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2021 Regional Emmy® Award Nominations, Celebrating Mes de la Cultura, and the Anticipated Premiere of Muhammad Ali

Sep 1, 2021 Letter from the CEO
In 2022, AZPM staff earned 39 individual nominations for 16 projects across 12 categories, more than any other public media broadcaster in the region.

Arizona Public Media receives 48 individual Rocky Mountain Emmy® Award Nominations

Aug 27, 2021 Arizona Public Media (AZPM) staff received 48 individual Emmy® nominations for 21 projects across 17 categories.
Rain and sunlight interact over Tucson, July 5, 2018.

The Smell of Rain; Arizona 360 on PBS NewsHour

Aug 1, 2021 Letter from the CEO
WICKED IN CONCERT: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score poster image.

PBS Presents WICKED IN CONCERT: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score

Jul 9, 2021 An original musical event to air nationally on August 29, 2021
Celebrate our country's 245th birthday with the 41st anniversary broadcast of America's Independence Day celebration for our entire nation.

The Notes of Summer

Jul 1, 2021 A letter from the CEO - Happening at AZPM in July
Arizona Public Media was honored with six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA).

Happening at AZPM in June 2021

Jun 1, 2021 Regional Murrow Award winners, Pride Month programming, and the Global Arts Showcase.
AZPM received six regional Edward R. Murrow Awards in the categories of Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Excellence in Video, and News Documentary.

Arizona Public Media Receives Six Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

May 6, 2021 Category honors include Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Excellence in Video, and News Documentary
May 3, 2021, marks NPR's 50th anniversary of on-air original programming. NPR debuted with around 88 Member stations, 55 employees, and fewer than 2 million listeners. Now, more than 60 million people access NPR content for free on multiple platforms each week.

Happening at AZPM in May 2021

May 3, 2021 50 years of NPR, National Asian American and Pacific Islander month, and a new film commemorates the Tulsa Race Massacre.
Tune in April 5, 6, 7 at 9 p.m. on PBS 6 or stream all episodes with the PBS Video App starting the night of its premiere.

Happening at AZPM in April 2021

Apr 1, 2021 Letter from the CEO
One year into the pandemic, what’s your new normal?

Happening at AZPM in March 2021

Mar 3, 2021 Letter from the CEO

Arizona Public Media hires new Marketing & Communications Manager

Feb 8, 2021 Amanda Gormley has joined the organization.
Host, Henry Louis Gates Jr. standing in front of stained glass at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

Letter from the CEO

Feb 1, 2021 Black History Month Programming, COVID-19 Updates, TSO Community Concerts
The programs featured above are, clockwise from top left: AMERICAN EXPERIENCE “Goin' Back to T-Town” (Courtesy of Greenwood Cultural Center); INDEPENDENT LENS “Mr. Soul!” (Courtesy of Alex Harsley); AMERICAN EXPERIENCE "Voice of Freedom" (Courtesy of From Original Negative / Alamy Stock Photo); and THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG (Courtesy of McGee Media).

AZPM Recognizes the Many Contributions of African Americans This Black History Month

Jan 31, 2021 Featured Programming Includes New Documentaries from Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and INDEPENDENT LENS as well as Offerings from PBS Digital Studios
All Creatures Great and Small, the reboot of the beloved 1970’s BBC series, airs on PBS 6, Sundays at 9 p.m. starting January 10.

Letter from the CEO

Jan 5, 2021 New year programming, Masterpiece dramas, live inauguration coverage.
A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Apple & PBS Team Up For Broadcasts of “A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” & “A Charlie Brown Christmas"

Nov 18, 2020 The Peanuts specials will stream on Apple TV+, in addition to airing ad free on PBS 6 and PBS KIDS on November 22 and December 13, respectively.
NPR 89.1 is now ranked the #1 radio station in Tucson according to a recent Nielsen Radio Research Report.

Letter from the CEO

Nov 1, 2020 NPR 89.1 ranked #1, election news, radio schedule change, and AZPM winter fundraising campaign.

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