From 1989 to 1991, Barry Dornfeld had an unusual double role on the crew of the major PBS documentary series Childhood. As a researcher for the series, he inves

Public television's original mandate required it to address issues of controversy and facilitate the inclusion of voices and perspectives from outside the estab

How "public" is public television if only a small percentage of the American people tune in on a regular basis? When public television addresses "viewers like y

This spirited history of public television offers an insider's account of its topsy-turvy forty-year odyssey. James Day, a founder of San Francisco's KQED and a

Overview of public radio and television in the United States