Public Broadcasting Service: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	public television • PBS
Date	1969 - present
Headquarters	Alexandria
Areas Of Involvement	broadcasting • television
Related People	Walter Cronkite • Edward Gorey • Jim Lehrer • Charlayne Hunter-Gault • Mark Shields • Bill Moyers • Lincoln Filene • Diane Ackerman