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Vegas PBS Receives National Honors from
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Las Vegas Affiliate Wins My
Source Community Impact Awards For Education
 The
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will present Vegas PBS with two of its
“My Source Community Impact Award for Education” for the station’s efforts in
the creation, distribution and promotion of its Vegas PBS Learning Tools for the
blind and visually impaired, and its TeacherLine program.
The awards ceremony will take
place as part of the CPB/PBS-hosted Council of Chief State School Officers
Legislative Conference on Saturday, March 7 at The Westin Washington, D.C. City
Center.
The March 7 awards dinner
will begin with the CPB’s presentation of the prestigious Fred Rogers Award for
Excellence in Children’s Educational Media. The Fred Rogers Award, followed by
the My Source awards, provides an educational arc of commitment and achievement
through public television stations benefiting the American people.
“Vegas PBS is extremely
honored to be recognized by the CPB for our Learning Tools for blind and
visually impaired children and TeacherLine programs,” said Tom Axtell, general
manager. “It is truly a testament to the hard work and dedication of my staff
and volunteers that we are receiving not one, but two awards, and I feel this is
a great indicator of how we continue to meet our community’s needs for education
and technology each day.”
The Vegas PBS Learning Tools
for the blind and visually impaired provide an interactive language arts and
Braille experience for parents and children that provide three days of 30 to
45-minute activities for families. The kits utilize Vegas PBS’ programming and
extend on screen learning with educational materials designed for children
enrolled in kindergarten through third grade. For additional information about
Family Literacy Kits or to order one, please call 702-799-1010.
Vegas PBS TeacherLine offers
online professional development courses to pre K-12 teachers and districts. The
program’s specially trained, certified facilitators lead over 90 top-quality,
standards-based courses that span the entire curriculum. Vegas PBS has offered
TeacherLine courses, provided by PBS and the U.S. Department of education, for
over four years. As a result, more than 2,400 teachers have been able to meet
certification requirements.
About the My Source Community
Impact Awards for Education
The My Source Community
Impact Awards for Education were created by the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting to give recognition to public television stations for their
commitment to providing educational services to preschoolers, senior citizens,
teachers and caregivers; for those with learning disabilities; for those with
physical challenges; and for lifelong learners of all races and heritage, with
measurable results. For more than four decades, public-service media has
delivered content and services that advance learning -- on-air, online, at home
and in the classroom -- providing a safe place where children can learn and a
source of lifelong learning for all Americans.
About the Corporation for
Public Broadcasting
The Corporation for Public
Broadcasting is a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967 and
is steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting. It
helps support the operations of more than 1,100 locally owned and operated
public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single
source of funding for research, technology and program development for public
radio, television and related online services. |
