@seanarussell: Did you know that PBS, the Public Broadcasting Service, launched in 1970 to bring educational, non-commercial television to American homes? It replaced an earlier network called National Educational Television after Congress passed the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, creating the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to support public media. From the beginning, PBS focused on programming commercial TV often ignored… education, culture, science, and public affairs. That mission gave us iconic shows like Sesame Street, Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood, NOVA, Frontline, and PBS NewsHour. In 1973, PBS also helped pioneer closed captioning on television, making programming more accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Today, PBS is not just one station. It is a network of more than 330 locally owned public stations across the United States. Together they produce documentaries, children’s programming, science series, and in-depth journalism. More than 120 million Americans watch PBS every year, with millions more streaming through the PBS app. Not bad for a network built on the idea that television could educate as well as entertain. Did you grow up watching PBS?

Sean A. Russell

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