by - February 16, 2026 3:27 pm
The newly created Friends of Arkansas PBS will include a bipartisan approach in its effort to convince the Arkansas Educational Television Commission to reverse its December 2025 decision to cut…
by - December 11, 2025 3:46 pm
Arkansas PBS will no longer exist in its current form. The state’s only public television network has become Arkansas TV. The loss of $2.5 million in annual federal funding from…
by - September 26, 2025 5:21 pm
Arkansas PBS announced Friday (Sept. 26) that former State Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock, has been selected as the agency’s new executive director and chief executive officer. He brings…
by - May 21, 2025 10:44 am
The Arkansas Educational Television Commission appointed Tuesday (May 20) Sajni Kumpuris as interim executive director of the public television network during a special meeting. Kumpuris works as Arkansas PBS education…
by - March 5, 2025 1:42 pm
Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Jonesboro, is considering amending his bill that would abolish the Arkansas Educational Television Commission and move Arkansas PBS to full control by the Department of Education. Instead,…
by - October 29, 2024 7:03 am
Arkansas PBS won nine regional Emmy Awards from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for original, local productions, including five awards for the…
by - October 8, 2024 5:21 pm
At times it got contentious Tuesday (Oct. 8) between U.S. Rep. Rick Crawford, R-Jonesboro and his two challengers, Rodney Govens, D-Cabot and Steve Parsons, a Libertarian from Lakeview, during a…
by - September 18, 2024 9:20 pm
Arkansas PBS has scheduled four U.S. Congressional debates that will air daily starting Oct. 7. The debates will livestream at myarpbs.org/elections and air live on Arkansas PBS daily Oct. 7-10….
by - April 3, 2021 10:36 am
The Arkansas PBS Foundation has recently announced newly elected board members. They include Dr. Cherisse Jones-Branch, Toni Lindsey and Ed McClure. The Arkansas PBS Foundation helps fundraise and coordinate volunteers…
by - March 1, 2021 12:44 pm
Arkansas Farm Bureau and Arkansas PBS are partnering to produce community programming and local projects, the two groups announced Monday (March 1). The content, which will be called “Good Roots,”…
