2. Eight Delivers… On Our Mission Education of Children 9 hours each weekday of high-quality children’s programming – Sesame Street, SuperWhy, Arthur, Sid the Science Kid, Curious George, Barney, CyberChase & Electric Company Balanced News & Public Affairs Newshour , NBR, Washington Week, Frontline, Now, Bill Moyers, Wide Angle, POV, Tavis Smiley, McLaughlin, BBC World News, Charlie Rose Lifelong Learning Nova, Antiques Roadshow, History Detectives, Scientific American Frontiers, Globe Trekker, Nature, Cooking Shows, Ken Burns, Wild! Celebration of Arts & Culture American Masters, Evening at Pops, Soundstage, Live from Lincoln Center, Red Green, Masterpiece Theatre, Great Performances, Rick Steves, Rudy Maxa, American Experience
3. Eight Delivers… Local Perspective Local Productions KAET's Award-Winning Arizona CollectionCelebrating the people, places and history of Arizona with this award-winning television anthology. HORIZONKAET's award-winning public affairs program, explores issues in-depth using a combination of pre-taped reports and in-studio discussion. Hosted by Ted Simons. HORIZONTEKAET's weekly forum for Hispanic perspectives and helps educate all audiences about issues of particular interest to our Latino community. Hosted by José Cárdenas. Specials Spelling Bee, Eight Cooks … specials
4. Eight Delivers… via MultiMedia TV Eight HD – PBS & Local Productions (8/708) Eight Create – Travel & Cooking (80) Eight World – News & Public Affairs (88) Online Outreach & Education Eight Magazine
5. Eight Delivers… Impact 3 TV channels – 8,500 hrs/year Arizona’s most attended arts venue Arizona’s largest preschool Arizona’s largest history museum Community Service Azpbs.org/ArizonaExpert Azpbs.org/StrongKids Azpbs.org/MortgageCrisis
17. Eight Create -- DTV 8.2, Cox 80 Do-It-Yourself programming This Old House, The New Yankee Workshop, Garden Smart Knit and Crochet Today, Donna Dewberry Cooking Lidia’s Italy, Simply Mind, America’s Test Kitchen Crafts/Painting Sewing with Nancy, The Joy of Painting, 7
18. Eight World -- DTV 8.3, Cox 88 News and Public Affairs PBS NewsHour, Nightly Business Report, HORIZON, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly History and Culture Arizona Stories, Books and Co. Science and Nature Nova, NATURE 8
19. Eight Delivers… Reach Eight reaches 85% of Arizona households Over 1 million unique viewers each week Eight consistently ranks among the most watched PBS stations in the U.S. Eight’s Website gets 100,000 visitors each month Over 45,000 Eight Magazines sent each month ASSET serves every school in Arizona
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21. PBS Kids is the #1 educational media brand when compared to Leapfrog, Nick Jr., Playhouse Disney, Discovery Kids, National Geographic Kids and more.Source: 2009 GfK Roper Poll
23. Eight’s Facilities ASU Downtown campus a boon to community involvement Increased access to/for decision makers Central location enhances “Arizona PBS” image Studio A – mediated community engagement
24. For more information Kelly McCullough General Manager 602-496-2422 Kelly@AzPBS.org
27. Eight Delivers… Community Service Eight specializes in the education of children, unbiased news and public affairs, lifelong learning and the celebration of the arts & culture.
Editor's Notes
Eight delivers on it’s mission every day. Just turn on your TV or computer and see safe, quality, interruption free educational programming for children. Truly balanced and unbiased public affairs programs are found on the most trusted TV station in Arizona. Our arts and cultural programs are the biggest and best – without commercial interruption.
Over the past decade Eight has won more than 38 Rocky Mountain Emmy Awards as well as the Telly, the Cine Gold Eagle, the New York Festival and Associated Press Broadcaster’s Association Awards for local productionsHorizon received the 1996 Governor’s Award form the Arizona Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. This special Emmy is the chapter’s highest Honor.
Of all networks, the general public exudes the highest level of confidence in PBS – with 73% agreeing that PBS serves all children, regardless of their circumstances. Additionally, 73% of respondents indicated that the network provides “a trusted and safe place for children to watch television,” and 70% say that PBS serves as a “safe haven for children.” • PBS ties with military defense as #1 in tax value among 20 federally funded services and institutions, with 20% stating it as an excellent value for tax dollars.• PBS remains #1 in public trust, with 49% trusting PBS a great deal. Second in trust are “courts of law,” which are trusted a great deal by 27%.
In partnership with Arizona State University, Eight serves as a trusted, independent catalyst for community involvement.
Of all networks, the general public exudes the highest level of confidence in PBS – with 73% agreeing that PBS serves all children, regardless of their circumstances. Additionally, 73% of respondents indicated that the network provides “a trusted and safe place for children to watch television,” and 70% say that PBS serves as a “safe haven for children.” • PBS ties with military defense as #1 in tax value among 20 federally funded services and institutions, with 20% stating it as an excellent value for tax dollars.• PBS remains #1 in public trust, with 49% trusting PBS a great deal. Second in trust are “courts of law,” which are trusted a great deal by 27%.
Eight viewers feel that Eight offers programming that is safe to watch with the entire family. No obscene language, images or commercial messages for adult consumer products.The nation's educators named PBS their top source of video in the classroom for both off-air taping and product purchase – out performing such well-known media companies as Discovery Channel, History Channel or Nickelodeon.