Corporation for Public Broadcasting: Difference between revisions

'''The Corporation for Public Broadcasting''' (CPB) is a non-profit corporation created by the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, signed into law by U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 7 of that year. It was created to provide partial federal funding for public broadcasting, initially collaborating with [[National Educational Television]] (NET) stations before starting their own private non-profit networks, [[Public Broadcasting Service]] (PBS) for television and National Public Radio (NPR) for radio.

=== 1st Logo (1967-August 31, 2001) ===

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

'''Logo''': On a {{Font color|blue|blue}} background we see a {{Font color|darkblue|dark blue}} emblem consisting of the lowercase letters "{{Font color|darkblue|'''c'''}}", "{{Font color|darkblue|'''p'''}}" and "{{Font color|darkblue|'''b'''}}" stacked together like a mixed-up jigsaw puzzle, and the text "{{Font color|darkblue|{{Font|serif|'''Corporation for Public Broadcasting'''}}}}" written below in a serif font.  

* On black and white programs, the logo has a {{Font color|darkgray|gray}} background with the emblem and the text in black.

'''Logo:''' Just a stylized "'''cpb'''" with the company name below. Sometimes, "The Program Fund" will appear above the company name.

'''Logo:''' Just a circle with a stylized "'''CPB'''" cut into it on a {{Font color|blue|blue}} (or black) background, with the phrase:

<center>{{Font|Garamond|'''CORPORATION<br>FOR PUBLIC<br>BROADCASTING'''}}</center>

'''Editor's Note:''' The logo bears a striking resemblance to the Chuck Barris logo and would continue to go up all the way until 2002.

 

<center>{{Font|Serif|CORPORATION<br>FOR PUBLIC<br>BROADCASTING}}</center>

* The logo may also fade away to make room for the text "Viewers Like You", which contains the words "Viewers Like" (in a small font) with "{{Font color|yellow|you}}" sketched below in yellow script. This happened on many post-1988 shows. After being sketched, the {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}} script glows in ''Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?''.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a redesigned version of the CPB circle, with a {{Font color|blue|blue}} and {{Font color|lavender|lavender}} outline around it and in the letters.

 

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* '''Version #1:''' On a textured {{Font color|#0047AB|cobalt blue}}/{{Font color|purple|purple}} background with occasional {{Font color|#DE6FA1|thulian pink}} comets flying past, two circles slide in and form the CPB logo above the white text: <center>{{Font|Garamond|CORPORATION<br>FOR PUBLIC<br>BROADCASTING}}</center> At this point, the font is now modified slightly, to ITC Garamond Light. After a few seconds, the text fades out as the logo splits into two CPB logos flying off to opposite sides of the screen so that the words "Viewers Like You" (in plain white plain serif text this time) appear in its place near the top, as more comets fly diagonally upward. For this version, the "Viewers Like You" text sometimes fades out earlier, so the background is shown for about one second before completely fading out.

* '''Version #2:''' Starting on March 22, 1993, the byline from the 7th logo was added under the text. At that time, the text above was arranged centered and appears earlier, before the sweeping {{Font color|pink|pink}} lines. Also, the CPB logo, smaller to make room for the byline, has a {{Font color|#4682B4|steel blue}}/{{Font color|#B784A7|opera mauve}} color scheme instead of the casual {{Font color|blue|blue}}/{{Font color|lavender|lavender}} one, which is only used on still and superimposed variants.  

* On ''Club Connect'', the sweeping {{Font color|pink|pink}} lines and the two big circles move slower, and the text appears after the logo (in brighter colors) is formed; later, ''Dragon Tales'' uses the digitally remastered version of this slow variant.  

* Sometimes, it was superimposed in the credits along with the PBS logo (the P-Heads on top of the "PBS" letters, like the 3rd and 6th PBS logos) in {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}.

'''Logo:''' On an {{Font color|aquamarine|aqua}} background, {{Font color|blue|blue}} and white dots appear in the center of the screen and pulse out, while streaks run through it. The rings then form the CPB logo, redesigned again with smoother text and is now in a square. The "p" and "b" are connected to the edge of the square. The white then fades out inside the text and 4 streaks run along the edges. The same byline appears underneath in all capitals, but with "{{Font color|blue|CPB.ORG}}" at the end in {{Font color|blue|blue}}, which is wiped with a streak.

* On PBS Kids shows, such as ''Clifford the Big Red Dog'', ''Reading Rainbow,'' ''Sesame Street'', and ''Dragon Tales'', there is a certain background with two halves of different colors. On the bottom half, there is a kid's head, and on the top half, there is a thought bubble, transforming from two different objects to another kid's head. For the CPB logo, the top half is {{Font color|red|red}}, and the bottom half is {{Font color|#FFD900|yellow}}, and a girl's head is placed on the bottom right. Sometimes, on 2002-2004 episodes on ''Sesame Street'', the PBS Kids circular logo is shown before the CPB logo appears.

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