PBS

Starring Dick Van Dyke

Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of legendary actor Dick Van Dyke. Known for iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and his classic CBS sitcom, he has ...
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

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

Like many parents, Andrew David keeps a close eye on what programs his 6-year-old son is consuming, often watching shows on YouTube, Netflix, or Disney+ with him or sitting nearby and listening in.
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 ...
PBS

Starring Dick Van Dyke [EAD]

Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career of iconic actor Dick Van Dyke. This version contains extended audio description. Ahead of his 100th birthday, celebrate the life and career ...
WATE 6 On Your Side

East Tennessee PBS awarded grant after federal funding cuts

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Following significant federal funding cuts to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting earlier this year, East Tennessee PBS has received a stabilization grant to help ...
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 ...
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 ...
Newsday

'Starring Dick Van Dyke' review: Generous, richly embroidered portrait of a legend about to turn 100

WHAT IT'S ABOUT Veteran producer John Scheinfeld ("Dick Cavett's Vietnam," "Dick Cavett's Watergate") has assembled a lot of footage and some big stars — Julie Andrews, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Ted ...
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Arkansas drops PBS, citing costs and loss of federal funding

The fallout from the Trump administration’s dramatic cuts to American public media is only just beginning. The governing group that oversees public educational TV in Arkansas voted on Thursday to ...
Salon

“The Dick Van Dyke Show” changed TV forever

A version of this essay first appeared in The Swell, Salon's culture newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this, for more culture that's made to last. For a moment, imagine a world in ...