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Family Traditions: As the calendar turns over another year, we often look to the future about what great things we will accomplish in the coming months. For Cities on the Move, I’m asking people to take a few minutes to look back at their family traditions. Do you have a treasured family vacation spot in the region? A tradition of passing along a hobby like rock collecting from generation to generation? A special musical talent that runs in your family? If so, I’d love to hear about it.

We’d love for you to share it with the viewers. We learn so much from each other every year. It’s this shared history, shared culture and exchange of ideas that help make Cities on the Move and our region special. Please contact me at stephanie@ksmq.org to chat or share your special story. May your New Year be filled with great plans for worthy achievements and special moments for remembering long-standing treasures.

It’s a wonderful big world out there. And there’s no better or more trusted place for kids to discover it than with KSMQ and PBS Kids.

As your regional PBS station, we continually look for ways we can serve our viewers, like you, more effectively.

We expand and reinforce our quality programming for children with our Educational Outreach initiatives and services. Your friends, family and others individuals in your community may not be aware that KSMQ expands far beyond the television set in their homes. Did you know that we provide workshops on a variety of topics.

Are you a parent or childcare provider trying to find balance between television viewing and other activities? Be sure to check out our Why KSMQ & PBS? web page—which features commonly asked questions about television viewing for children. We’re certain you’ll agree that KSMQ is a safe-haven for children, but we encourage you to view our Tips for Selecting Quality TV web page— which provides you with simple guidelines to help ensure that you’re selecting programs which are positive learning tools for children. We also offer Resources for Parents, a listing of regional resources for your convenience—from regional services to libraries, you’ll find it on this useful list.

We have an expansive selection of quality programs for children. From Arthur to WordGirl, KSMQ provides a variety of outstanding programs that bring fun and learning together! We often hear from our “older” viewers with grandchildren that they even enjoy our children’s programs. It certainly appears to be true that quality television transcends age demographics. KSMQ and PBS continue to be one of the most trusted entities and it shows each day with the programs we provide on-air and the services we offer off-air.

Thanks for making us part of your world and our regional communities!