MPB In the News
February 1, 2012, The Picayune Item
Dr. Rick Supports Women's Health
Dr. Richard deShazo, host of MPB's Southern Remedy radio show, moderated a panel on January 28th at Pearl River Community College Women's Health Symposium. more»December 2, 2011, Clarion-Ledger
Sunday Morning: Bill Ellison
In-depth interview with Bill Ellison, Executive Director of the Foundation for Public Broadcasting, musician, and award-winning host of "Grassroots" on MPB radio. more»November 16, 2011, Clarion Ledger
Keeping Kids in School
MPB's E.D. Ronnie Agnew has been publicizing "Stop the Drop," a dropout prevention initiative to help keep Mississippi's children in school and out of a life of poverty. more»October 13, 2011, WTOK Newscenter 11
MPB Promotes Child Health
MPB is promoting healthier lifestyles for children. Ed Said will rhyme, rap and dance at schools to share his message of making healthy eating choices. more»September 2, 2011, Sun Herald
Thacker Mountain Radio
"Thacker Mountain Radio," the Oxford-based music and literature radio program heard weekly on Mississippi Public Broadcasting, brought its live broadcast back to Ocean Springs. more»August 10, 2011, WTOK Channel 11 News
MPB Highlights Job Opportunities
Jay Moon, president and CEO of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, works with MPB to promote Mississippi jobs through an innovative program: "Dream it. Do it. Mississippi." more»July 3, 2011, Clarion Ledger
In Praise of Earthworms
MPB's Gestalt Gardener, Felder Rushing, has a favorite wild creature: the lowly earthworm. They work tirelessly, day and night, cultivating, aerating and fertilizing. more»June 3, 2011, Mississippi Edition
MPB Honors Three Veterans
On May 31, MPB's Mississippi Edition honored Vietnam vet and Congressman Mac Huddleston, World War II vet Milton McMullen, and Tuskegee Airman Colonel James Harvey. more»May 3, 2011, MPB Press Release
"Divided We Stand" Premieres
MPB's newest documentary, sponsored by the Trent Lott Leadership Institute, explores race, religion, and reconciliation, starting May 3rd on MPB. more»April 3, 2011, The Dispatch
MSU Ragtime Festival on MPB
MPB viewers had a chance to relive the highlights of the widely acclaimed 2010 MSU Ragtime Jazz Festival ahead of the start of the 2011 Festival. more»March 4, 2011, MS Business Journal
"Farm Families" Promotes MS
Farm Families of Mississippi touts product quality, safe food, and local agriculture through support for programs such as Chef Luis Bruno's cooking show on MPB. more»February 3, 2011, Clinton News
Clinton Featured on MPB
Clinton's McNeely Plastics company is one of the high-tech Mississippi firms featured on MPB's newest six-part series, Job Hunter. more»January 5, 2011, Clarion Ledger
"Gulf Islands" Wins Award
MPB won an internationally-recognized film award, the CINE Golden Eagle Award, for its documentary, "The Gulf Islands: Mississippi's Wilderness Shore." more»December 1, 2010, Clarion-Ledger
Conspiracy to Do Good
Tune into MPB-TV on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. and again on Dec. 3 at 6 p.m. for the behind-the-scenes story of the MS Craftsmen's Guild and the MS Crafts Center. more»November 5, 2010, G.E.B. News
MPB Chef Fights Obesity
MPB's Chef Luis Bruno is featured at Global Obesity Summit 2010 in Jackson, which places Mississippi on the front lines of fighting obesity and related metabolic diseases. more»October 1, 2010, MPB Radio
MPB Radio's Battle of the Bulge
How is the nationwide obesity epidemic affecting MS families, communities and businesses? Check out these links, resources and downloads to help your friends and family. more»September 3, 2010, WKRG.com
MPB Series On Science Of Gulf Oil Spill
"The Science of the Spill," a four-part series about how science is being used to manage, contain and study the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, is on MPB and a companion website. more»August 16, 2010, Demopolis Times
Sucarnochee Revue Radio Show Comes to TV
The Sucarnochee Revue, the nationally syndicated radio show recorded in Alabama that highlights Black Belt music, will now have a home on MPB television as well this fall. more»July 21, 2010, MPB Online
MS Delta featured in 'Endless Feast' Series
The Mississippi Delta is featured in an episode of the TV series "The Endless Feast" that will air at noon Sunday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting. The show explores connections of sustenance, highlighting the relationships among farmers, food artisans and chefs and locally grown, sustainable and organic foods. more»April 10, 2010, MPB Online
MPB News Earns Five Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards
"What a tremendous honor for our news and public affairs team, and for the agency and the state of Mississippi as a whole," says Dr. Judith Lewis, MPB Executive Director. "Mississippi Public Broadcasting takes very seriously its commitment to providing information that's pertinent to the citizens of Mississippi." more»February 9, 2010, MPB Online
After School Programs Show Major Impacts
Research shows that after school programs can make a tremendous difference in the lives of children in Mississippi. The East Biloxi Boys and Girls Club will benefit from a 21st Century Community Learning Center grant awarded to the Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast that will allow program fees to be waived for more than 400 children. more»February 4, 2010, Clarion-Ledger
Jackson-born Filmmaker Explores Race Relations
The history of segregation in Mississippi and the steps the state has made since the 1960s will be chronicled in a documentary premiering next week on MPB. "Mississippi ReMixed" was written, produced, and directed by Jackson native Myra Williams Ottewell and focuses on racial reconciliation in the state. more»September 28, 2009, Vicksburg Post


