The six-part documentary explores the United States’ founding struggle and its eight-year War for Independence, examining how these “turned the world upside-down.” It airs nightly through Nov. 21.

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...

PBS Kids is expanding “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures,” which debuted in 2023 as a series of shorts, into a full half-hour series set to debut in 2026. A spinoff of “Super Why,” which ran on PBS ...

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s fiscal ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WOOD) — Kids’ Food Basket is ready to open its new building in Muskegon, a move years in the making that will allow the organization to provide more food to children in need. It ...

A millennial has made an eye-opening realization about the concept of "living room kids." In a post on Threads, @bookishandbrewsy wrote: "Just found out what 'living room kids' are... my heart. Say ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. In this photo illustration, the NPR (National Public Radio) ...

PBS has had a lasting impression on my life. Growing up, PBS Kids was a consistent part of my childhood. My earliest memory is watching “Curious George” in the morning as I ate breakfast and waited ...

Donors are turning out to support local stations, but those contributions so far fall well short of the roughly $535 million a year that Congress cut. By Benjamin Mullin The public broadcasting system ...

Earlier this morning, the Senate approved sweeping cuts to public media funding, threatening PBS Kids and with it, one of the few screen-time options built entirely around how children learn and grow.

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 of a $9 ...