TPT’s mission is to “enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media,” and we take pride in doing that everyday. Part of that mission is to engage our local Minnesota community outside of the walls and programs of TPT through partnerships, media placements and events. On this page, you can find out all you need to know about how TPT is engaging with local media and the community as well as info about TPT and assets you may need to further spread the word about our good work. You’ll find recent announcements and press releases, downloadable logos, social media connections, contact information and recent press coverage.
PRESS RELEASES AND MEDIA ALERTS
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Doug Roderick Joins Twin Cities PBS as Chief Financial Officer
Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Twin Cities PBS Invites Viewers to Devour Food and Culture Series Relish
Friday, May 10, 2024
Molly Biwer and Jeff Dehn Join the Twin Cities PBS Board of Trustees
Friday, May 10, 2024
Twin Cities PBS Local Music Show Takes a Win in the 2024 Gracie Awards
Thursday, March 28, 2024
The Life and Legacy of Hockey Legend Henry Boucha Electrifies in a New History Film from Twin Cities PBS
Friday, March 8, 2024
Kelly Bigler Joins Twin Cities PBS as VP of Marketing, Communications & Brand Strategy
Thursday, February 22, 2024
Twin Cities PBS Explores the Story of ‘Minnesota’s First Lady of Civil Rights’ in a New Film
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Sarah Schnell Joins Twin Cities PBS as Vice President of Human Resources
Friday, January 19, 2024
Twin Cities PBS Premieres “Jesse Ventura Shocks the World”
Wednesday, January 12, 2024
Nick Kereakos Joins Twin Cities PBS as Chief Content Officer
Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Twin Cities PBS Executive Producer Inducted into National Emmy’s Silver Circle
Friday, December 8, 2023
Andy Rausch Joins Twin Cities PBS as Vice President and General Counsel
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
Shona Koester Joins Twin Cities PBS as Chief Advancement Officer
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
SciGirls Earns Public Media Award for Outreach Campaign
Monday, September 11
Donna Zimmerman, Twin Cities PBS Chair of the Board of Trustees, Honored as a 2023 Notable Nonprofit Board Member by Twin Cities Business
Tuesday, August 15, 2023
Next Avenue Newsletter wins Gold Award from National Mature Media Awards
Monday, August 7, 2023
Next Avenue Announces the Launch of Caregiving in America: The 24/7 Caregiver
Monday, July 17 2023
Maureen McGinn Named Vice President of Major and Planned Giving
Thursday, March 16, 2023
America Outdoors with Baratunde Receives $500,000 Richard King Mellon Foundation Grant
Monday, February 13, 2023
Subcultured episode Nominated for a GLAAD Award
Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Next Avenue Names 10 “Influencers in Aging” in Honor of 10th Anniversary
Tuesday, December 6 2022
Twin Cities PBS Announces New Board of Trustee Members and Officers
Wednesday, November 30 2022
Twin Cities PBS Receives $498,664 NOAA Environmental Literacy Program Award
Tuesday, September 6 2022
Facing Suicide Premieres Nationwide September 13
Tuesday, September 6 2022
Leya Hale’s Twin Cities PBS Documentary Project Awarded Vision Maker Media Funding
Friday, July 1 2022
Twin Cities PBS Receives $1.2 Million Dollars to Broaden Participation in STEM and NASA Careers
Thursday, June 30 2022
TPT NOW Director Lillian McDonald Receives FBI Community Award
Thursday, June 23 2022
Lesley Goldman and Lisa Washburn Join Twin Cities PBS in Leadership Roles
Friday, April 22 2022
TPT Statement about “Bring Her Home” documentary goal and focus
Monday, March 21, 2022
Twin Cities PBS Premieres “Outside Chance” As Part of new Minnesota Outdoors Initiative
Friday, February 11, 2022
Twin Cities PBS Receives $1.35M National Science Foundation Grant for “STEM Tales”
Friday, February 11, 2022
Twin Cities PBS Appoints New Trustees
Monday, January 24, 2022
President & CEO Sylvia Strobel, a 30-Year Veteran of Public Media, is Well-Positioned to Lead TPT Into the Future and Meet its Strategic Goals
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Twin Cities PBS Announces New Four-Year Strategic Plan
Tuesday, January 4, 2022
Twin Cities PBS Produces New Film About Murdered & Missing Indigenous Women
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Selected for Public Media Digital Transformation Program
Monday, December 6, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Partners with BlackStack Brewing to Create New Beer
Monday, November 22, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Showcases ‘Remembering Place: A Cemetery Story’
Friday, November 5, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Hires New Chief Technology Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Newly created Executive Producer & Managing Director
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Twin Cities PBS’ Minnesota Experience Series Premieres ‘The Baldies’
Friday, October 15, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Celebrates 9 Midwest Emmy Wins, 20 Nominations
Monday, October 11, 2021
Twin Cities PBS’ Minnesota Experience Series Premieres ‘The Co-op Wars’
Monday, October 4, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Receives Union Pacific Regional Grant
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Sunsets ‘Rewire’ Online Publication After 8 Years
Friday, August 6, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Announces its Largest Gift of $9 Million Dollars from Dr. William Wells
Friday, August 6, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Hires Kristin Pederson as newly created Vice President of Education, Deb Ekeren as Vice President of Human Resources
Friday, June 11, 2021
Twin Cities PBS Receives a Gracie Award for SciGirls “Code Concert”
Wednesday, June 9, 2021
TPT Announces Rotolu Adebiyi as its Newest Member of its Board of Trustees
Thursday, May 6, 2021
Twin Cities PBS’ Minnesota Experience series premieres ‘Armed with Language’ and ‘Return to Skid Row’ in May
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
PBS and Twin Cities PBS Announce New Series, ‘America Outdoors With Baratunde Thurston’ (w.t.)
