Finalists Named for Seventh Annual WEDU Be More Awards
DECEMBER 27, 2011 (Tampa, FL) — Continuing the tradition of honoring Tampa Bay area nonprofit organizations, dedicated staff, volunteers and individuals, the seventh annual WEDU Be More Awards™ will take place on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at the A La Carte Event Pavilion in Tampa. The annual event, recognized as the “Academy® Awards for Nonprofits,” [...] Read More …
WEDU Promotes STEM Learning through FREE Workshop
DECEMBER 22, 2011 (Tampa, FL) — West Central Florida’s leading PBS station and source for public media, WEDU, will host an Early Childhood Educator Workshop featuring the PBS series “Sid the Science Kid.” The workshop will incorporate a variety of additional PBS educational resources focusing on the early childhood STEM learning environment. “Sid the Science [...] Read More …
Masterpiece’s “Downton Abbey” Returns for Season Two
DECEMBER 22, 2011 (Tampa, FL) — Multiple Emmy® winner (including Best Miniseries), DOWNTON ABBEY, premieres the long awaited second season on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at 9 pm on WEDU. Last season opened with the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, which had dire consequences for Downton Abbey. The new season picks up in the [...] Read More …
WEDU Awarded 7 Suncoast Regional Emmys
WEDU, was recently honored by The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with 20 Emmy® nominations and seven wins – more than any other public or commercial television station in the region and the most ever for WEDU. Read More …
WEDU Receives Grant for Emmy-Winning Series
Exploring Florida’s west central coast for eclectic stories about the area’s arts, people and places, WEDU’s local monthly series, A Gulf Coast Journal with Jack Perkins, recently received a grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to support the ninth season with six new episodes beginning in January of 2012. Read More …
WEDU honored with 20 Regional Emmy Nominations
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored WEDU with twenty Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award nominations – more than any other public or commercial television station in the region and the most ever for WEDU, also celebrating its 53rd anniversary this month as west central Florida’s leading PBS station and source for public media. Read More …
Coming to WEDU this Summer: Gulf Watch
In a one-hour primetime special, WEDU will examine the after effects the spill had on our community, and throughout the Gulf Coast, and what progress has been made in the restoration efforts. Read More …
Thank you, from WEDU CEO Susan Howarth
My gratitude goes out to you and the thousands of supporters who recently contacted our State legislators and the Governor to express your thoughts about the value of WEDU and public media in general. Read More …
