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Press Releases
2013 Press Releases
April
4-23-13 MPB News Receives 17 Regional Awards
4-16-13 MAET Board of Directors Meets April 17
4-3-13 MEDIA ALERT: MPB to Kick Off "Ed Said" 2013 Tour in Lee County
4-3-13 Thursdays are Mississippi's Own on MPB TV
4-2-13 MEDIA ALERT: Dropout Prevention Town Hall Meeting Set for April 4
March
3-28-13 MPB Wins Five 2013 Telly Awards
3-15-13 MAET Board Meets March 19
3-13-13 MPB Executive Director Named to National Board
3-1-13 MPB TV to Air State Basketball Championships LIVE
February
2-19-13 MPB Broadcasts the Governor's Arts Awards
2-13-13 MPB to Host Documentary Screenings in February
2-11-13 MAET Board of Directors Meets February 13
2-8-13 MAET Board of Directors Meets February 8
2-5-13 MPB Documentary Nationally Recognized: "Premature Parenthood" recieves award for excellence
2-1-13 MAET Board of Directors Meets February 4
January
1-30-13 MPB TV Premieres Legislative News Magazine Show
1-30-13 Dropout Prevention Town Hall Meeting Set for Thursday
1-24-13 MPB's Job Hunter to Premiere Second Season
1-17-13 MPB to Broadcast State of State Address Live on TV and Radio
1-11-13 MAET Board of Directors Meets January 15
1-7-13 MPB to Host Annual Writers Contest
1-3-13 MPB Holds Sneak Preview of "Downton Abbey Season 3" TONIGHT
2012 Press Releases
December
12-21-12 MPB Announces New Think Radio Linup
12-13-12 MPB to Hold Sneak Preview of "Downton Abbey Season 3"
12-5-12 Music from MPB's "Ed Said" To Be Distributed Digitally
November
11-28-12 Football Championships to be Broadcast Live on MPB TV
11-13-12 State Leaders, Community Advocates, Educators Gather to Address Dropout Crisis
11-6-12 MPB to Host Second Annual Dropout Prevention Summit
October
10-29-12 Morgan Freeman, Robert Plant, Pat Sansone Featured on Mississippi Roads
10-2-12 MPB Unveils Early Childhood Learning Center at JSU
September
9-25-12 MPB to Unveil Early Childhood Learning Center at JSU
9-19-12 MPB to Spotlight Dropout Crisis in 7-hour TV Broadcasting
9-11-12 Mississippi Roads Hits the Road Again in 2012
9-7-12 MAET Board of Directors Meets September 11
9-11-12 Mississippi Roads Hits the Road Again in 2012
9-19-12 MPB to Spotlight Dropout Crisis in 7-hour TV Broadcast
August
8-14-12 MPB Releases State's Top 25 High School Football Poll
July
7-10-12 MPB Launches Youth Movement Through Media
7-6-12 MPB Receives Two Telly Awards for Programming
7-3-12 Teachers Advance the Dialogue on Mississippi's Dropout Crisis
June
6-30-12 "Summer Reading Party" Helps Kids Avoid Learning Loss
6-15-12 MAET Board of Directors Meets June 19
6-12-12 MPB Wins a 2012 National Edward R. Murrow Award
May
5-30-12 MPB to Air Special Highlighting Energy-Saving Projects in Mississippi
5-15-12 MPB to Repair McHenry Tower
5-15-12 MPB Nominated for Two Regional Emmy Awards
5-10-12 MPB's Ed Said Recieves Communicator Award of Distinction
5-8-12 CANCELLED - MAET Board of Directors on May 8
5-4-12 Mississippi Legislature Commends Star of MPB's "Fit to Eat"
5-4-12 MAET Board of Directors Meets May 8
5-3-12 MPB to Examine State's Teen Pregnancy Crisis in Five-Part-Series
April
4-26-12 Radio Reading Service Director Appointed to Board for Mississippi Industries for the Blind
4-21-12 MPB News Honored at 2012 Mississippi AP Awards
4-17-12 New App Puts Mississippi News at Your Fingertips
4-12-12 MPB News Receives Five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
4-10-12 MPB's Dinosaur Train to be featured at NatureFEST!
