Find the latest news about WETA programs and corporate news in the press releases below.

Date Title
Shawn Castellanos Joins WETA Executive Team in New Strategic Fundraising Role
Artists to Celebrate Elton John and Bernie Taupin Receiving the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG PREMIERES ON APRIL 8, 2024 ON PBS STATIONS AT 8 PM ET
Signature Dish Season 2 Premieres September 25 with Six New Episodes and an Online Restaurant Guide
Leading education organizations launch Reading Universe prototype to help teachers build a nation of confident readers 
Devin Karambelas Announced as WETA Vice President, TV Programming and Operations    
WETA Welcomes Denise R. Freeman as Senior Vice President  and Chief Human Resources Officer   
GRATEFUL AMERICAN FOUNDATION EMPOWERS ADLIT.ORG CONTENT WITH NEW BLOG ON AMERICAN IDENTITY
WETA Debuts New Local Travel Series April 3
Artists to Celebrate Joni Mitchell Receiving Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
NEW SERIES “ICONIC AMERICA: OUR SYMBOLS AND STORIES WITH DAVID RUBENSTEIN” PREMIERES WEDNESDAYS BEGINNING APRIL 26 AT 10 P.M. ET ON PBS
Joni Mitchell to Receive the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
AROUND TOWN BEST BETS Offers Weekly Arts and Entertainment Recommendations 
Dawnita J. Wilson Joins WETA as Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer
Tell Me More with Kelly Corrigan Season 4 Premieres Tonight
WETA AND ALTMAN PRODUCTIONS ANNOUNCE WETA IS NEW BROADCAST HOME OF "IT’S ACADEMIC"
MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
Julie K. Brown Joins WETA as Senior Vice President, Human Resources
JON STEWART CELEBRATED IN THE KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE AIRING NATIONALLY ON PBS STATIONS
HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT: YOUTH MENTAL ILLNESS Premieres June 27 and 28 at 9 p.m. ET on PBS
Artists to Celebrate Lionel Richie Receiving Library of Congress Gershwin Prize
"SIGNATURE DISH" PREMIERES MARCH 28 ON WETA PBS AND WETA METRO
DAVID BRUCE SMITH’S GRATEFUL AMERICAN FOUNDATION GRANTS $25,000 TO WETA’S LITERACY WEBSITE ADLIT.ORG
PBS AND WETA ANNOUNCE NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES FROM McGEE MEDIA AND INKWELL MEDIA MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR. TO PREMIERE FALL 2022
LIONEL RICHIE TO RECEIVE THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG IN BROADCAST SPECIAL PREMIERING MAY 17, 2022 ON PBS
WETA AND WELL BEINGS LAUNCH SERIES OF DOCUMENTARY SHORTS CALLING ATTENTION TO THE RURAL HEALTH CRISIS IN AMERICA
If You Lived Here Returns with 10 New Episodes Beginning January 24 on WETA PBS and WETA Metro
RUBY GOYAL AGGARWAL NAMED CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AT WETA, THE FLAGSHIP PUBLIC MEDIA STATION IN THE NATION’S CAPITAL
PBS STATIONS NATIONWIDE TO BROADCAST HOLIDAY CELEBRATION MUSIC SPECIAL IN PERFORMANCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: SPIRIT OF THE SEASON PREMIERING DECEMBER 21 AT 8 P.M. ET ON PBS
Weta and Well Beings To Host "Tell My Story: Identifying and Preventing Teen Suicide" Virtual Event on Thursday, September 23 at 7 PM Et / 4 PM Pt on WELLBEINGS.ORG