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A panel marked the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 by discussing the educational uses of public broadcasting, including thoughts on the origins of Sesame Street and…

To mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, the Library of Congress and WGBH-TV co-hosted a panel discussion on PBS documentary programming. Participants included Clayborne Carson, who was senior…

Former FCC commissioners and one of the co-founders of NPR discussed the origins of public broadcasting at this event held to mark the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of…

The five FCC commissioners testified at an oversight hearing of their agency. TIssues discussed included President Trump’s tweets and the First Amendment, net neutrality, news media…

The 73rd annual Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner was held at the Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The first portion of the program featured keynote remarks by…

The 73rd annual Congressional Radio and Television Correspondents' Dinner was held at the Building Museum in Washington, D.C. After a break for the dinner service, the second portion of the program featured award…

Commissioner Mignon Clyburn talked about Federal Communications Commission rules and issues including net neutrality and privacy. She also discussed her experience being the sole Democrat…

Walter Podrazik, television curator at the Museum of Broadcast Communications, talked about his book, Watching TV: Eight Decades of American Television, about the history and influence of…

Jon Else, producer and cinematographer of the Civil Rights documentary Eyes on the Prize, talked about his book True South: Henry Hampton and “Eyes on the Prize,” the Landmark Television…

Representative Kevin Cramer (R-ND) talked about a questionnaire he is planning to send to broadcast networks about their approach to political coverage.

Scott Woolley talked about his book The Network: The Battle for the Airwaves and the Birth of the Communications Age, in which he examines the history of telegraph, radio, television, and…

Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), talked about the council’s recent report on 20 years of the television content ratings system. The report argues that the…

Industry leaders talked about the future of television. Topics included ultra-high density (HD) 4K video, next-generation broadcast standards, and net neutrality, and spectrum auctions.…

Marc Tayer talked by video from San Diego about his book, Televisionaries: Inside the Chaos and Innovation of the Digital Revolution, in which he chronicles the story of the growth of…

Filmmakers Morgan Neville and Robert Gordon talked about their documentary Best of Enemies, which tells the story of the famous 1968 televised debates between conservative William F.…

Panelists talked about the intersection of the Internet and television. Topics included the increasing programming and content choices for consumers, liner and non-linear programming, and…

Commissioner Ajit Pai talked about some of the key issues before the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), including net neutrality and whether to reclassify broadband as a utility,…

Vice President Spiro Agnew addressed a midwest regional Republican party conference in Des Moines, Iowa, and argued that television network commentators were an unelected elite who were biased…

Witnesses testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on S. 1721, a bill that would eliminate the “sports blackout rule” enforced by the Federal Communications Commission that allows sports…

Patricia de Stacy Harrison talked about the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, which created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and, eventually, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public…