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Press tour brings questions about federal funding, panel on ‘Vietnam’ soundtrack
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PBS President Paula Kerger assures critics that stations are communicating with members of Congress about the importance of CPB funding.
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PBS President Paula Kerger assures critics that stations are communicating with members of Congress about the importance of CPB funding.
Kerger said PBS’s handling of its broadcast of the annual Fourth of July fireworks on Washington’s National Mall was contrary to policy.
Burns weaved anecdotes from his upbringing with a larger argument about the persistent legacy of racial divisions.
The filmmaker and PBS host engaged in a wide-ranging discussion in Washington, D.C.
Ken Burns, director of PBS’s The Civil War documentary series, discussed the true roots of the controversial symbol.
Execs from the networks told PBS Annual Meeting attendees Tuesday about their plans for collaboration.
Plus: Sesame Workshop’s SVOD strategy, and a new website from Fred Rogers Co.
Four specialized charities cultivating big donations to benefit some of PBS’s most popular programs are gaining traction in the crowded and competitive world of public TV fundraising.
• Public TV stations in four states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands will receive a total of $2.5 million in federal grants for upgrading transmitters, translators and production equipment. The grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announced Wednesday, are part of the 2014 Farm Bill reauthorized by Congress. We’ll have to expense a trip to the islands to report back on their new equipment. • PBS has hired Don Wilcox, a former executive with Fox Broadcasting Corp., as v.p. of digital marketing and services. At Fox, Wilcox was v.p. and g.m. of branded entertainment, overseeing websites including Fox.com, American Idol’s and TheXFactorUSA.com, which now just redirects to a YouTube page, so maybe he left Fox with that one on his thumb drive.