ALEXANDRIA, VA., September 20, 2001 - This weekend, PBS will offer a special episode of the award-winning children's series ZOOM entitled AMERICA'S KIDS RESPOND. The half-hour special features the ...

According to Kate Taylor, executive producer for ZOOM, "We're thrilled to be a pioneer in PBS's local/national initiative. Because of its interactive 'by kids for kids' format, ZOOM already has an ...

For pre-teens watching TV in the early 1970s, the opening to Zoom was captivating with seven, charismatic, barefoot kids in rugby shirts running, jumping, dancing and singing on a bare stage.

“ZOOM was for kids and by kids and brought in topics we weren ... Today, Arthur has the largest Facebook fan base of any PBS Kids series. “Arthur was pretty much an instant hit,” said Greenwald. “Our ...

The innovative PBS program celebrated its 50th anniversary ... Here were ordinary kids taking charge and getting stuff done. If dorky “Zoom” kids like Joe and Tracy could be brash, bold ...

Then, in 1999, a glorious new addition to our after school line-up appeared: PBS's Zoom. A reboot of the '70s show, Zoom was the Mickey Mouse Club for us second-class citzens without 70-plus channels.

For generations of children, PBS Kids taught us to read, to explore, to share, and to be kind. Revisit some of the classic PBS Kids shows that weren’t just educational, but inspirational – and ...