The Valley’s Largest Stage
Phil MeyerValleyPBS President & CEO
Valley Cultural CoalitionApril 9, 2015
“A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules,
or fits certain definitions. It is classic because of a certain eternal
and irrepressible freshness.”
-- Edith Wharton
PBS Arts By The Numbers
• Over 500 hours of arts and cultural content each year.
• Total TV Audience = 110+ million people.• Live From Lincoln Center, now in its 40th
season (hosted by Audra McDonald).• Great Performances is television’s
longest-running arts anthology series, with over 600 episodes.
PBS Arts By The Numbers
• Electronic media may be the only source for older, lower income or minority households to participate in arts events. Each month, PBS reaches 33+ million people online.
Breaking Out Of The Box
• ValleyPBS ByYou• Video is formatted for desktop, mobile
(iOS and Android), Apple TV, Roku, etc…
• Any content available online is available for free.
PBS Arts And Education
• PBSLearningMedia.org• Video, audio, print, lesson plans, etc…• Searchable by state standards and
grade levels.• Productivity tools
for teachers.• 47,000+ arts
results.
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