Austin PBS, a privately owned company headquartered in the US, was founded in 1962 and employs approximately 120 individuals. Functioning as a nonprofit media organization and formerly known as KLRU-TV, it specializes in broadcast media production and distribution as a member station of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), providing educational, cultural, and informational services across four broadcast channels and various digital platforms. The company is known for its role as home to Austin City Limits (ACL), a music series in American television history, and produces over 130 hours of original content annually, including programs such as Central Texas Gardener, Overheard with Evan Smith, and the community journalism project Decibel.
Austin PBS recently sought donations from music fans to help ensure the future of its "Austin City Limits" live music series for another half-century. This initiative follows the launch of the Austin City Limits Trust last month, which the organization created on May 13, aiming to raise over $6 million in its initial three years, as highlighted by Austin PBS and ACL President and CEO Luis Patiño. Earlier, on June 8, Austin PBS launched "David Eats Everywhere," a new six-part digital original docuseries hosted by Austin food blogger David Douglass, which premiered on June 10 on the Austin PBS YouTube Channel to spotlight Austin's dynamic food culture. These developments come after Austin PBS faced a significant budget shortfall on January 9, following the formal dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which had provided federal funding to public broadcasting stations for nearly six decades.
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