4-03-12 New MPB TV Series Teaches Mississippians Healthy Cooking Habits
March
3-05-12 WMAU-Bude Intermittently Off the Air to Allow for Tower Upgrades Requried by the FAA
February
2-29-12 Documentary About Mississippi High School Basketball Team Airs on MPB TV
2-29-12 National Honor Awarded to Mississippi Public Broadcasting
2-23-12 WMAH Radio-Biloxi Will Be Off the Air on February 23 to Allow for Tower Upgrades Requried by the FAA
2-13-12 WMAH-Biloxi Will Be Intermittently Off the Air to Allow for Tower Upgrades Required by the FAA
2-01-12 Black History Month to be Celebrated Through MPB Programming
January
1-26-12 Friends of MPB to Host Screening of Film Featuring Ole Miss
1-26-12 $259,533 Grant Awarded to MPB to Enhance Education in the Classroom
1-23-12 MPB Broadcasts Live Governor Bryant’s State of the State Address
1-13-12 MAET Board of Directors Meets January 17
1-09-12 MPB Provides Satellite Feed for Governor’s Inauguration
1-09-12 MPB’s Gulf Coast Radio Channel Experiencing Technical Difficulty
2011 Press Releases
November
11-22-11 High School Football Championships to be Broadcast Live on MPB
11-18-11 Childhood Obesity Examined on Southern Remedy
11-15-11 MPB Aims to "Stop the Drop"
11-1-11 MPB’s Ed Said Awarded a Parents’ Choice Recommended Award
October
10-14-11 MAET Board Elects Bob Sawyer as 2012 Board Chairman
September
9-7-11: MPB Announces News Alert System for MPB TV
August
8-31-11: MPB Adds 29 New Classrooms to “Between the Lions” Literacy Program
8-31-11: MPB Announces New Kids Fall Lineup
8-24-11: New Episode of “Southern Remedy: Mississippi’s Big Problem” to Air August 31
June
6-20-11: MPB Hosting Telethon to Raise Money for Flood and Tornado Victims “Rise for Relief” to Benefit Victims in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee
May
5-20-11: "Between the Lions" Nominated for Four Emmy® Awards
5-6-11: MPB Nominated for Two Emmy® Awards - “Writers: Katrina” and “Ed Said” nominated
5-6-11: MAET Board of Directors Meets May 10 - PLEASE NOTE: The May 10th meeting has been CANCELLED.
April
4-22-11: MPB Wins Four Edward R. Murrow Awards
4-15-11 : MAET Board of Directors Meets April 19
4-5-11 : MPB’s Writers Receives 2011 Bronze Telly Award
March
3-31-11 : The House Lights Raise on Sucarnochee Revue on MPB TV
3-29-11 : MPB’s Quorum Wraps up the 2011 Legislative Session
3-21-11 : MPB’s Quorum Focuses on Higher Education in Mississippi
3-15-11 : MPB’s Quorum Focuses on Mississippi’s Electoral Redistricting
3-10-11 : Mississippi’s Top Spellers Compete March 15 Live on MPB TV
3-7-11 : MAET Board of Directors Meets March 8
February
2-23-11 : State Basketball Championships Live on MPB TV
2-17-11 : Statement of MAET Board Chairman Bob Sawyer
2-7-11 : USM Professor is Featured on National PBS Television Series
January
1-31-11 : MPB’s Quorum Focuses on Mississippi’s Public Health Issues
1-28-11 : New MPB Radio Schedule Adds to the Marketplace of Ideas
1-27-11 : Mississippi Public Broadcasting Wins 2010 NETA Award
1-24-11 : MPB’s Quorum Focuses on Mississippi’s Economic Issues
1-7-11 : MAET Board of Directors Meets January 11
1-6-11 : MPB to Broadcast State of the State Address Live on TV and Radio
See Archives for press releases dated prior to 2011.
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