the largest annual gathering of public broadcasting general managers and community leaders who come together to explore issues that are vital to the future and mission of public service media.
The 2019 Public Media Summit will be held Monday, February 25, 2019 - Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at the Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown, 24th and M Streets NW, in Washington, D.C.

