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Posts in Category : Education
Last Week in Public Media: The Stories You Missed!
- Posted by Jenna
- July 17, 2014
Did you know that there are over 1,300 public radio and television stations across the United States? Collectively, local public radio and television stations reach […]
Happy Fourth of July!
- Posted by Cait
- July 03, 2014
Today, the Fourth of July, we put on our red, white and blue best in honor of our country’s adoption of the Declaration of […]
Our Favorite Mister Rogers Sweaters for Public Media
- Posted by Cait
- May 07, 2014
Thursday, May 1 marked the 45th anniversary of Mister Rogers‘ heartfelt testimony to Congress to protect public media. We honored this special day, our very […]
Happy Birthday to our Favorite Neighbor, Fred Rogers
- Posted by Cait
- March 20, 2014
We all have our gripes. I hate that when I can’t sleep, I reach for my smartphone. The gentle, soft-spoken man, who would revolutionize children’s […]
Sesame Street Celebrates 44 Years of Success
- Posted by Cait
- November 10, 2013
Forty-four years ago today, Gordon took a girl named Sally on a tour of Sesame Street. Gordon introduced Sally and public television viewers to Sesame […]
PBS Kids Adds Peg + Cat to Teach Kids Math
- Posted by Cait
- October 18, 2013
Peg + Cat Opening Sequence. Video credit: Idaho PTV What does Peg + Cat equal? It equals girls and boys who are good at math! […]
Bill Nye the Science Guy on DWTS Reminds Us Why PBS Rules
- Posted by Cait
- October 03, 2013
Video: Bill Nye the Science Guy and partner Tyne Stecklein dancing to “Weird Science” on the first episode of DWTS. This week, Dancing with […]
Five Things You Didn’t Know about Public Television
- Posted by Cait
- August 08, 2013
1. Over the course of a year, nearly 90% of all U.S. television households – and 220 million people – watch PBS. Local public radio […]
‘The Ways’ Gives Native American Communities Greater Voice
- Posted by Jess
- July 19, 2013
Living Language from Wisconsin Media Lab on Vimeo. Ron Corn Jr. is one of less than 20 fluent speakers of Menominee, the native language of […]