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Idaho Public Television Receives ABA's Silver Gavel Award for The Color of Conscience: Human Rights in Idaho
06/14/12
Idaho Public Television was proud to accept the 2012 Silver Gavel Award for The Color of Conscience documentary as one of four recipients for Media and the Arts from the American Bar Association. -
Wisconsin Public Television: Keeping up with Current Affairs
06/13/12
Wisconsin Public Television (WPT) has played a role in the recent political activity, as they provided on-air and online election coverage to help voters sift through recent electoral issues. -
WOSU Celebrates 90 with Expansion of Public Media
06/12/12
WOSU Public Media, based in Columbus, has been serving Ohio since April 1922. 2012 is a banner year for WOSU that goes well beyond any expectations for public media in 1922. -
KACV Feeding Minds: Texas Takes on Hunger and Obesity
06/07/12
KACV Public Television, of Amarillo, Texas, coordinated a program called Feeding Minds: Texas Takes on Hunger and Obesity. -
WVIZ/PBS Ideastream Provides Vital Services to Their Northeast Ohio Community
06/06/12
WVIZ/PBS Ideastream, from Cleveland, Ohio, through its seven broadcast entities and services, has served as the region's largest classroom, offering learners of every age the opportunity to discover, understand and embrace knowledge. -
Lousiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) Looks Beyond the Politics with Louisiana: The State We’re In
06/01/12
Lousiana Public Broadcasting (LPB) Looks Beyond the Politics with Louisiana: The State We're In. -
WSIU Series Explores Region's People, Stories and Issues
05/31/12
WSIU Public Broadcasting, a PBS/NPR licensee based at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois, turns the spotlight on the unique people, places, events, and issues of its five-state service region in the weekly half-hour television series WSIU InFocus. -
WTIU Broadcasts a Documentary on the Construction of an Influential Highway through Indiana
05/31/12
WTIU, public television for Bloomington, Indiana, recently broadcast a 60-minute documentary I-69: Are We There Yet?, on the building of I-69, which routes from Port Huron, Michigan, south through Indiana, to Brownsville Texas. -
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.