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First-time Competitor wins 2019 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee
Posted on · Two finalists will advance to the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Houston Public Media Hosts Nation’s Largest Regional Spelling Bee March 23
Posted on · Two finalists will advance to the 2019 Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Houston Public Media elevates stories that matter the most to the Lone Star through American Public Media’s Marketplace Hub
Posted on · Public Media Partnership to Generate More Content from Different Geographic Regions
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Houston Public Media Brings Greater Houston Voices to National NPR Audiences Through ‘1A Across America’ Collaboration
Posted on · Two-year public media partnership to provide deep coverage of critical issues.
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Winners of 2018 Houston Public Media PBS KIDS Writers Contest
Posted on · Four local children in grades K-3 from Houston and Sugar Land win first place.
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Finalists from Pearland and Beaumont Emerge from 2018 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee
Posted on · Two finalists will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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Houston Public Media Hosts Nation’s Largest Regional Spelling Bee April 7
Posted on · Two finalists will advance to the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
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“Tu Voz es Poder: A Latino Town Hall” to Broadcast Live on July 21
Posted on · Houston Public Media and Univision 45 to hold live Town Hall to explore issues around immigration and stories of success.
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The Challenges Of Holding Summer Music Festivals In Hot, Humid, Rainy Houston
Posted on · Bad weather and Free Press Summer Fest are starting to become synonymous. So where does the festival go from here?
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Houston Public Media Wins 11 Lone Star Awards
Posted on · Houston Public Media was honored to receive 11 Houston Press Club Lone Star Awards including a sweep of the TV Photojournalist of the Year category. Hosted by the Houston Press Club, the annual Lone Star Awards recognize achievements its members make in journalism and mass communications in the state of Texas.
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Winners of 2017 Houston Public Media PBS KIDS Writers Contest Announced
Posted on · Thirty-one local children from grades K-3 were named finalists in the 2017 Houston Public Media PBS KIDS Writers Contest, which offers children the experience of writing and illustrating their own book.
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Houston Public Media Announces Houston Teacher Selected for the 2017 Digital Innovators Program
Posted on · Houston Public Media announced Krissy Venosdale, the innovation coordinator from The Kinkaid School, as one of 52 educators from across the country selected for the fifth annual PBS Digital Innovators Program.
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Finalists from The Woodlands and Katy Emerge from Houston Public Media Spelling Bee
Posted on · After competing in nine rounds with 56 total spellers representing 42 Texas counties, Shourav Dasari, a resident of The Woodlands and an eighth grader at McCullough Jr. High in Conroe ISD, emerged as the champion of the 2017 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, making Raksheet Kota, a resident of Katy and an eighth grader at Beckendorff Jr. High in Katy ISD, runner-up.
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Houston Public Media’s New Political Podcast
Posted on · Houston Public Media adds a new "must listen" weekly political podcast to its news lineup. Two weekly episodes Friday afternoons, one with a national focus and the other discussing what's going on at the Texas legislature.
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Houston Public Media to Broadcast and Live Stream Nation’s Largest Local Spelling Bee
Posted on · Fifty-six spellers representing grades third through eighth from 1,151 schools in 42 Texas counties, will face-off on Sat., April 1 for the 2017 Houston Public Media Spelling Bee, the nation’s largest local spelling bee. New this year, early rounds will stream live on Houstonpublicmedia.org/spellingbee at 1:30 p.m. and final rounds will air live on TV 8 and online at 7:00 p.m.