Bethlehem, Pa. – May 29, 2024 – PBS39 today announced it received a grant from the Truist Charitable Fund, a donor-advised fund administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation, to support the Good News program that brings media literacy, education, and hands-on experiences to elementary, middle, and high school students in the Lehigh Valley region.

Good News at PBS39 is a comprehensive program offering students a pathway to media education and exposure to the many careers related to media production and news.

Elementary schools can receive PBS39 Mobile Production Unit visits for 4th and 5th grade classes. These visits offer direct experience with PBS39 production professionals who demonstrate equipment used in the field, record students for school announcements, and facilitate an interactive Q&A session.

Middle school classes can schedule a Good News tour of the studio and production rooms at the Univest Public Media Center in Southside Bethlehem. The station provides a discussion about career opportunities hosted by representatives from various departments followed by a Q&A session. Students are offered a green screen experience during which they may record school announcements in the studio or record a station break for broadcast. They also receive a media literacy kit to promote digital storytelling.

High school classes can schedule a hands-on Good News tour of the studio and production rooms and receive a more detailed explanation of careers and equipment. Students have the opportunity to shadow and work behind the scenes to produce and

record school announcements under the guidance of professional videographers, audio engineers, directors, and producers on the PBS39 team. Students also receive a media literacy kit to promote digital storytelling.

Learn more on the PBS39 web site: https://www.wlvt.org/education/goodnews/.

“Our purpose at Truist is to inspire and build better lives and communities,” said Art Dorn, market president for Truist. “Supporting PBS39 and its Good News program helps us live our purpose and provides excellent educational experiences for students.”

About Lehigh Valley Public Media

Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey. Headquartered at the Univest Public Media Center on the SteelStacks campus in Bethlehem, Pa., it is home to PBS39, the Lehigh Valley’s public television station, WLVR 91.3 FM, the Lehigh Valley’s all day everyday NPR news station, and LehighValleyNews.com, the region’s only nonprofit and locally operated digital news platform providing coverage across more than a dozen editorial beats.

About Truist Charitable Fund

The Truist Charitable Fund (“TCF”) is committed to Truist Financial Corporation’s (NYSE: TFC) purpose to inspire and build better lives. TCF was established as a donor- advised fund and is administered by The Winston-Salem Foundation. TCF invests in local community organizations, focusing on grants that support initiatives and programs in the areas of educational equity, leadership development and essential community services. To learn more about Truist’s purpose, visit https://www.truist.com/who-we- are/about-truist.

 

Information provided to TVL by:
Tracey Werner
Director, Marketing Communications
Lehigh Valley Public Media
PBS39/WLVR 91.3 FM/ LehighValleyNews.com