After losing a friend and fellow farmer to suicide, a third-generation farmer from Lakeview, Darrin Davis, is hoping the stress hanging over farmers changes. In a new “Good Roots” segment on PBS, Davis shares how he is getting farmers in…
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Arkansas PBS Delivers Over 45,000 ‘Rise and Shine’ Summer Learning Booklets
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWithin the first four weeks of its Rise and Shine summer learning program, Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Department of Education have delivered more than 45,000 summer learning Power Packets. The free summer activity booklets are designed in both English…
Arkansas PBS & Department of Education Team Up for Summer Learning Program Executive Director & CEO of Arkansas PBS, Courtney Pledger Courtney Pledger is the executive director & CEO of Arkansas PBS, the statewide public media network serving Arkansas’…
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Arkansas PBS Live Coverage of Jan. 6 Public Hearings Begins Tonight
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas PBS and “PBS NewsHour” will provide live coverage of the public hearings held by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6 Attack on the United States Capitol, according to an official press release courtesy of Arkansas PBS. The…
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Arkansas PBS to Provide Live Statewide Primary Coverage May 24
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas PBS will be providing live, exclusive statewide primary election coverage Tuesday, May 24, beginning at 7 p.m. with “Election 2022: Primary Coverage.” A team of analysts and political insiders will join host Steve Barnes in covering the key legislative…
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2022 Quiz Bowl State Champions Announced; Scholarships Awarded
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPictured: Fort Smith Southside – 7A First Place Front, from left: Sam Pritchard, Callie Shannon, Vivian Apple, Victor Nguyen Middle, from left: Tzideny Romero, Isabel Nuno, Andrea Ortega, Dipa Patel, Zain Rana Back, from left: Coach Josh Adams, Jackson Austin,…
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Documentary to Follow New Arkansas Statues Bound for US Capitol
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas PBS is producing a feature-length documentary on the selection, creation and installation of new statues of Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash that will represent Arkansas in Statuary Hall at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. The completed documentary is…
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High School Basketball State Finals to Air on Arkansas PBS Stations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas PBS will broadcast the 2022 1A-6A Centennial Bank state high school basketball finals live from the Hot Springs Convention Center Bank OZK Arena beginning Thursday, March 10, in partnership with the Arkansas Activities Association. AR PBS Sports will be…
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UA Law Professor Cynthia Nance Appointed to Arkansas PBS Commission
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCynthia E. Nance of Fayetteville has been appointed by Governor Hutchinson to the Arkansas PBS Commission. Arkansas PBS, the only statewide public media network, delivers daily, essential, local, award-winning productions and programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with…
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Agritourism’s Growing Popularity the Focus of Arkansas PBS Show
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAgritourism is the focus of Arkansas PBS’ latest “Good Roots.” The newest segment visits Subiaco and Little Rock to delve into the ways Subiaco Abbey and Urbana Farmstead are creating operational income while simultaneously benefiting their communities. An increasingly popular…