Arkansas PBS
Michelle Padgett currently serves as the Learning Services Coordinator at Arkansas PBS, a position held since June 2021. Prior to this role, Michelle was a teacher at Lakeside High School from September 2013 to June 2021, where responsibilities included teaching English 10, PreAP English 10, and serving as the Journalism/Yearbook Adviser. Earlier experience includes a teaching position at the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts from August 2007 to September 2013, focusing on distance education in subjects such as English, journalism, Oral Communications, and ACT Preparation. Michelle Padgett holds a Bachelor of Arts in English/Language Arts Teacher Education from Arkansas Tech University, earned between 1993 and 1998.
Arkansas PBS
Arkansas PBS is Arkansas’s only statewide public media network, which enhances lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. Arkansas PBS delivers daily, essential, local, award-winning productions and classic, trusted PBS programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with viewers through multiple digital platforms, including on-demand services and YouTube TV, and the distinct channels Arkansas PBS, Arkansas PBS Create, Arkansas PBS KIDS, Arkansas PBS WORLD and Arkansas PBS AIRS on SAP. Members with Arkansas PBS Passport have extended on-demand access to a rich library of public television programming. Arkansas PBS depends on the generosity of Arkansans and the State of Arkansas to continue offering quality programming. Additional information is available at myarkansaspbs.org. Arkansas PBS is broadcast on KETS (Little Rock), KEMV (Mountain View), KETG (Arkadelphia), KAFT (Fayetteville), KTEJ (Jonesboro) and KETZ (El Dorado).