Local stations will see funding impact of Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolution

After 58 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is no more. The organization announced its dissolution following ...

Ken Burn's 'American Revolution' features Oklahoma native's paintings

PBS will rebroadcast the hit docuseries over six consecutive Fridays Jan. 9-Feb. 13, plus t History Center will host a Jan.
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The Real People Who Fought the American Revolution

Washington uses bonuses and drafts to encourage Americans to join the Continental Army. By early 1777, many soldiers were returning home, and Washington needed to enlist new men. The Continental Army ...
TheWrap

PBS Extends Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’ Free Streaming Window Through New Year’s Eve

PBS has extended Ken Burns’ free streaming window for his history docuseries “The American Revolution,” following its ratings success. The 12-hour documentary series, directed by Burns, Sarah Botstein ...

New documentary on Alabama jazz icon Sun Ra premiering on PBS series 'American Masters' Feb. 20

A documentary covering the life and work of Alabama’s most singular musician will have a national debut next year. “Sun Ra: Do the Impossible,” will premiere on PBS Feb. 20 as part of its “American ...
The New York Times

Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely. By Benjamin Mullin Arkansas PBS on Thursday severed ties with ...
Los Angeles Times

As Dick Van Dyke turns 100, a PBS documentary fetes an artist who’s easy to celebrate

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Dick Van Dyke turns 100 on Saturday, an event so eagerly anticipated that for him not to do so would seem ...
Ars Technica

After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses

A conservative group yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to take licenses away from NPR and PBS stations and let other entities use the spectrum. The request came from the Center for ...
The Boston Globe

Dick Van Dyke hits triple figures

“Van Dyke” outdid “Lucy” in another way. It helped spawn the defining sitcom of the ’70s, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” Moore had played Laura, Rob’s wife. Van Dyke’s place in the entertainment ...
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The American President ★ A PBS series about the Presidency - with Subtitles and MKV

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PBS Documentaries Has A Black Friday Subscription Deal Happening (Just In Time For Ken Burns' American Revolution Doc)

We still have a few days until Black Friday officially gets underway, but Amazon has already started dropping some incredible streaming deals ahead of the big shopping day. Fans of PBS, Ken Burns, and ...
TheWrap

‘The American Revolution’ Review: Ken Burns’ Sluggish but Poignant PBS Docuseries Charts the Fight for Independence

"Washington Crossing the Delaware" painting by Emanuel Leutze, 1851. (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) “From a small spark kindled in America, a flame has arisen. Not to be extinguished.” Cultural ...