PBS Relaunches Kids WebSite

Posted on September 18, 1998

PBS Online has unveiled a revised PBS Kids! Web neighborhood, featuring several new sites from PBS's renowned children's programs, and a host of original content created specifically for the Web. Among the new Web areas are those for Arthur, Barney & Friends and Noddy, the newest addition to PBS's kids show lineup.

To mark the occasion, PBS Kids! will host a series of online Q&As with Arthur creator Marc Brown (Sept. 16 - 18), Reading Rainbow's LeVar Burton (Sept. 21 - 25), Kratt's Creatures hosts Chris and Martin Kratt (Sept. 28 - Oct. 2) and Mister Rogers himself, Fred Rogers (Oct. 5 - 9).

In addition, young Web surfers will be able to take part in a back-to- school scavenger hunt amidst PBS Kids!' 5,000+ Web pages. First prize: a one-week stay, including room and board, at an American Computer Experience (ACE) Computer Camp. More than 100 other prizes will also be given away.

The redesigned PBS Kids! will help kids write stories, compose their own songs, tell jokes and discover answers to puzzling questions. Site visitors can also access the official websites and related activities for their favorite PBS children's television programs.

Cindy Johanson, vice president, PBS Online, said, "We want PBS Kids! to be the 'can-do' site for children from preschool to age 14. PBS makes children's educational needs a top priority, and we consulted subject matter experts, educators, parents and children in the site's design and production process."