Sara DeWitt speaks during a Q&A hosted by Friends of Arkansas PBS on Feb. 19. Credit: Milo Strain Friends of Arkansas PBS, a newly formed group that hopes to keep PBS programming in Arkansas, hosted ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark — With plans in the works to stop programming Arkansas's public TV channels with PBS content, a group of viewers have been pushing back. As it turns out, Elmo and Downton Abbey can ...

A room on the fifth floor of the Central Arkansas Library System's main branch was packed Thursday night with members of Friends of PBS, a new citizen-led group aimed at keeping Public Broadcasting ...

A leading exec at the public broadcasting institution breaks down the impact of recent government cuts and what to do about them By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer In May 1969, Fred ...

Despite funding cuts, PBS Kids is still airing new content. PBS Kids has had to lay off some staff, and the lost the grants it used to develop the most enriching content for kids. PBS Kids' legacy of ...

PBS Kids show characters decorate boxes at the Arizona PBS offices in the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in Phoenix, May 2, 2025. Credit: Katie Oyan/AP Photo PBS Kids has ...

Over 1,200 community members of all ages gathered recently to celebrate PBS KIDS® Day with WKAR. Families across mid-Michigan came together for the event, hosted at the WKAR studios on the campus of ...

With the debut this week of new series Phoebe & Jay, the children’s programming division of PBS waves goodbye to an era where it could count on federal assistance for both programming and research.

Millions of children have grown up watching PBS Kids’ educational TV, geared toward 2- to 8-year-olds—from classics like “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to recently added shows like ...

The beloved children’s character Elmo of Sesame Street will be taking part in the TV Kids Festival, running from February 17 to 20. You can register for free here. Elmo first appeared in 1979 and has ...