Author: Austin Fuller
Austin Fuller joined Current as a reporter in 2024. He previously reported on restaurants and retailers as a business reporter for the Orlando Sentinel newspaper in Florida. He has also covered entertainment and city government for The Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Scott Detrow to become weekday host of NPR’s ‘All Things Considered’
Detrow will take on his new role Sept. 29.August 27, 2025Foundations commit $36.5M for public media
Public Media Co. will manage the Public Media Bridge Fund, a new effort that is expected to receive $26.5 million of the ...August 19, 2025Pubmedia leaders plan for future of music licensing agreements without CPB
The shutdown of CPB and rescission of federal support raises questions about who will pay the costs and where funds will come ...August 12, 2025CPB to wind down after federal funding loss
A “small transition team” will remain on staff through January, according to a CPB news release.August 1, 2025Senate appropriations bill advances without funds for CPB
“This decision to provide no funding to CPB in FY 2026 will cause irreparable harm, especially to small and rural public media ...July 31, 2025Laura Ross leaves CPB board amid legal fight over dismissal
Ross was one of three CPB directors who sued after the White House attempted to terminate their board positions.July 25, 2025CPB prepares for closeout while hoping Congress reverses course
“It’s very difficult — hope on the one side, and sort of acceptance on the other,” CEO Patricia Harrison said.July 24, 2025South Florida Public Media Group rebuts objections to station deal
SFPMG called the Miami school board’s FCC petition an effort to erroneously assert a claim on SFPMG’s assets.July 22, 2025Rescission of CPB funds seen as devastating blow to localism
“If a station doesn’t survive this sudden turn by Congress, a vital stitch in our American fabric will be gone for good,” ...July 18, 2025Senate-approved rescission of public media funds expected to ‘decimate’ system
The Senate approved cutting CPB funding as part of a larger rescission package early Thursday morning.July 17, 2025U.S. sues to remove three CPB board members
In April, the deputy director of presidential personnel for the executive office of the president told board members Laura G. Ross, Diane ...July 16, 2025South Dakota Senator will back rescission after finding money for tribal stations
“We wanted to make sure tribal broadcast services in South Dakota continued to operate which provide potentially lifesaving emergency alerts,” Sen. Mike ...July 15, 2025Miami school board opposes SFPMG acquisition in West Palm Beach
South Florida Public Media Group, which manages WLRN, seeks FCC approval to acquire West Palm Beach station The Flame 104.7 for $6.45 ...July 14, 2025Funding cuts in Indiana prompt stations to reduce statewide newsroom
Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations acknowledged “proposed strategic changes and reductions for the IPB News” but did not provide details.July 9, 2025CapRadio to end management of NSPR, KHSU
Returning the California stations to local service was “the best solution” for preserving service to the region, according to CapRadio’s Chris Bruno.July 9, 2025









