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Educational Uses of Public Broadcasting

A panel marked the 50th anniversary of the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 by discussing the educational uses of public broadcasting,… read more

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 NOVA. They also explored how these programs can be viewed as historical artifacts of cultural and educational changes in the United States. close

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Paula Apsell Senior Executive Producer PBS->NOVA
Henry Becton Acting Chair American Archive of Public Broadcasting->Executive Advisory Council

Jennifer Lawson Senior Vice President (Former) Corporation for Public Broadcasting->TV and Digital Content
Newton N. Minow Chair (Former) Federal Communications Commission
Lloyd Morrisett Co-Founder Sesame Workshop
Kathryn Ostrofsky Instructor Angelo State University->History

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Library of CongressLibrary of Congress

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American History TV

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Program ID:: 436784-6
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Forum
Location:: Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:: Mar 17, 2018 | 6:49pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:: Mar 18, 2018 | 6:02am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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Mar 17, 2018 | 6:49pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
Mar 18, 2018 | 6:02am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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