Public Broadcasting Service
The current cast of PBS's long-running children's television show Sesame Street. (Photo: Courtesy of company.)
About Public Broadcasting Service
2100 Crystal Dr., Arlington, Va. 22202
www.pbs.org
| 703-739-5000
| Founded: 1969
Industry: Media | Category: Non-profits
The nonprofit Public Broadcasting Service generates programming for America's 355 public television stations. It also offers curriculum guides and other educational resources for teachers from pre-K through grade 12. Last year, the company signed a deal with OverDrive to permit libraries to download and lend more than 300 PBS programs. It also began broadcasting the Emmy-winning series "Frontline" in high-definition, part of its effort to shift entirely to HD by February 2009.
2007 Financial Data
Total employees: 444 | Local employees: 444Did You Know
POPULAR PROGRAMMING: The first episode of Ken Burns's miniseries "The War" attracted 18.7 million viewers in September, beating everything on commercial TV that week except the Cowboys-Bears game.