Friday, March 26, 2021
Amina Jaafar is new Chief Inclusion Officer and Lynn Farmer is new Vice President of Marketing at Twin Cities PBS
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Wayne Ducheneaux Joins TPT Board of Trustees
Friday, December 11, 2020
Melissa Wright is New Chief Content Officer of Twin Cities PBS
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Department of Education Funds TPT’s New Project ‘Mashopolis’
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
‘TPT Learn’ Brings Trusted PBS Educational Media to Minnesota Learners
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
TPT Receives National Daytime Emmy® Award Nomination for ‘SciGirls’
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
PBS to Address Race and Racism in America Through Broadcast and Streaming Content
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
Twin Cities PBS Receives National Science Foundation Grant
Friday, May 22, 2020
TPT Celebrates First Avenue’s 50th Anniversary with New Documentary
Monday, March 16, 2020
Sylvia Strobel is new President and CEO of Twin Cities PBS
Thursday, January 9, 2020
‘SciGirls’ Celebrates Computer Science
Monday, November 11, 2019
TPT Premieres Becoming Big League
Friday, September 27, 2019
Twin Cities PBS 3-Part Documentary The Opioid Fix To Premiere Fall 2019
Friday, September 27, 2019
¡Celebrar SciGirls!
Friday, September 6, 2019
Twin Cities PBS Receives a Craig Newmark Philanthropies Grant
Friday, July 12, 2019
Twin Cities PBS Receives a Craig Newmark Philanthropies Grant
Monday, October 29, 2018
Twin Cities PBS Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant
Thursday, August 2, 2018
Twin Cities PBS Leader Jim Pagliarini To Step Down After 21 Years
Friday, May 11, 2018
Twin Cities PBS Announces “In It Together”
Thursday, April 26, 2018
¡Celebrar SciGirls!
Thursday, February 1, 2018
Twin Cities PBS Receives Otto Bremer Trust Grant to Cover Issues in Greater Minnesota
Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Code.org selects Twin Cities PBS as a Regional Partner for Minnesota
Friday, November 17, 2017
Twin Cities PBS Receives National Institutes of Health Award
Friday, September 15, 2017
Twin Cities PBS “SciGirls” Receives National Science Foundation Award
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Twin Cities PBS Hires Two New Executives for the Minnesota Partnerships and Productions Team
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Twin Cities PBS Presents Eighth Season of “MN Original”
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Twin Cities PBS to Launch Free Localized 24/7 Multiplatform PBS Kids Services
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
Twin Cities PBS Premieres Original Documentary About the Saint Paul Winter Carnival
Tuesday, November 22, 2016
TPT Wins Regional Emmy Award for “SciGirls Stories: Real Women, Real Jobs”
Friday, November 4, 2016
Twin Cities PBS Wins Record 18 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Awards
Monday, October 31, 2016
Next Avenue Names its Top 50 2016 Influencers in Aging
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
Twin Cities PBS’s “SciGirls” Receives National Science Foundation Award
Monday, September 19, 2016
“The Lowertown Line” Announces A New Season of Live Shows at TPT
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
Award-Winning Television and Media Veteran, Michael Rosenfeld, to Lead Twin Cities PBS National Productions
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Twin Cities PBS’s Award-Winning Program “SciGirls” Releases New Web Series Featuring Female STEM Role Models
Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Twin Cities PBS Launches New On-Demand Streaming Member Benefit
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Multilingual Video Program Tackles Fair Housing Basics for New Minnesotans
Monday, March 7, 2016
TPT Rewire Presents “TV Takeover” Season Two
Monday, February 29, 2016
Twin Cities PBS’s Award-Winning STEM Program “SciGirls” Receives Top Awards from Parents’ Choice
Wednesday, February 17, 2016
TPT’s “The Lowertown Line” Announces New Line-up of Local Music Events
Thursday December 17th, 2015
TPT Awarded $36.7 Million Grant by the U.S. Department of Education to Produce New National Children’s Show
Monday December 14th, 2015
Seventh Season of “MN Original” to Premiere on Twin Cities PBS
Friday December 11th, 2015
Twin Cities PBS Receives National Science Foundation (NSF) Award For “SciGirls” Code
Monday, November 30th, 2015
New Documentary Explores the Life and Passion of Minnesota Storyteller, Kevin Kling
Monday, November 2nd, 2015
TPT IN THE NEWS
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Baratunde Thurston Gets His Own PBS Show (Exclusive)
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
New TPT CEO took the reins of TV station, then COVID-19 hit
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
Coronavirus first major test for emergency channel dedicated to limited English speakers
Monday, April 6, 2020
“If I don’t do it who will do it,” Minnesota man helps Latino community navigate Covid-19 pandemic
Wednesday, April 1, 2020
Your Weekly Roundup of New Movies: Watch a 55-minute Love Letter to an Iconic Minneapolis Music Venue
Tuesday, March 31, 2020
Daily distraction: TPT to air new First Avenue documentary as the club celebrates its 50th anniversary
Monday, March 30, 2020
50 fun facts to celebrate Minneapolis’ black-walled rock haven as it eerily sits dark on its 50th anniversary
Saturday, March 28, 2020
Five things our TV critic is watching this week
Saturday, March 28, 2020
6 cool things in music this week include the Rock Boat, First Avenue, Fiona Apple and David Byrne
March 27, 2020
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