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Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuts down. Is NPR, PBS going off?

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPR) will shut down after its board voted to dissolve the organization, marking a major shift in federal funding to PBS, NPR and hundreds of public TV and ...
New York Post

Brad Lander channels ‘Mister Rogers’ in singsong video kicking off congressional campaign

Outgoing NYC Comptroller Brad Lander formally launched his bid for Congress Wednesday with a nearly three-minute video that featured an awkward tribute to beloved PBS kids’ show host Fred Rogers.
al.com

Shutting down PBS Kids would be ‘horrible mistake’: op-ed from an Alabama 6th grader

Hi! My name is Naomi Ward, I’m an eleven year old in sixth grade and I heard that you were thinking about shutting down the channel P.B.S. Kids, because it is “uneducational” well, I’m writing this to ...
Disability Scoop

PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...
World Screen

PBS KIDS Slates New Literacy Series

Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures, a new animated show that builds on the Emmy-nominated series Super Why!, is being produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Films for PBS KIDS, marking one of ...
Variety

PBS Kids Sets ‘Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures’ Full Series

PBS Kids is expanding “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures,” which debuted in 2023 as a series of shorts, into a full half-hour series set to debut in 2026. A spinoff of “Super Why,” which ran on PBS ...
Black Enterprise

Al Roker Inspires the Next Generation with PBS KIDS ‘Weather Hunters’

Al Roker has long been a household name, best known for bringing the weather into America’s living rooms each morning on the TODAY show. BE: What inspired you to create Weather Hunters, and why do you ...
Arizona State Press

PBS Kids chronicles: The value of emotional learning and public media

Think back and picture it: It's 3:30 p.m. on a Tuesday in 2012. You're in the third grade and had an awesome day. You crushed your times tables worksheet in under two minutes. You're on your way home, ...
Los Angeles Times

Al Roker always dreamed of working in animation. ‘Weather Hunters’ makes it a reality

Growing up, Al Roker loved animation. His Saturday mornings were devoted to Bugs Bunny and Road Runner, and he would spend hours studying Preston Blair’s book on how to draw cartoons. He dreamed of ...
Cleveland.com

Beloved TV personality lends voice and meteorology skills to new PBS Kids animated show

NEW YORK (AP) — Before he was a star on TV, Al Roker was a huge fan of watching it, especially animated shows. “I spent a lot of Saturday mornings in front of the TV,” he says. “I was one of those ...
TV Technology

PBS Kids Embraces Gameplay Content

In news that highlights the ongoing importance of video games, PBS Kids is making its first foray into gameplay content with the September 5 launch of “Odd Squad Gaming Unit” (OSGU). In announcing the ...