https://dev-www.0x69616e.com/tags/cpb/ Recent content in CPB on Ian's (not so) technical blog Hugo en-us Ian Wilson. Sat, 02 Aug 2025 01:13:06 -0500 https://dev-www.0x69616e.com/posts/20250802-cpb-helped-make-me/ Sat, 02 Aug 2025 01:13:06 -0500 https://dev-www.0x69616e.com/posts/20250802-cpb-helped-make-me/ <p>I really want to think that I&rsquo;m the type of child who benefitted the most with PBS:</p> <p>I:</p> <ul> <li>Grew up in a small village under-served by traditional media.</li> <li>Attended public schools in the 87th poorest county in Ohio with books that were sometimes 30 years old (I had books in High School that my mom used.)</li> <li>Grew a love of math and Science from shows on PBS like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_One_Television">Square One</a>, which Mathnet helped me fall in love with Dragnet, NOVA, and Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego which taught me about geography.</li> </ul> <p>Thinking about this more doesn&rsquo;t make me want to put something on a pedestal&hellip;but it does make me feel like I&rsquo;m not special, and that PBS did it&rsquo;s job. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting &ndash; CPB &ndash; was dismantled today, unceremoniously. I hope and pray that one day, we can give kids a chance like I got to succeed.</p>