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Association of Public Television Stations Presents 2015 National Advocacy Award to Rob Dunlop, President & CEO, KCTS 9, and Ed Ulman, Executive Director/General Manager, KBTC
02/19/15
APTS today presented the 2015 National Advocacy Award to Rob Dunlop, President & CEO, KCTS 9, and Ed Ulman, Executive Director & General Manager, KBTC. -
Association of Public Television Stations Presents 2015 David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award to Hilma Prather
02/19/15
APTS today presented the David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award to Hilma Prather of Kentucky for her outstanding work as a lay leader and advocate in the public broadcasting system. The APTS board of trustees created the David J. Brugger Lay Leadership Award in honor of its former president and CEO, David Brugger, the longest-serving leader of the association. We are delighted to present Hilma Prather with this year's Brugger Award, said Patrick Butler, president and CEO of APTS. Hilma is an extraordinarily -
Association of Public Television Stations Presents 2015 Public Service Award for Excellence in Education to Gail Porter Long
02/19/15
APTS today presented the first-ever Public Service Award for Excellence in Education to Gail Porter Long, who recently retired as senior vice president and chief education officer at Maryland Public Television after four decades of service. -
Association of Public Television Stations Presents 2015 EDGE Award to Alan Popkin
02/19/15
APTS today presented the 2015 EDGE Award to Alan Popkin, Director of Television Engineering and Technical Operations, KLCS-TV in Los Angeles. -
Association of Public Television Stations Elects New Board Leaders, Members
02/18/15
APTS today announced the election of new leaders and members of its Board of Trustees. -
APTS Statement on the President's FY 2016 Budget
02/02/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement on President Obama's FY 2016 budget that was released today. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Peggy Charren
01/22/15
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of the APTS, made the following statement today on the passing of Peggy Charren. -
APTS Restructures Staff and Promotes Kate Riley to Vice President, Government and Public Affairs
01/22/15
APTS announced today the restructuring of its staff and the promotion of Kate Riley to vice president, government and public affairs. -
Public Television Provides Education, Public Safety and Civic Leadership Services To All Americans
01/20/15
America's public television stations are committed to three essential public service missions: education, public safety and civic leadership. -
Six Tennessee Public Television Stations Broadcast Coverage of the 109th Tennessee General Assembly Sessions
01/15/15
Six public television stations in Tennessee - East Tennessee PBS, WCTE in Cookeville, WKNO in Memphis, WLJT in Martin, WNPT in Nashville and WTCI in Chattanooga - have joined forces to broadcast coverage of the 109th Tennessee General Assembly sessions. -
KCPT Focuses on Local Mental Health Issues With Local Documentary
11/20/14
KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, worked with filmmaker Michael Price to address the issue of mental illness in the local community. -
Patrick Butler's Speech at NETA Conference 2014
10/30/14
APTS President and CEO Patrick Butler spoke at the 2014 NETA Conference -
Pioneer Public TV and KSMQ Public TV Produce Only Minnesota Gubernatorial Debate With All Three Candidates
10/03/14
The debate on Wednesday, October 1, 2014 included Democratic–Farmer–Labor Governor Mark Dayton, endorsed Republican candidate Jeff Johnson and Independence Party candidate Hannah Nicollet. -
Maine Public Broadcasting Network Holds Several Local Election Debates Throughout The State This Fall
09/22/14
Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN) will be convening and broadcasting four key political debates in October 2014. -
APTS, CPB and PBS Statement Regarding Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction Petition For Reconsideration
09/15/14
APTS, CPB and PBS today filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) urging the Commission to reconsider and revise part of the rules adopted earlier this year for the upcoming broadcast spectrum incentive auction.