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MPT in the news
7/1/25: Baltimore Fishbowl, Chesapeake Collectibles has Clancy, Crystal Caverns, Comics, and more in July
7/1/25: Washington Family magazine (July print issue, page 23 and online), MPT Helps Develop PBS KIDS Animated Series with Autistic Main Character (also appears in Chesapeake Family Life)
6/17/25: Realscreen, Exclusive: PBS slates Thurgood Marshall bio-doc from EP Stanley Nelson
6/17/25: The Talbot Spy, Richard Bodorff named Chair of Maryland Public Broadcasting Commission
6/2/25: Severna Park Voice, MPT’s “Chesapeake Collectibles” Returns For 12th Season
5/15/25: JMORE Magazine, Longtime MPT Leaders Larry Unger and George Beneman Set to Retire
5/1/25: Delmarva Now, Cal Ripken Jr. narrates stunning aerial views in Maryland by Air
4/19/25: WBAL-TV and WBAL.com,Bay Week: Celebrating the Chesapeake with Maryland Public Television
4/16/25: WYPR-FM, Midday show, As public media faces uncertain future, a roundtable of Maryland's nonprofit broadcasters
4/15/25: Chesapeake Bay Magazine, MPT’s Chesapeake Bay Week Debuts Six New Films
3/11/25: Baltimore Fishbowl, MPT and WBAL collaborate to produce Key Bridge documentary
3/7/25: The Baltimore Banner, Maryland Public Television names new president and CEO
2/24/25: TV Technology, APTS Presents 2025 Pillar of Public Service Award to Larry Unger
1/3/25: Chesapeake Family Life, New Maryland Public Television Center Addresses Media Literacy for Teens and Tweens (also featured in Baltimore’s Child and Washington Family)
2/7/25: WMAR-TV, Maryland Public Television opens new center to teach young and old how to be media literate
1/24/25: Baltimore Fishbowl, Maryland Farm & Harvest’s 150th show premieres in February
1/19/2025: Capitol Communicator, Jason Cohen joins Maryland State Ad Agency as managing director
12/19/24: Catholic Review, Emmy-winning Catholic sound engineer inducted into honor society
12/18/24: TVNewsCheck, Maryland Public Television Promotes Harry Vaughn To VP Of New Production & Facility Services Division
12/4/24: Eye on Annapolis, Maryland Public Television Launches Maryland Center for Media Literacy & Education
12/3/24: CBS News, Larry Unger, Maryland Public Television President and CEO, to retire in June 2025
11/7/24: Deep Creek Times, 36th season of MPT’s Outdoors Maryland premieres November 12
11/6/24: The Delmarva Farmer, ‘Maryland Farm & Harvest season debuts on Nov. 12
10/22/24: Baltimore Fishbowl, English armor, presidential telegrams, and Tom Clancy memorabilia: MPT films Season 12 of 'Chesapeake Collectibles'
10/10/24: The New York Times, Candidates square off on courts, policy, and party in Maryland Senate debate
10/30/24: HBCU Buzz, Maryland Public Television Continues National Expansion of HBCU Week Programming Initiative
Samples of MPT's 50th Anniversary Coverage
10/04/19: Maryland Matters, MPT to Air an Evening of Nostalgia to Mark 50th Anniversary
09/27/19: The Baltimore Times, Maryland Public Television Celebrates 50 Years
09/23/19: Washington Family magazine, Tune In, Get Smart – MPT's 50 Years Include Great Programs For Kids
09/01/19: Baltimore Style magazine, MPT Celebrates its 50th
07/31/19: The Daily Record, MPT celebrates milestone 50th anniversary
07/18/19: Baltimore magazine, Public Trust
06/28/19: WBAL-TV, Maryland Public Television celebrates 50th anniversary with major renovation
06/07/19: Comcast Newsmakers, Maryland Public Television’s 50th Anniversary