The PBS Board of Directors held their first meeting of the fiscal year 2020 September 25, 2019. Five new PBS board members were elected to serve for the year. They are media attorney Catherine Robb and independent consultant Geoff Sands who join as general directors, as well as Rob Dunlop, President & CEO of Cascade […]
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Linda Simensky, a 16 year veteran at PBS, has been promoted to head up PBS KIDS Content. In her time with PBS KIDS, Simensky has been involved with the development of hit shows like Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, Wild Kratts, Dinosaur Train, and Odd Squad. Simensky has helped bring PBS KIDS to the cutting edge of children’s media with […]
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Continue ReadingAPPLY HERE Team: Business Intelligence Status: Full time/Regular/Exempt The PBS Business Intelligence team is charged with collecting, organizing, and analyzing demographic and behavioral data to enhance personalization, viewer retention, brand loyalty, and engagement with PBS programs and digital platforms. As Director of Strategic Insights, you will join a team of researchers and data strategists to […]
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Apply Here Director, Copyright Team: Office of the Chief Legal Officer Status: Full-time/Regular/Exempt Job Objective PBS and its member stations have been recognized for sixteen consecutive years as the most trusted public institution. PBS provides the most trusted news and public affairs content and has the most educational media brand. PBS is seeking a Director, […]
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The Imagen Awards, founded by Norman Lear, encourage positive and accurate portrayals of the Latinx community in the entertainment industry. The awards, now in their 34th year, were held Saturday, August 10, 2019. Two PBS programs won awards Saturday. Great Performances: John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway won Best Documentary and Breaking Big won Best Informational […]
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Paula Kerger, the longest-serving president of PBS has renewed her contract with the company. She will remain in her position for five more years. Kerger joined PBS in 2006 and is now slated to stay on until 2024. Kerger will head PBS as it begins its partnership with YouTube TV and makes the move onto […]
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PBS and YouTube announced Monday that PBS is joining the YouTube streaming and on-demand service, YouTube TV. This is the first digital TV service PBS has joined. The partnership is intended to reach more Americans as streaming services become the new standard for TV consumption. PBS programs will be available for live-stream, DVR, and on-demand […]
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PBS is being recognized for a fantastic programming line-up in the 2018 calendar year with 47 nominations for the News and Documentary Emmy® Awards. Congratulations to all these PBS programs! For a full list of program nominations see the PBS press release.
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Thirty-seven public radio and television stations received grants from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting totaling $366,200 for the promotion of Ken Burns’ new docuseries Country Music. These grants will fund companion programming from various stations focused on the theme “country music.” They aim to both bring audiences together and reach viewers and listeners new to […]
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