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 ...

The university licensee of WEIU-TV in Charleston, Ill., announced Tuesday that the station will end its PBS affiliation Oct. 1 due to federal funding cuts to public media. WEIU-TV received about ...

PBS has suffered a data breach exposing the corporate contact information of its employees and those of its affiliates, BleepingComputer has learned. Earlier this month, BleepingComputer was alerted ...

Hugh Arthur Hines, Jr. passed away peacefully on July 23, 2025, in Memphis, Tennessee. He was born on August 19, 1951, in Memphis to Hugh and Annie Mae Hines. Mr. Hines earned his undergraduate degree ...

“The public broadcasting people are too snooty to run traditional advertisements,” I said to a giddy media consultant. “The Trump-backed bill rescinded more than $1 billion in public broadcasting ...

(The Hill) – Looming federal funding cuts for PBS put in jeopardy some of the most-used educational videos and games shown to help children improve in literacy and other social skills. The cuts, part ...

Marc Brown, creator of PBS’s “Arthur,” explains why he believes public media is vital to education as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting faces defunding. Trump announces Israel, Iran ceasefire ...

Hailed by Broadway World as a “topnotch” entertainment boasting “fun, spirited musical numbers,” a delightful entertainment makes its area debut at the Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse in the premiere of ...

Marc Brown, creator of PBS’s “Arthur,” explains why he believes public media is vital to education as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting faces defunding. Kathy Hochul asks Marjorie Taylor Greene ...

For nearly 30 years, “Arthur” has taught young children about problem-solving and appreciating their peers’ differences. The show’s bespectacled title character is a gentle 8-year-old aardvark who ...

On a sunny April day in 1993, I was finishing the art for "Arthur’s New Puppy," another book in my series, when the phone rang. It was Carol Greenwald, a producer at WGBH, the Boston-based public ...