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PBS RENO IS FULLY COMMITTED TO IMPROVING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR OUR STATE. PBS RENO (5.1) AND PBS RENO PBS KIDS (5.3) FEATURE 207.5 HOURS PER WEEK OF NON-COMMERCIAL, NON-VIOLENT PROGRAMS THAT EDUCATE CHILDREN WHILE ENTERTAINING THEM AT THE SAME TIME. MOST OF THESE PROGRAMS HAVE FREE INTERACTIVE WEBSITES, FREE TABLET, AND SMARTPHONE APPS THAT ALLOW THE YOUNG ONES TO CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH THEIR FAVORITE CHARACTERS BEYOND THE BROADCAST PROGRAM. PBS RENO PBS KIDS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS. PBS RENO AND ITS VIEWERS ENJOY DRAMATIC SERIES ON MASTERPIECE THAT INCLUDE CALL THE MIDWIFE, ENDEAVOUR AND ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. AS USUAL, PBS WON MORE EMMY AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK OR CABLE CHANNEL. FAVORITES LIKE NOVA, NATURE, THIS OLD HOUSE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE AND OUR SATURDAY EVENING BRITISH COMEDIES AND MYSTERIES CONTINUE TO DELIGHT VIEWERS, OFFERING PROGRAMMING TYPES AND QUALITY SIMPLY NOT FOUND ON OTHER CHANNELS. CHANNEL 5.3, PBS RENO PBS KIDS PROVIDES PBS CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING ON A 24/7/365 BASIS. SINCE THE CHANNEL IS AVAILABLE FOR FREE OVER THE AIR, FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN ANYWHERE IN OUR REGION CAN ACCESS THE HIGH QUALITY, EDUCATION-BASED, NON-VIOLENT AND NON-VULGAR PROGRAMMING AT ANY TIME. THE CHANNEL IS ALSO LIVESTREAMED ALLOWING VIEWERS ACCESS TO VIEW THE CHANNEL ANYWHERE ON ANY DEVICE.

ARTEFFECTS: IN SEPTEMBER OF 2021, PBS RENO BEGAN PRODUCTION OF SEASON 7 OF ARTEFFECTS, A WEEKLY SERIES THAT EXPLORES THE VIBRANT ARTS AND CULTURAL SCENE FOUND IN NORTHERN NEVADA AND NORTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA. ALL LOCALLY PRODUCED SEGMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR, AND TO DATE 117 PBS RENO SEGMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL FEED FOR VIEWING AROUND THE COUNTRY. THIRTY-SIX OF THOSE SEGMENT PICKUPS OCCURRED DURING FY21. WILD NEVADA MEMORIES: PBS RENO PREMIERED THIS NEW "OLD" SERIES IN MAY 2021, ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE PILOT EPISODE OF THE ORIGINAL SERIES WILD NEVADA. DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS WE PIVOTED TO PRODUCE THE SERIES WITHOUT TRAVEL. THIS SERIES FEATURED HOSTS DAVE SANTINA, CHRIS ORR AND THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES CREW TELLING THE STORIES OF PAST SEASONS AND FEATURED PREVIOUSLY UNSEEN FOOTAGE AND BLOOPERS, ALONG WITH SOME UPDATES AND FACTS TO THE LOCATIONS IN PRESENT DAY. CLASSICAL TAHOE: IN THE SUMMER OF 2021 PBS RENO PARTNERED WITH CLASSICAL TAHOE AGAIN TO DELIVER LIVE MUSIC. CLASSICAL TAHOE CONCERTS WERE SIMULTANEOUSLY STREAMED WORLDWIDE FROM PBS RENO. IN 2022, PBS RENO WILL PREMIERE THESE EDITED CONCERTS ALONG WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH THE MUSICIANS AND STAFF OF CLASSICAL TAHOE AS PART OF SEASON 2 OF CLASSICAL TAHOE. PBS RENO STEM WORKS: IN JULY 2021 PBS RENO PREMIERED OUR FIRST DIGITAL SHORT SERIES. THESE VIDEOS ARE A FUN FRESH LOOK AT CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS. THE VIDEOS ARE GEARED TOWARD KIDS AGED 9-15, BUT ARE ALSO ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE FOR "KIDS" OF ALL AGES.

IN THE 2020-21 SCHOOL YEAR, PBS RENO EDUCATION SERVICES DELIVERED 2,779 READY TO LEARN WORKSHOPS TO PREK-4TH GRADERS IN SIX NORTHERN NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. 48,821 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. OUR EDUCATION PROFESSIONALS WERE INVITED VIRTUALLY INTO CLASSROOMS AND WELCOMED BY STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. WE RECEIVED POSITIVE FEEDBACK ON OUR INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED STUDENT MATERIALS, DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS SAFE AND HEALTHY. 18,328 AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS WERE HANDED OUT TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN. 1,979 STORIES WERE ENTERED IN THE 2021 PBS KIDS WRITERS CONTEST.