PBS CEO Paula Kerger on her plan to save local stations and continue original programming now that federal funding for public ...

Ken Burns, the preeminent documentary filmmaker of his generation, knows how to captivate audiences, whether it's with history or a quip. When he told hundreds of fans at a Wayne State University ...

A powerful new documentary series from acclaimed filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt is set to premiere ...

From Gen. Nathanael Greene, to Black soldiers to everyday people, RI play key roles in the founding of America, says noted ...

To mark our anniversary, PBS News spoke with people who have been longtime viewers to hear how the show, and later its work ...

The story of America’s founding is one we think we know. This fall, get ready to see the birth of a nation in a whole new light. A landmark television event, “The American Revolution” is set to air on ...

When Ken Burns started making his series on the American Revolution nearly a decade ago, he knew one of his biggest challenges would be casting George Washington. The renowned documentarian has worked ...

A new documentary about King Records of Cincinnati is hugely entertaining, fascinating and surprisingly moving.

Hard Hat Riot revisits New York in 1970, when student protestors violently clashed with construction workers against the Vietnam War.

AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: On May 8, 1970, “the Hard Hat Riot” erupted in lower Manhattan. At midday, construction workers, including those building the World Trade Center, violently clashed with students ...

Documentarian Ken Burns stood in the governor’s reception room and addressed a man who was present but could not hear him.

Billions in U.S. soybeans once bound for China are piling up at home, leaving farmers caught in a costly standoff.