My heart goes out to Barney’s husband Jim, and all of Barney’s friends and family, on his passing.  Barney Frank has always ...

The longtime Democratic congressman and leading liberal brought new visibility to gay rights and crafted the most significant reforms to the financial system in a generation. Frank was known for his ...

PBS Kids is celebrating the 250th anniversary of America in a big way. The network will be unveiling several new shows, shorts and games from May to July, TheWrap has exclusively learned, starting ...

A leading exec at the public broadcasting institution breaks down the impact of recent government cuts and what to do about them By Abbey White Associate Editor & News Writer In May 1969, Fred ...

With the debut this week of new series Phoebe & Jay, the children’s programming division of PBS waves goodbye to an era where it could count on federal assistance for both programming and research.

Millions of children have grown up watching PBS Kids’ educational TV, geared toward 2- to 8-year-olds—from classics like “Sesame Street” and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” to recently added shows like ...

A 1975 episode introduced audiences to one of the first openly gay couples in mainstream American television not depicted as deviants or criminals. By Erik Piepenburg A half-century ago, ABC’s “Barney ...

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: Canva/ Motherly Earlier this morning, the Senate approved sweeping cuts to public media funding, threatening PBS ...

Gen X and millennial parents grew up on the gentle rhythms of “Sesame Street” and “Between the Lions.” But sweeping cuts to public broadcasting could leave their children facing a different ...

Near a cardboard cutout of Daniel Tiger, a small stuffed version of Curious George and plenty of promotional posters in the PBS Kids office, there sit thick stacks of graduation invitations. Most are ...

Barney Miller star Hal Linden opened up about the end of his iconic sitcom 43 years ago. During a June 2025 appearance with his former co-star Max Gail at The Hollywood Show in Burbank, CA, Linden, 94 ...