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Press Releases
2012 Press Releases
April
4-10-12 MPB's Dinosaur Train to be featured at NatureFEST! - Children can join Nature Trackers Club at event
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 - MPB Producer Edie Greene Recognized for Work on Freedom Riders
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 - Classrooms to be sponsored by Rotary International
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 - Third Episode in Four-Part Series Links Obesity, Health Care and Economics in Mississippi
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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