Press Releases
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APTS and PBS Commend U.S. Senate For Including Ready To Learn in S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act
07/16/15
APTS and PBS today commended the U.S. Senate for passing S. 1177, the Every Child Achieves Act that would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). -
APTS Commends the U.S. Senate for Passing the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015
07/13/15
APTS today commended the United States Senate on its passage of the Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015. -
APTS Commends The Senate Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/25/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends The House Appropriations Committee For Providing Level Funding For Public Broadcasting
06/24/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Appropriations Committee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Commends the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee For Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/23/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS, CPB and PBS Statement Regarding Broadcast Spectrum Incentive Auction Petition for Reconsideration Denial by FCC
06/22/15
APTS, CPB and PBS are disappointed in the Federal Communications Commission's denial of their Petition for Reconsideration of rules adopted last spring. -
APTS Commends the House Labor-HHS-Education Subcommittee For Providing Level Funding for Public Broadcasting
06/17/15
APTS president and CEO Patrick Butler issued the following statement today commending the U.S. House Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS-Education) Subcommittee for providing level funding for public broadcasting. -
APTS Provides Members With Updated Model Channel Sharing Agreement
06/16/15
APTS yesterday sent its member stations an updated model channel sharing agreement. -
APTS Statement on the Passing of Charles Benton
05/01/15
Patrick Butler, president and chief executive officer of the APTS, made the following statement today on the passing of Charles Benton: -
APTS Commends The U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for their Support of Ready To Learn in the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015
04/15/15
APTS today commended the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for including Ready To Learn in the Every Child Achieves Act of 2015, which would reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. -
Association of Public Television Stations Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award To Senator Richard J. Durbin of Illinois
02/24/15
APTS today presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Senator Richard J. Durbin (D-IL). -
Association of Public Television Stations Presents Champion of Public Broadcasting Award To Governor Robert Bentley of Alabama
02/22/15
APTS today presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting Award to Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL). -
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.