Commentary: Barney, Big Bird and immigrant children need you

The erosion of public media hurts the education of American children, including immigrants. Not only is television the first ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

From a CT video rental store to PBS: How 'Barney & Friends' became a kids' TV phenomenon

Barney’s story starts in late 1987 in Allen, Texas. At the time, a former teacher named Sheryl Leach had a two-year old son, Patrick. She struggled to find videos that held his attention. “I was a ...
Smithsonian Magazine

To Combat Summer Reading Slumps, This Timeless Children’s Television Show Tried to Bridge the Literacy Gap With the Magic of Stories

At left, Tony Buttino prepares Western New York book reviewers (from left to right: Stephanie, Percy and Afrika) with production assistant Pam Johnson at right. Courtesy of WNED PBS, Buffalo, NY For ...
Buffalo News

WNED hears viewers' complaints and is doing something about it

Kathryn Larsen wants viewers of WNED-TV to know “we hear you.” Larsen, who arrived here in January and is now the senior director of radio and television programming, realizes viewers don’t want the ...