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It was January 1983 when we launched 'Frontline' on PBS with 'An Unauthorized History of the NFL.' The program was anchored by Jessica Savitch. We wanted to get attention, and we got it.

History Attention Get Got Anchored January Jessica NFL PBS Program Wanted

My first job out of college was at PBS as an administrative assistant. I thought I would be on the production side of things.

Job Things First Side Administrative Assistant First Job Production PBS College Out Thought Would Would-Be

For me, when I think of curiosity on television, a lot of times my childhood was shaped by shows on PBS that encouraged and embraced curiosity.

Me Childhood Curiosity Think Embraced Encouraged Shaped PBS I Think Lot Shows Television Times

I like dry-to-the-bone stuff. I don't know what it is. I was raised on PBS showing weird British comedies.

Jonathan Krisel

Weird Know Like British Comedies Raised Showing I Was Raised PBS Stuff

Pierre Franey's producer wanted to do a show with me. This was around 1998, and I think we shot our first PBS show that same year.

Me Think First Same Pierre Producer PBS Around I Think Our Shot Show Wanted Year

Watching 'Doctor Who' in the United States meant I was always behind the times - PBS didn't get new episodes until two years after they ran, and I was aware of the show's cancellation before the characters themselves knew, at least in my corner of the world.

Barbies were banned at our house, along with television other than PBS. As a kid, I found this horribly embarrassing.

House Television Kid Our Banned Barbie Embarrassing Horribly PBS Along Found Other Than Were

My dad keeps joking about sneaking into my grandparents' house and switching out their HBO for PBS so they think I'm on 'Downton Abbey.'

Allison Williams

Think Dad House About Abbey Downton Abbey Grandparents Joking Sneaking Switching HBO PBS Keeps Out

I grew up dancing. When I was three years old, my mom would always watch Latin ballroom dancing competitions on PBS.

Mom Always Old Three Ballroom Competitions Dancing Latin PBS Grew Up Watch Would Years

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This is the first time in my 32 years in public broadcasting that PBS has ordered up programs for ideological instead of journalistic reasons.

Time First Time First Up Broadcasting Ideological Journalistic Ordered Programs Reasons PBS Instead Public Years

I like the dynamic of PBS. They're very honest and authentic.

Like Dynamic Very Honest Authentic PBS

The 'PBS NewsHour' podcast is the audio version of the nightly TV broadcast.

Audio Version Broadcast TV Nightly PBS

Jeff Smith was the Julia Child of my generation. When his television show, 'The Frugal Gourmet,' made its debut on PBS in the 1980s, it conveyed such genuine enthusiasm for cooking that I was moved for the first time to slap down cold cash for a collection of recipes.

I just am a huge fan of PBS. They've taken great risks from great shows.

Great Risks Fan Just Huge Fan PBS Am Huge Shows Taken

I worked at a PBS station called WQED in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Station PBS Worked

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