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Op-Ed: Public Broadcasting Saves Lives
Education
Public television stations are educational institutions committed to lifelong learning for the American people.
Public Safety
Public broadcasters have embraced their public safety mission and are focused on maximizing the broadcast spectrum for the public good.
Community Connections
As some of the last locally controlled media in the country, public television stations ensure that the stories of America’s hometowns are told, celebrated and preserved, while connecting communities to address the most pressing local issues.
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APTS Presents 2026 Patrick Butler National Advocacy Award to Jeff Tucker, General Manager of Idaho Public Television
03/03/26
Jeff Tucker is a tireless advocate for public broadcasting, both in Congress and throughout the state of Idaho. -
APTS Presents 2026 David J. Brugger Community Leader Award to Dax Schieffer of Montana PBS
03/03/26
Dax Schieffer is an extraordinarily effective advocate for public broadcasting, both on the national level and in his home state of Montana. -
APTS Presents 2026 Pillar of Public Service Award to Sylvia Strobel, President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS (TPT)
03/03/26
Sylvia Strobel's extraordinary work at Twin Cities PBS has exemplified public television’s pillars of public service in education, public safety and community connections. -
America’s Public Television Stations Present the 2026 Protect My Public Media Award to PBS SoCal
03/03/26
Andy Russell and his team at PBS SoCal demonstrated extraordinary system leadership during a consequential time for local public media stations. In all the years of Protect My Public Media, we have never seen this level of creative investment from a station.
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Public Television Enjoys Broad Bipartisan Support
The bipartisan support for public media in Congress reflects the overwhelming support of the American people for our service in communities across the country.
The federal investment in public broadcasting is essential to local public television stations’ public service missions of education, public safety and civic leadership, and to ensuring that everyone, everywhere, every day has access to these essential services for free.