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Senator Tammy Baldwin Receives 2024 Champion of Public Broadcasting Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/28/24
Senator Baldwin has been a stalwart and effective champion of public broadcasting in countless ways for decades.
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Congressman Earl Blumenauer Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/28/24
No organization has ever had a more passionate, committed and effective champion than public broadcasters have in Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
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APTS Presents 2024 National Advocacy Award to Kurt Mische, President and CEO of PBS Reno
02/28/24
Kurt Mische has been unusually influential in his advocacy for public television in Nevada and California.
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APTS Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Lonna Thompson
02/27/24
Lonna’s extraordinary contributions have been an invaluable asset to APTS and all public television stations across our country.
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APTS Presents 2024 Excellence in Innovation Award to Edward J. Ulman, President and CEO of Alaska Public Media
02/27/24
Under Ed’s determined leadership, Alaska Public Media is serving people who are almost impossible to reach.
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Patrick Butler’s Presidential Address at the 2024 Public Media Summit
02/26/24
On Monday, February 26, 2024, Butler, in his annual presidential address, called on public broadcasters to lead a restoration of civility in American life.
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Butler Urges Public TV Stations to Promote Civility in Public Discourse
02/26/24
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler today called on public broadcasters to lead a restoration of civility in American life.
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Patrick Butler Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from America’s Public Television Stations
02/26/24
Pat has been the dedicated and visionary leader and voice of our local public television stations in our nation’s capital for over a decade of growth.
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America’s Public Television Stations Present 2024 David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award to Dorothy Pacella, Former Executive Director of Friends of Thirteen, Inc. at The WNET Group
02/26/24
No one has played a more effective role, over a longer period of time, marshalling grassroots support for the work of public television than Dorothy Pacella.
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APTS Presents 2024 Pillar of Public Service Award to Molly Phillips, Former Executive Director and General Manager of Iowa PBS
02/26/24
Over the course of a 34-year career at Iowa PBS, Molly Phillips has pursued public television’s public service missions in extraordinary ways.
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America’s Public Television Stations Elect Board Officers and Trustees
02/07/24
Read about the elections of the APTS board leaders and members.
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APTS Seeks to Partner with FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau To Test Disaster Alert Technology
12/18/23
APTS is urging the FCC to explore using television datacasting technologies to help fill wireless coverage gaps when cell service is interrupted during disasters.
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America’s Public Television Stations Elect Former FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to APTS Board of Trustees
11/14/23
Mr. Pai, who chaired the FCC from 2017 to 2021, is now a partner at Searchlight Capital Partners, a global investment firm.
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NEXTGEN Broadcasting Successfully Used to Keep Americans Safe During Marine Corps Marathon
11/08/23
A partnership of Washington, D.C., federal and regional agencies and broadcasting organizations has demonstrated the power of NEXTGEN Broadcast (ATSC 3.0) datacasting in helping to monitor large crowds during the 2023 Marine Corps Marathon.
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Michelle Shanahan Joins APTS as General Counsel
11/06/23
As General Counsel, Shanahan will oversee the legal affairs of APTS, including leading the governance, regulatory, contracting, corporate compliance and nonprofit legal work of the organization. She will be responsible for the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) work of APTS on behalf of its member stations, and will serve as corporate secretary.