KNPB President and CEO Kurt Mische announced today that Latricia Huston has joined the team as Vice President for Development. In her role, Huston will be responsible for all fundraising activities including; corporate support, membership, major gifts, planned gifts and special events.

Reno’s PBS Member Station, KNPB has received six awards for its local productions. KNPB received a 2017 Communicator Award of Excellence in the Film / Video Category for its documentary Raising Expectations and three Awards of Distinction for its weekly series ARTEFFECTS for episodes Shooting the West, Space Whale, and Will Durham.

KNPB is pleased to celebrate the winners of the 2017 KNPB PBS Kids Writers Contest on Wednesday, May 31 at 5:30 p.m. at the Reno Tahoe International Airport. Over 1,300 creative entries were received from local children grades K-3 and 12 winners were chosen for first place, second place, and third place recognitions.

New TV Channel Will Support KNPB Mission to Reach Local Children with High-Quality Educational Content Around the Clock.

KNPB Board of Trustees has new officers for 2017 along with some new board members.

KNPB announced today that the station is launching new, free localized 24/7 children’s services beginning Monday, January 16. The services include a live stream digital platform available at knpb.org/knpbpbskids as well as a new broadcast TV channel that will debut Monday, March 6. The effort is the latest KNPB initiative to support early learning in the region.

The PBS stations in Reno and Las Vegas have ended their co-production of a nightly interview program hosted by Jon Ralston, effective June 21, 2016.