
More Than 130 BIPOC Filmmakers Call Out PBS for ‘Over-Reliance’ on Ken Burns
“Public television supporting this level of uninvestigated privilege is troubling not just for us as filmmakers but as tax-paying Americans,” an open letter reads
“Public television supporting this level of uninvestigated privilege is troubling not just for us as filmmakers but as tax-paying Americans,” an open letter reads
“We are committed to a rich pipeline with lots of voices and we will continue to look for ways that we can bring even more people forward,” Paula Kerger says
TCA 2019: Kerger has been with PBS since 2006
“Mr. Smiley’s claims are riddled with falsehoods,” PBS tells TheWrap in a statement
TCA 2018: “It’s really important for media organizations to think about who are in the jobs,” public broadcasting exec tells reporters
TCA 2018: “It is through discussion that we’ll come to some ideas for how to come to some real change”
TCA 2017: “If that money goes away, it’s an existential crisis for those stations,” PBS President Paula Kerger says
“Big Bird makes more money than everybody in this room,” Mick Mulvaney says
“For those stations, if this funding is eliminated, it would be an existential crisis,” says PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger
“We have always had support from both parties in Congress, and will again make clear what the public receives in return for federal funding for public broadcasting,” PBS CEO says
TCA 2017: “Our plan over these next months, over these next years is to do the job that the public expects of us,” president and CEO says
TCA 2017: More than 100 licensees will launch standalone network this year
TCA 2016: “We did not know about it beforehand,” Paula Kerger says
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