Report to the Community Be More - Eight, Arizona PBS
Report to the Community Be More - Eight, Arizona PBS
Report to the Community Be More - Eight, Arizona PBS
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• In addition <strong>to</strong> airing programs distributed by <strong>PBS</strong>, <strong>Eight</strong>/KAET produces its own award-winning<br />
programs. Especially noteworthy are HORIZON, our nightly public affairs program, HORIZONTE, our<br />
newest weekly series examining <strong>Arizona</strong> issues through a Hispanic lens and The <strong>Arizona</strong> Collection,<br />
an anthology of programs that celebrates <strong>the</strong> people, places and his<strong>to</strong>ry of <strong>Arizona</strong>. Among <strong>the</strong><br />
programs in this series are Over <strong>Arizona</strong>; Monumental <strong>Arizona</strong>; Barry Goldwater: Pho<strong>to</strong>graphs &<br />
Memories; Thieves of Time; Seasons of a Navajo; River of S<strong>to</strong>ne; and Kolb Bro<strong>the</strong>rs: Grand Canyon<br />
Pioneers and Monumental <strong>Arizona</strong>.<br />
• <strong>PBS</strong> KIDS’ Curious George outranks all o<strong>the</strong>r children’s television shows including those from<br />
competitive networks such as Disney and Nickelodeon. Additionally, over 60 research studies, funded<br />
by a U.S. Department of Education Ready <strong>to</strong> Learn grant, help ensure high quality, standards based<br />
children’s programming, online resources, and curriculum for PreK- Grade 2 children.<br />
ACCESS<br />
• <strong>PBS</strong> is committed <strong>to</strong> presenting a diversity of voices through its public affairs programming and<br />
dedicated <strong>to</strong> providing a wide array of viewpoints in order <strong>to</strong> present a true marketplace of ideas.<br />
• <strong>PBS</strong> is one of only four (4) TV services that reach 99 percent of all TV households in America (<strong>the</strong><br />
o<strong>the</strong>rs are NBC, CBS, and ABC — Fox only reaches 72 percent). Basic cable services are received<br />
by roughly 65 percent of all TV households —those that can afford cable services. (<strong>Arizona</strong>’s cable<br />
penetration is approximately 58 percent.) The single greatest method <strong>to</strong> improve our society is<br />
through education, arts, and culture. The life enriching educational programming found on <strong>Eight</strong><br />
should not be available <strong>to</strong> only those that can afford it – quite <strong>the</strong> contrary.<br />
• <strong>Eight</strong> / KAET reaches 80 percent of <strong>the</strong> people of <strong>Arizona</strong> (<strong>the</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r 15 percent are served well by<br />
KUAT-Tucson).<br />
• We think of our viewers as citizens, not as consumers.<br />
• We have been selected as one of a limited number of <strong>PBS</strong> affiliates <strong>to</strong> partner with outside<br />
organizations <strong>to</strong> create unique community outreach experiences for all viewers, and <strong>the</strong> education<br />
community, specifically around <strong>the</strong>se programs: The War, We Shall Remain and The Human Spark.<br />
• <strong>Eight</strong>’s Ready To Learn program improves <strong>the</strong> school readiness of young children. Through<br />
RTL, developed in cooperation with <strong>the</strong> US Department of Education, KAET has provided over 80<br />
statewide workshops, teaching over 1,000 childcare providers, parents, and caregivers how <strong>to</strong> use<br />
KAET’s commercial-free, educational children’s programs <strong>to</strong> bring <strong>the</strong> learning readiness of<br />
preschoolers up <strong>to</strong> standard before <strong>the</strong>y enter kindergarten and first grade. Through RTL, KAET<br />
has helped over 13,000 <strong>Arizona</strong> children enter school “ready <strong>to</strong> learn.”<br />
• <strong>Eight</strong>’s PreK-12 educational program, <strong>Arizona</strong> School Services through Educational Technology,<br />
serves over 60,000 educa<strong>to</strong>rs across <strong>Arizona</strong> with online and face <strong>to</strong> face professional development<br />
and <strong>PBS</strong> curricular resources for <strong>the</strong>ir students. ASSET was in <strong>the</strong> <strong>to</strong>p 3 affiliates nationwide<br />
distributing <strong>PBS</strong> TeacherLine online courses. AZ Educa<strong>to</strong>rs have participated in over 330,000 hours of<br />
online learning through <strong>PBS</strong> TeacherLine.<br />
• <strong>Eight</strong> has been selected as one of a limited number of affiliate stations <strong>to</strong> serve families and <strong>the</strong> early<br />
childhood education community with initiatives such as <strong>PBS</strong> Kids Raising Readers and program<br />
outreach with A Place of Our Own/Los Niños En Su Casa and Sid <strong>the</strong> Science Kid.