Phil Meyer
@peacemeyer
Southern Oregon PBS CEO / Using My Media Powers for Good / Autism Dad / Media Literacy / Cubs Fan / he-him-his / Ally
We’re saying “Tally ho!” with Nature Cat at the 60th Annual Children's Festival until 1pm today.
PBS received 5 nominations this week as part of the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards. For PBS, the recognition affirms the enduring power of public media storytelling and its lasting influence across the television landscape. Congratulates all nominees on this well-deserved recognition of excellence.
Well, that was something else. We went to see the Savannah Bananas play The Party Animals in Eugene last night. The MVP was the DJ who put the soundtrack together, the crowd singing along the whole game. Only one fan caught a foul ball for an out.
Even though many Americans consume news from social media — 72% named at least one of the platforms listed on the survey as a source for their news in the past month — most specific platforms are viewed by more Americans as untrustworthy than trustworthy. yougov.com/en-us/articl...
The problem is, I would follow up the 41 with a 59 for 100. (He started on the back nine.)
TONIGHT at 9 on SOPBS: Becoming Katharine Graham After a family tragedy, Katharine Graham evolved from a "doormat wife" into a legendary newspaper publisher. As Nixon's nemesis during Watergate, she fought for truth, broke down barriers in a sexist world, and won a Pulitzer Prize.
THU at 10p on SOPBS: US AS WE ARE SPECIAL: Justice For Hakiym Viewer Discretion Advised. In 2024, Black firefighter Brian "Hakiym" Simpson was arrested & imprisoned for allegedly assaulting a fellow firefighter. A grassroots network claims that Hakiym was the victim of a racially-motivated attack.
More Context. More Questions. More Listening. With all the noise, there's one source you can trust. PBS News. Become an SOPBS Member today at donate.sopbs.org/sopbs/donate
Whether you're revisiting the Neighborhood or discovering it for the very first time, there's a place for you at www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger... . Watch full episodes, favorite moments, clips/shorts on a new YouTube channel, and experience timeless lessons that continue to resonate today.
We hope you have a terribly rotten birthday with Slimey and the rest of your Sesame Street pals, Oscar the Grouch! Now scram! #HappyBirthdayOscar 💚 ✏️ Sign Oscar's Birthday Card: m.sesame.org/OscarBirthda...
As colleges and universities in Oregon face budget squeezes, librarian jobs are in peril. www.orartswatch.org/as-colleges-...
The Forever stamp, issued in panes of 20, and a new four-stamp Mister Rogers souvenir sheet, will be available at Post Offices and usps.com starting June 1. news.usps.com/2026/05/24/h...
Today is 1-4-3 Day, the 143rd day of the year! 143 = I Love You Fred Rogers considered the number "143" to be a very special number. He once said "It takes one letter to say I and four letters to say love and three letters to say you."
We are SOPBS. Still here. Still setting the standard for trusted journalism and essential storytelling.
TONIGHT at 9 on SOPBS: American Masters: W.E.B. Du Bois: Rebel With a Cause A new documentary on the prolific scholar and civil rights pioneer W.E.B. DuBois — narrated by Viola Davis and featuring readings by Common, Courtney B. Vance, and Jeffrey Wright.
TONIGHT at 9 on SOPBS: Great Performances: Top Hat Based on the 1935 movie musical starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, "Top Hat" features dazzling choreography and period sets, with an Irving Berlin score featuring "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance" and "Puttin' on the Ritz."
WE'RE HIRING! More information at www.sopbs.org/about/employ... The Media Asset Coordinator I works closely with Traffic, Engineering and Production to manage the video file server and to resolve procedural difficulties as reported on the Discrepancy Report (DR) sheets.
FRIDAY NIGHT at 9 on SOPBS: Great Performances: Top Hat Based on the 1935 movie musical starring Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers, features dazzling choreography and period sets, with an Irving Berlin score featuring "Cheek to Cheek," "Let's Face the Music and Dance" & "Puttin' on the Ritz."
PBS Celebrates 17 Webby Wins & Second Time as Media Company of the Year For the second time, PBS has been named Webby Media Company of the Year for earning the most honors across all Webby categories, w 7 Webby Award Wins & 10 People’s Voice Wins, including work from PBS KIDS & PBS Digital Studios
The PBS app is now available on LG Smart TVs making PBS content accessible on virtually every device sold today. LG joins our existing lineup of apps on Roku, Samsung, VIZIO, Comcast, Android/Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Apple mobile/tablet, Android mobile/tablet, and Amazon Fire tablets.
TONIGHT at 9 on SOPBS: Great Performances: Now Hear This Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century. Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra takes Scott Yoo back in time to experience the music, movies and style of that era.
"It was one of the most privileged moments of my life." Fifty years after production began, LIFE ON EARTH: ATTENBOROUGH’S GREATEST ADVENTURE offers behind-the-scenes insight into the making of the groundbreaking series.💚🌎 LIFE ON EARTH: ATTENBOROUGH’S GREATEST ADVENTURE premieres May 6th on SOPBS.
Happy #NationalASLDay! Join your favorite furry friends and learn how to sign the alphabet in American Sign Language. ❤️ Learn more about this interactive book at m.sesame.org/SignYourABCs
The Post-Gazette’s owners, Block Communications, said the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism, which publishes the digital Baltimore Banner, had agreed to buy its assets. apnews.com/article/pitt...
Roseburg’s newspaper will stop printing after 159 years and shutter its newsroom www.oregonlive.com/business/202...
Who was Henry David Thoreau, really? A writer, determined to figure out what it truly means to live well. After witnessing industry’s impact on nature, politics dividing the country & society dulling the human spirit, Thoreau discovered his way to live: simply, deliberately & in pursuit of the truth