Arkansas PBS is honored to be recognized by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for exemplary work that supports our mission of informing, entertaining and educating Arkansans with four Emmy Awards. Winners were announced Saturday, Oct. 25, during the 49th Mid-America Emmy Awards Ceremony in St. Charles, Missouri. Thank you for your support!
Arkansas PBS is honored to be recognized by our peers at the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA) for exemplary work that supports our mission of informing, entertaining and educating Arkansans. Winners were announced Monday, Sept. 15, during the PMA Gala at the 2025 NETA Conference and CPB Public Media Thought Leader Forum. Thank you for your support!
Arkansans have many stories to tell and Arkansas PBS is proud to take part in sharing those stories. Because we're able to tell these stories, we’re excited to announce that we’ve earned a record 11 regional Emmy Award nominations from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) for original and local productions! Winners will be announced Saturday, Oct. 25. Nominated productions may be viewed at myarpbs.org/awardnominated.
“Arkansas’s historic bridges speak to us in different ways,” Tommy Sanders narrates at the beginning of the film. “To some, they sing. To some, they bang. To some, they whir. They stand as a testament to a time when practicality was a union of strength and beauty. To an artist, the bridges connect the present to the past and people to a community and a sense of place.
“Arkansas Treasures” – an Emmy Award-winning Arkansas PBS original series showcasing the extraordinary and unexpected collectibles and antiques found throughout The Natural State – is returning for Season 2 with the first two episodes premiering Monday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. on the statewide network and at myarpbs.org/live!
For nearly 60 years, Arkansas PBS has been a trusted part of your community – bringing stories that educate, inspire and connect us all. But we do much more than deliver quality programming.
Arkansas PBS is committed to four essential public service missions: Education, Public Safety, Community Engagement and Local Storytelling.
Are you tired of burgers and hot dogs on the grill? Even if you’re not, we have some fresh and flavorful recipes from the Arkansas PBS original production “Cooking on the Wild Side” for you to try this summer! And, don’t worry! We get right into it, so you won’t have to hear a background story of how every ingredient came into the kitchen.
Each Saturday at 2:30 p.m., “Cooking on the Wild Side” brings back Phyllis Speer and John Philpot with mouthwatering recipes and endearing banter from the original “Arkansas Outdoors” series.
Identical twin brothers Ernie and Earl Cates have been staples of the Fayetteville music scene for decades, blowing up to tour the world with Bob Dylan, The Band, Stephen Stills and more. Starting in the 1960s, the brothers released music through different record labels including Electra-Asylum and Atlantic Records. In 2007, the brothers and their band came to what was then known as the AETN studios to perform in front of an enthusiastic live studio audience as part of “AETN Presents.”
You’ve heard the news that the locally produced Arkansas PBS educational series “Mystery League” has been selected for national distribution! You’ve heard from Arkansas PBS writer Corey Womack and directors Terrell Case and Eric White.
What do a fearless civil rights leader and a legendary country music outlaw have in common? They’ve both taken their rightful places in the U.S. Capitol, representing Arkansas, and you can see how in “Unveiled: Daisy Bates and Johnny Cash.”
