when was it founded?
November 3, 1969
PBS
PBS was established on November 3, 1969 by Hartford N. Gunn Jr. 
is "slavery by another name" a novel? UNANSWERABLE what is "slavery by another name"? It is a book by American writer Douglas A. Blackmon. what is the book about? It explores the forced labor of prisoners, overwhelmingly African American men, through the convict lease system used by states and local governments. what kind of critical response did it get? It was a "New York Times" Best Seller and was praised by critics. did the book get adapted into a movie? As a 90-minute documentary film. what was the title of the film? Slavery by Another Name. who was the film's broadcaster? PBS what does it stand for? Public Broadcasting Service
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PBS was established on November 3, 1969 by Hartford N. Gunn Jr. (president of WGBH), John Macy (president of CPB), James Day (last president of National Educational Television), and Kenneth A. Christiansen (chairman of the department of broadcasting at the University of Florida), PBS began operations on October 5, 1970, taking over many of the functions of its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET), which later merged with Newark, New Jersey station WNDT to form WNET. In 1973, it merged with Educational Television Stations. Immediately after public disclosure of the Watergate scandal, on May 17, 1973, the United States Senate Watergate Committee commenced proceedings; PBS broadcast the proceedings nationwide, with Robert MacNeil and Jim Lehrer as commentators.