The Valley's Largest Stage

The Valley’s Largest Stage

Phil MeyerValleyPBS President & CEO

Valley Cultural CoalitionApril 9, 2015

“A classic is classic not because it conforms to certain structural rules,

or fits certain definitions. It is classic because of a certain eternal

and irrepressible freshness.”

-- Edith Wharton

PBS Arts By The Numbers

PBS Arts By The Numbers

• Over 500 hours of arts and cultural content each year.

• Total TV Audience = 110+ million people.• Live From Lincoln Center, now in its 40th

season (hosted by Audra McDonald).• Great Performances is television’s

longest-running arts anthology series, with over 600 episodes.

PBS Arts By The Numbers

• Electronic media may be the only source for older, lower income or minority households to participate in arts events. Each month, PBS reaches 33+ million people online.

Breaking Out Of The Box

• ValleyPBS ByYou• Video is formatted for desktop, mobile

(iOS and Android), Apple TV, Roku, etc…

• Any content available online is available for free.

PBS Arts And Education

• PBSLearningMedia.org• Video, audio, print, lesson plans, etc…• Searchable by state standards and

grade levels.• Productivity tools

for teachers.• 47,000+ arts

results.