How do you feel about Elmo? It might depend on how old you were one autumn 40 years ago, when the diminutive, fuzzy red ...

Some states in the northern parts of the contiguous U.S. have a chance of seeing the northern lights on Wednesday, Nov. 12.

Today in History for Nov. 21: In 1766, the first theatre in the U.S. -- the "Southfork" -- opened in Philadelphia. In 1783, the first free flight was made by two men who rose 100 metres above Paris in ...

Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns lamented the federal spending cuts to PBS and praised public broadcasting as the "Declaration of Independence" of communication.

A push from state TV Board members that would have prevented series like 'Sesame Street' and 'NewsHour' from broadcasting in the state failed in a vote on Tuesday.

We want to hear how parents feel about public media funding cuts at a time when there are more kids programs on YouTube, ...

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months ...

PBS SoCal in Los Angeles laid off 10% of staff last month, amounting to 10 positions across the organization. “Over the past several months, we have carefully reviewed our operations and made ...

This week we're launching our new video podcast “Settle In.” In the premiere episode, Amna Nawaz has a fascinating discussion ...

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One-third of campaign proceeds will go into an impact fund supporting preschool education and partnerships with nonprofit and ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Public Television Executive Director Wayne Reid confirmed to CBS 42 that the possibility of severing ties with PBS was discussed at a Alabama Educational Television ...