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VOLUNTEERS 
The Heart of Public Broadcasting
Nominate a Volunteer or Volunteer Manager 
from your public broadcasting station for a
 
2015 National Friends Award

Nominations are now open. 
Nomination forms are online.
Nomination Deadline, April 8, 2015

WELCOME to National Friends of Public Broadcasting 

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Established in 1971, National Friends of Public Broadcasting is a vast network of public media volunteers and volunteer coordinators.  As you explore the different pages on this site, you will see wonderful initiatives, events, campaigns, projects and more happening at public television and radio stations across the country -- all thanks to the support and hard work of station volunteers.

National Friends stands in support of Protect My Public Media, a collaboration of local public radio and television stations, national distributors, producers, viewers, listeners and others who support a strong public media in the United States.  The goal of the campaign is to activate our audiences to support federal funding for public media by taking a stand for the local stations and programs they love.  Keep checking back here for updates on how National Friends is supporting Protect My Public Media and learn how you can get involved by visiting the Protect My Public Media website.

If you are already a member of National Friends,  I thank you for your support and I look forward to working with you on behalf of public media.  If you have not joined yet, I hope the information you find on this site will inspire you to become a member or renew your membership in support of the efforts of National Friends of Public Broadcasting.  We'd love to have you with us.

Sincerely,
Dorothy Pacella, National Friends of Public Broadcasting Chair
212.560.2800; pacella@thirteen.org

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JOIN National Friends at any of the three levels:  Individual, Patron or Partner. READ MORE
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SHARE Your Project. 
Submit details to National Friends.  READ MORE
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If your station has a special recognition event to honor your public media volunteers --  READ MORE.
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National Friends hosted a highly successful Volunteer Management Academy at the 2014 PBS Annual Meeting in San Francisco.  Read more . . . 
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WASHINGTON - FEB. 22, 2015: APTS PUBLIC MEDIA SUMMIT The Association of Public Television Stations (APTS) presented its Champion of Public Broadcasting award to Governor Robert Bentley (R-AL). MORE
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Resolve To Protect 
Public Media in 2015
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NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN for the 2015 National Friends of Public Broadcasting Awards.
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REGISTRATION is open for the
2015 PBS Annual Meeting in Austin, TX - May 11-13, 2015
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ARCHIVE the history of your public broadcasting station. Learn about "Station's Archived Memories."  READ MORE