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Patrick Butler Speaks at the Media Institute Luncheon
05/17/12
On Thursday, May 17, 2012, APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler addressed members of the Media Institute in Washington ,D.C. -
New Mexico PBS Presents Bataan: A 70th Anniversary Commemoration
04/03/12
As an adjunct to Tragedy of Bataan, New Mexico PBS is creating a half-hour program with some of the survivors of the surrender of Bataan and Corregidor. -
APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers
02/29/12
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, APTS presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to House Appropriations Committee chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY). -
APTS Presents Congressman Edward J. Markey With Champion of Public Broadcasting Award
02/28/12
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, APTS presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award, the Association's highest honor, to Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA). -
APTS Presented the 2012 National Advocacy Award to Kathleen Rae, Director, Government and External Affairs, WNET New York Public Media
02/28/12
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, APTS today presented Kathleen Rae, director, government and external affairs, WNET New York Public Media, with the 2012 National Advocacy Award for her exceptional efforts in furthering public television's legislative goals. -
APTS Presents 2012 National Advocacy Award to Eric Hyyppa, Director and General Manager of KUSM-TV, MontanaPBS
02/28/12
On Tuesday, February 28, 2012, APTS presented Eric Hyyppa with the 2012 National Advocacy Award for his exceptional efforts in furthering public television's legislative goals. -
APTS Presents The 2012 David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award to Catherine Ann Stevens
02/27/12
APTS today presented the David J. Brugger Grassroots Advocacy Award to Catherine Ann Stevens. -
APTS Recognizes PBS Hawaii with an EDGE Award for HIKI NO, the Nation’s First Statewide Student News Network
02/27/12
APTS today presented PBS Hawaii with a 2012 EDGE Award for HIKI NO, the Nation's First Statewide Student News Network. -
APTS Recognizes Detroit Public Television for Great Lakes Now, a Groundbreaking Multi-Platform Citizenship Initiative
02/27/12
APTS today presented Detroit Public Television with a 2012 EDGE Award for Great Lakes Now. -
Local Public Television Stations Elect New Members to the Board of Trustees of the Association of Public Television Stations
02/26/12
APTS announced the recent election of three new members of its Board of Trustees -
APTS Statement on The President's FY 2013 Budget
02/13/12
APTS today praised President Obama for his recommendation of $445 million for CPB in his fiscal year 2013 budget submission. -
APTS, CPB and PBS File Comments with the FCC on Standardizing Program Reporting Requirements for Broadcast Licensees
01/30/12
On Friday, January 27, APTS, CPB and PBS file comments with the FCC in the matter of standardizing program reporting requirements for broadcast licensees. -
Patrick Butler's Speech at the Chattanooga Rotary
01/20/12
On Thursday, January 19, 2012, APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler addressed members of the Chattanooga Rotary. -
APTS Applauds Funding for Public Broadcasting
12/23/11
APTS today commended the President and Congress for their support of public broadcasting in the final appropriations bill for FY 2012. -
Mountain Lake PBS Highlights Unique STEM Learning Opportunities
12/09/11
Mountain Lake PBS produces Mountain Lake Journal EXTRA, a half-hour public affairs program with stories about local and national business issues in the New York, Vermont, Quebec and Ontario region's rich cultural offerings.