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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 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 CHILDREN'S CONTENT IS DESIGNED TO MEET DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMON CORE STANDARDS. PBS RENO VIEWERS ENJOY DRAMATIC SERIES ON MASTERPIECE THAT INCLUDE ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL, MISS SCARLETT AND THE DUKE, AND ENDEAVOUR. AS USUAL, PBS WON MORE EMMY AWARDS THAN ANY OTHER NETWORK OR CABLE CHANNEL. FAVORITES LIKE NOVA, NATURE, THIS OLD HOUSE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, PBS NEWSHOUR, AND OUR SATURDAY EVENING BRITISH COMEDIES AND MYSTERIES CONTINUE TO DELIGHT VIEWERS, OFFERING PROGRAMMING TYPES SIMPLY NOT FOUND ON OTHER CHANNELS. LOCALLY, OUR DRAMA LINE-UP INCLUDES THURSDAY NIGHT OFFERINGS OF FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES AND MIDSOMER MURDERS FOLLOWED WITH FRIDAY EVENINGS FEATURING MASTERPIECE. WE ALSO MADE SOME LOCAL CHANGES IN ORDER TO FEATURE MORE DEI PROGRAMMING. THE CHANNEL IS ALSO LIVESTREAMED ALLOWING VIEWERS ACCESS TO VIEW THE CHANNEL ANYWHERE ON ANY DEVICE.CHANNEL 5.2, RENO CREATE PROVIDES HOW-TO PROGRAMMING INCLUDING SERIES AND SPECIALS ON COOKING, TRAVEL, ARTS AND CRAFTS, GARDENING, HOME IMPROVEMENT AND OTHER LIFESTYLE INTERESTS. THIS CHANNEL IS THE FIRST OF THE ADDITIONAL DIGITAL CHANNELS IN THE MARKET TO QUALIFY FOR INCLUSION IN THE NIELSEN RATINGS. OUR 3RD CHANNEL 5.3, PBS KIDS RENO ALSO QUALIFIES FOR INCLUSION IN THE NIELSEN RATINGS. PBS RENO IS THE FIRST AND ONLY BROADCASTER IN THIS MARKET TO HAVE ALL THREE MULTICAST CHANNELS REPORTING SIMULTANEOUSLY. CHANNEL 5.3, PBS KIDS RENO 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.PBS RENO MAKES CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING TWO YOUTUBE TV CHANNELS, ONE YOUTUBE CHANNEL, HULU+ LIVETV, LOCAL NOW, SOCIAL MEDIA (INSTAGRAM, TIKTOK, FACEBOOK, X, LINKEDIN), AND THE PBS RENO WEBSITE (PBSRENO.ORG).

ARTEFFECTS: IN SEPTEMBER OF 2023, PBS RENO BEGAN PRODUCTION OF SEASON 9 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 140 PBS RENO SEGMENTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE NATIONAL FEED FOR VIEWING AROUND THE COUNTRY. WILD NEVADA: HOSTS CHRIS ORR AND DAVE SANTINA PRODUCED SEASON 6'S FINAL EIGHT RECREATIONAL JOURNEYS ACROSS THE STATE OF NEVADA. PRODUCTION RESUMED IN APRIL 2023 AND CONTINUED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2023. THESE EIGHT EPISODES INCLUDED A TRIP SOUTH OF VALLEY OF FIRE AND SPRING MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, A TRIP TO TRUCKEE, CA, AN EPIC TREK ALONG THE TOIYABLE CREST TRAIL, AND MORE.CLASSICAL TAHOE: PBS RENO COMPLETED EDITING SEASON 3 AND PREMIERED THESE CONCERTS IN JULY ALONG WITH BEHIND THE SCENES AND IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS WITH THE MUSICIANS AND STAFF OF CLASSICAL TAHOE.PBS RENO STEM WORKS: DIGITAL SHORT VIDEOS THAT OFFER A FUN, FRESH LOOK AT CAREERS IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS. THE VIDEOS ARE GEARED TOWARD KIDS AGED 9-17, BUT ARE ALSO ENTERTAINING AND INFORMATIVE FOR "KIDS" OF ALL AGES. THESE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ON-AIR.FOODNOTES* IS A DIGITAL FOOD SERIES THAT HIGHLIGHTS THE CULTURAL CULINARY FACETS AND IDENTITIES THAT HAVE FOUND A HOME IN NORTHERN NEVADA. HOSTS CHRISTINA LE AND ENRIQUE SANDOVAL VISIT A VARIETY OF LOCAL ESTABLISHMENTS AND DIVE INTO SPECIFIC CULINARY TOPICS AND CULTURES. THESE ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ON-AIR. REFUGEE'S DAUGHTER: REFUGEE'S DAUGHTER IS PBS RENO'S FI RST PODCAST SERIES. THE PROGRAM EXPLORES HOST, CHRISTINA LE'S MEMORIES AND EXPERIENCES GROWING UP AS A CHINESE-VIETNAMESE AMERICAN. HER GUESTS DISCUSS WHAT GROWING UP AS A PERSON OF CHINESE HERITAGE HAS MEANT FOR THEM. THIS PODCAST IS AVAILABLE ONLINE AND ON ALL MAJOR PODCAST ENTITIES.

DURING THE 2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR, PBS RENO EDUCATION SERVICES DELIVERED 6,447 CURIOSITY CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS READY TO LEARN WORKSHOPS) TO PREK-4TH GRADE STUDENTS IN SEVEN NORTHERN NEVADA SCHOOL DISTRICTS. INTEREST IN CURIOSITY CLASSROOM WORKSHOPS CONTINUES TO GROW AMONG PREK-4TH GRADE TEACHERS BECAUSE WE ARE PROVIDING A VALUED RESOURCE, FREE OF CHARGE TO TEACHERS, WHICH ENHANCES WHAT TEACHERS ARE PROVIDING TO THEIR CLASSROOMS. 126,024 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED. 36,426 AGE-APPROPRIATE BOOKS WERE HANDED OUT TO PARTICIPATING CHILDREN. 2,794 STORIES WERE ENTERED IN THE 2023 PBS RENO WRITERS CONTEST.