About Us
Florida Public Broadcasting Services, Inc. (FPBS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
FPBS is made up of 26 public broadcasting affiliates - 13 PBS television stations and 13 NPR radio stations - throughout the state. Affiliates are trustees of the service mission of public broadcasting and are dedicated to providing free, educational, non-biased information to our communities. Florida Public Broadcasting affiliates educate, enrich and inform the communities we serve in Florida.
Educating Florida's Children
FPBS is the sole distributor of content for the Florida Knowledge Network, which provides video curriculum and training for Florida's public school students, teachers and educators. Some affiliates run Ready to Learn programs, which provide free books and grassroots literacy outreach to pre-K children and their families, in 8 Florida markets.
How Florida's Stations Operate
Each Florida Public Broadcasting affiliate is independent to the market and community it serves, and individual station licenses vary according to charter: Florida affiliates are university licensees (operated by regional universities), community licensees (operated by community boards) and school board licensees (operated by regional school boards).
Sponsorship Opportunities
Florida Public Broadcasting operates a statewide underwriting and sponsorship staff, working with regional companies that are interested in sponsoring PBS and NPR in multiple Florida markets. FPBS works in conjunction with local affiliates and offers regional companies the ease to work with one contact to deliver the entire state of Florida.
FPBS Executive Team
- Janyth Righter
- Executive Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Tel: 727-552-2451
- Nancy Gibbud
- Marketing & Communications Manager
Tel: 727-552-1730
- Patrick Flood
- Director of Sales
Tel: 305-668-7281
- Karen Howe
- Accounting
Tel: 727-552-1367
FPBS Addresses
- Our Mailing Address
- P.O. Box 1691
St. Petersburg, FL 33731-1691 - Our Street Address
- 600 1st Avenue North, Suite 301
St. Petersburg, FL 33701