Author: Austin Fuller
Judge denies CPB’s motion for emergency relief in board removal case
Judge Randolph D. Moss wrote that CPB failed to demonstrate that it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claim ...Hasanna Birdsong to lead Lehigh Valley Public Media as CEO
Birdsong, now managing director at a packaging engineering and consulting company, is a former advertising executive for a local newspaper and website. ...Sens. Ernst and Cruz demand details of CPB grant supporting NPR ‘Backstop’ team
In a letter to CPB’s CEO, the senators allege that the corporation is “reportedly” withholding grant funds until the newsroom fixes its ...PBS, Lakeland PBS sue over Trump’s executive order
The lawsuit argues that the executive order goes against the Public Broadcasting Act and the First Amendment.IndiJ Public Media names Katie Oyan CEO
Oyan, a member of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has spent about 20 years at the AP.NPR, Colorado stations sue over executive order targeting network funding
The lawsuit argues President Trump’s executive order violates the Public Broadcasting Act and the First Amendment.‘We can’t dally’: How lay leaders are advocating for pubmedia amid federal funding threats
Diane Tilstra, president of the KBTC PBS Association in Tacoma, and Garrett King, board president of Friends of OETA network in Oklahoma, ...Lara starts new job at Monterey Bay Aquarium
Isabel Lara, NPR chief communications officer since 2021, left the network in March.Facing Trump threat, CPB amends bylaws to protect directors from removal
Its bylaws now say no one, including the president, can remove a director without approval from at least two-thirds of the other ...IndiJ Public Media, PBS lose NSF grants
IndiJ’s grant supported Indigenous climate reporting, and PBS’ funded STEM videos.White House proposes eliminating CPB’s funding in FY26 budget plan
“Nearly all federal funding for public media appears to be eliminated” from President Trump’s discretionary budget request, said CPB Chair Ruby Calvert ...CPB sues Trump over attempted firing of board members
The lawsuit said board members Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan and Tom Rothman received an email saying that their positions were terminated. ...Indiana legislature eliminates public media funding in biennial budget
“The complete zeroing out of funding — without dialogue or compromise — was both unexpected and unconscionable,” said Mark Newman of Indiana ...Marketplace cuts seven positions, invests in digital expansion
The show’s staff are also moving from their downtown L.A. headquarters to share space with LAist in Pasadena.Futuro Media launches subscription tiers with ad-free listening
Futuro+ is designed for audiences who want to support independent fact-based media “that sounds and looks like them,” says co-CEO Marlon Bishop.
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