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2025

PBS North Carolina announces 'Homegrown History,' a multiyear public history initiative exploring North Carolina's rich past

WLOS-ABC 13 News: Buncombe receives $10K grant from America250 NC to celebrate nation's 250th anniversary
The Carolina Journal: North Carolina preps for America’s 250th

PBS North Carolina hosts fourth annual Impact Early Childhood Education Summit at Winston-Salem State University

Filmmaker Ken Burns visits Raleigh to promote new documentary, 'The American Revolution,' at student discussion and PBS North Carolina screening event

The News & Observer: Ken Burns ‘American Revolution’ shows messy, bloody, complex truth of US history
The Herald-Sun: Ken Burns promotes film about bloody, complex truth of US history in Raleigh
INDY Week: “Everything Matters”: Talking With Ken Burns
Axios: Ken Burns says only PBS could give him enough time to make his films
EdNC: North Carolina students preview ‘The American Revolution’ film with Ken Burns

PBS North Carolina announces fifth installment of climate change series, 'State of Change: Living with Water'

WECT 6: Battleship North Carolina to be featured in new PBS special

2024

PBS North Carolina premieres new original music series, 'Shaped by Sound'

EdNC: New North Carolina Music Office to promote and invest in state’s music industry
YES! Weekly: Bright New Year
INDY Week: New PBS North Carolina Show to Look at a State “Shaped by Sound”
SPIN: PBS NC Spotlights North Carolina Music On ‘Shaped By Sound’
WUNC: PBS North Carolina launches "Shaped By Sound" this February
World Music Central: “Shaped by Sound” Celebrates North Carolina’s Musical Legacy
Grateful Web: Iron & Wine to kick off new PBS performance series, Shaped by Sound, celebrating North Carolina music
The Local Reporter: Chapel Hill Musical Duo Gets a PBS Spotlight

PBS North Carolina co-produces documentary film 'American Coup: Wilmington 1898' in partnership with American Experience and 371 Productions

2023

Laura Kieler, PBS North Carolina Chief Marketing & Content Officer, named one of 2023's Women of Achievement by Chapel Hill Magazine

Chapel Hill Magazine: 10th Annual Women's Issue, Women of Achievement

David Crabtree, PBS North Carolina CEO, inducted to NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame

UNC Hussman School of Journalism & Media: NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame Announces 2023 Honorees
WRAL: David Crabtree to be inducted to NC Media Hall of Fame
Capitol Broadcasting Company: Retired WRAL-TV Anchor David Crabtree Inducted Into Journalism Hall of Fame
Axios: Longtime WRAL anchor David Crabtree looks back at his TV career

2022

PBS North Carolina's 'On the Road with Chatham Rabbits' gives viewers a unique look into the lives of the husband-and-wife duo

The Current (Minnesota Public Radio): Rising roots band Chatham Rabbits share their story on TV miniseries
YES! Weekly: The Willingham Theater presents celebrated Americana duo Chatham Rabbits on Friday, May 20, 2022
Chatham News + Record: Album launch, PBS special signal new chapter for Chatham Rabbits
Garden & Gun: Chatham Rabbits Ride Again
Chatham Magazine: Lucky Charms for Chatham Rabbits

2021

PBS North Carolina's 'The Key Ingredient with Sheri Castle' takes viewers on a modern journey through Southern cuisine

The News & Observer: NC cookbook author Sheri Castle finally has a TV show of her own
High Country Press: Boone Native Sheri Castle to Host New Televised Cooking Series on PBS
The Herald-Sun: What to Watch Thursday: The Key Ingredient
Greensboro News & Record: New PBS cooking show to feature N.C. food writer Sheri Castle
The Fayetteville Observer: New PBS show highlights North Carolina food, one ingredient at a time
Winston-Salem Journal: New PBS cooking show to feature N.C. food writer Sheri Castle
The Shelby Star: Cleveland County farmer, barker, featured on upcoming PBS show

PBS North Carolina announces partnership with High Point University on new weekly interview series, 'Side by Side with Nido Qubein,' premiering this fall

The High Point Enterprise: Qubein to host new series on PBS NC
The Caswell Messenger: PBS North Carolina announces new weekly broadcast series
Triad Business Journal: PBS NC to partner with HPU President Nido Qubein in new weekly interview show
Current: Nido Qubein, President of HPU, will host 'Side by Side' on PBS NC

PBS North Carolina expands At-Home Learning initiative with Phase II spotlighting local teachers

EdNC: Perspective | Quality remote learning, without the internet?
EdNC: NC education leaders mark anniversary of COVID-19 school closures; promise vigorous recovery
NC State College of Education News: Behind the Scenes of North Carolina’s At-Home Learning Initiative
WRAL Go Ask Mom: PBS North Carolina launches new series aimed at helping kids with remote learning
The Progressive Pulse: UNC-TV expands ‘At-Home Learning’ initiative as school districts return to online instruction
The Richmond County Daily Journal: Howard E. Manning Jr. | An innovative tool for at-home NC schoolchildren

