Why Save PBS?

WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more WHY SAVE PBS? THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAS LAST YEAR, PBS OFFERED MORE THAN LESS THAN 1% OF NAMED PBS THE 500 AMERICANS HAVE TAKEN PUBLIC INSTITUTION FOR AN ASTRONOMY COURSE CONSECUTIVE YEARS 3 MILLION HOURS OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROGRAMMING PEOPLE TRAVEL THE WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE WATCHED BY MORE THAN EACH WEEK WITH SESAME STREET 94,000,000 NOVA ON PBS CHILDREN WHO WATCHED SESAME STREET PEOPLE IN PRE-SCHOOL SPEND MORE TIME READING FOR FUN IN HIGH SCHOOL AND OBTAIN PBS IS THE #1 HIGHER GRADES IN ENGLISH, MATH, AND SCIENCE SOURCE OF MEDIA CONTENT FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS FOR EVERY 1 DOLLAR IN FEDERAL FUNDING INVESTED IN PBS MEMBER STATIONS, THEY RAISE 6 IN 2003, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH MADE KIDS WHO PLAYED THE MARTHA SPEAKS 31% APP INCREASED THEIR VOCABULARY AUSTIN CITY LIMITS THE ONLY TV SHOW EVER TO BE AWARDED THE AS MUCH AS 31% IN TWO WEEKS NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS WHILE THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION EQUALS ABOUT 15% OF THE SYSTEM'S FOR MANY PBS STATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT SERVE PEOPLE WHO MAY NEED IT MOST, THIS COUNTS FOR AS MUCH AS 40-50% REVENUE, THATS AN AGGREGATE NUMBER EACH MONTH 117 MILLION 360 STATIONS 000 PEOPLE WATCH PBS & 20 MILLION PEOPLE EXPLORE ONLINE NON-COMMERCIAL, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED COST PER PERSON PER YEAR PBS is America's largest classroom, the nation's largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world O PBS Be more