In May 1969, Fred McFeeley Rogers, host of the nationally syndicated series Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, appeared in front of the U.S. Senate on behalf of PBS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
On May 2, 2025, at the age of 30, the grant that funded much of PBS KIDS’ content—the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) (now defunct, too) and Public Broadcasting Service’s (PBS) Ready to ...