PBS North Carolina joins WRAL and WRAZ in the launch of NEXTGEN TV

TV NewsCheck: PBS North Carolina Launches NextGen TV
Digital TV News: PBS North Carolina launches NEXTGEN TV broadcasting
TVTechnology: PBS North Carolina Begins Broadcasting NextGen TV
Content+Technology: NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance Targets Emergency Alerts
TVTechnology: Capitol Broadcasting Company Launches ATSC 3.0 in Raleigh
WRAL TechWire: UNC-TV, WRAL, WRAZ launch next generation in TV broadcasting across Triangle
Radio+Television Business Report: New International, ETV Members for NVISA
rAVe News: NextGen Video Information Systems Alliance Welcomes New International and Public Broadcast Members
U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Channeling NEXTGEN TV so Responders Can Answer the Call
PBS North Carolina: ATSC 3.0 and Public Broadcasting: A Whitepaper Supporting Public Broadcasters' Efforts in ATSC 3.0/NextGen TV
PBS North Carolina: The Educational Broadband Gap: A Whitepaper on Utilizing ATSC 3.0/NextGenTV to Address Remote Learning Needs
PBS North Carolina: ATSC 3.0 as a Use Case for Public Safety Communications - Development Milestones (2022 NAB 'Best Paper')
PBS North Carolina & Iowa PBS: ATSC 3.0 and Public Broadcasting, a Case for Flash Cut
ATSC: NEXTGEN Innovations in the Tar Heel State

2020

UNC-TV Partners with the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA) and Come Hear NC to Underscore the Importance of Arts & Artists During Pandemic

VisitRaleigh Insider: Streaming From Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art's New 'Offstage Live' Series
The Herald-Sun: NC Museum of Art and UNC-TV to stream life concerts
World Music Central: UNC-TV to host virtual concert series with North Carolina Museum of Art and Come Hear NC
WRAL: UNC-TV, NCMA to stream four live concerts
The News & Observer: UNC-TV, NC Museum of Art to stream live concerts
INDY Week: Concerts to Stream: UNC-TV, NCMA Announce Fall Series

UNC-TV Partners with NC Department of Public Instruction to Support At-Home Learning During COVID-19 Pandemic

Ed NC: Access, affordability, and adoption—UNC-TV's ncIMPACT highlights broadband challenges, solutions
Ed NC: UNC-TV supports public with media access for all
Ed NC: UNC-TV, DPI at-home learning during COVID-19
The Stokes News: Stokes cases now at eight
ABC-11 Eyewitness News: NCDPI, UNC-TV roll out 50 hours of weekly TV programming for remote learning
The News & Observer: NC approves plan to help high school seniors graduate during COVID-19 crisis
WRAL: NC public TV now airing programs to help students
Associated Press: N. Carolina public TV now airing programs to help students
The Progressive Pulse: UNC-TV provides educational programming to keep North Carolina children learning while schools are closed
Caldwell Journal: DPI Teams Up with UNC-TV to Support Their At Home Learning Initiative

UNC-TV's Co-Production of PBS's Somewhere South Cooks Up a Friday Night Hit!

The New York Times: Our TV critic has recommendations, including a new afterlife comedy and a travelogue about barbecue
Distractify: Vivian Howard Is Ready to Expand Your Ideas of Southern Cooking
Eater: North Carolina's Own Vivian Howard Premieres New PBS Show Focusing on the South
Forbes: Chef Vivian Howard Returns with a New PBS Show, and a Full Plate of Projects
Los Angeles Times: What's on TV This Week
The News & Observer: 'Food is that one thing we all have in common.' Vivian Howard's new show set for debut.
Winston-Salem Journal: Vivian Howard's new series 'Somewhere South' to premiere March 27
Wilmington Star News: Vivian Howard becomes student of Southern food in new series 'Somewhere South'
WRAL: NC chef set to premiere new PBS show
INDY Week: Vivian Howard's New Series Explores Foodways of the American South with Candor and Nuance
Mississippi Today: New series with Chef Vivian Howard hits the whole South, Mississippi included

2019

UNC-TV Explores ACEs, Toxic Stress with Resilience: The Biology of Stress & the Science of Hope

Fayetteville Observer: Film on childhood trauma, used in educator training, to air on UNC-TV
North Carolina Health News: Statewide screening Tuesday night of “Resilience” documentary on childhood trauma effects

UNC-TV Works on Next Gen TV/ATSC 3.0 To Aid Emergency Communications, First Responders

Knight-Cronkite News LAB: UNC-TV Takes On a Critical Public-Safety Problem: A team of innovators bets that new broadcast technology can save lives
TVTechnology: UNC-TV Using Next Gen TV Tools To Assist First Responders
Technology Org: ‘Whirlwind of Activity and Progress’ for 2017 Innovation Challenge Winner UNC-TV
TVTechnology: PILOT-Ing A New Communications Option For First Responders: UNC-TV testing ATSC 3.0 communication capabilities for emergency personnel

UNC-TV's Co-Production of PBS's Family Pictures USA Garners Rave Reviews Coast to Coast

New York Times: What’s on TV Monday: ‘The Terror’ and ‘Family Pictures USA’
Los Angeles Times: Scrapbooks and racial histories tell America’s story in PBS’ ‘Family Pictures USA
Winston-Salem Journal: Episode of new series looks at N.C. history through family photos
WUNC's The State of Things: The Hidden Histories Buried In Your Family’s Photo Album
The News & Observer, Happiness is a Warm TV: What to Watch on Monday: New ‘Family Pictures USA’ series starts in North Carolina

UNC-TV Public Media North Carolina CARES New Bern Coverage

WITN: New Bern hosts UNC-TV community summit

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