Author: Julian Wyllie
KQED offers voluntary buyouts, prepares for layoffs
While individual donations have increased, the station still faces a budget shortfall due to uncertainties surrounding federal funding and declines in underwriting ...Comings and goings: Jayme Swain elected PBS board vice chair, Chicago Public Media hires chief ...
Jayme Swain was elected professional vice chair for the PBS board of directors.PBS holds station dues flat in fiscal year 2026 budget
With a CPB rescission vote expected in Congress within days, PBS board approved a budget that sets station dues at $227 million.Cascade PBS Union secures pay raises in ratified contract with management
The new contract includes higher wages and severance packages and additional paid time off.GBH layoffs hit 45 staffers less than a month after World cuts
CEO Susan Goldberg attributed the layoffs in part to concerns surrounding federal funding.Comings and goings: NPR appoints National Desk chief editor, Nebraska Public Media hires CTO …
Catherine Laidlaw was promoted to chief editor of NPR’s National Desk.Comings and goings: OPB appoints VP, Vermont Public hires music hosts …
Shayna Schlosberg was named VP of community connections for Oregon Public Broadcasting.PBS furloughs 25% of PBS Kids staff following Ready To Learn cuts
The job suspensions are linked to the Department of Education’s decision to terminate 2020–25 Ready To Learn grants.Sesame Workshop announces co-distribution deal with Netflix, PBS Kids
Episodes of the 56th season of “Sesame Street” will be released simultaneously on Netflix, PBS stations and PBS Kids digital platforms.Sesame Workshop employees approve vote for union representation
A new bargaining unit with 107 eligible workers voted to join OPEIU Local 153.How vulnerable pubcasters are handling federal funding threats
“What we are now and what we would become and how we continue to serve the community is an unknown at this ...TPT furloughs staff working on ‘Skillsville,’ a Ready To Learn–funded program
The furloughs came after the Department of Education announced cuts to Ready To Learn.Comings and goings: MPT hires VP of technology, NPR announces changes to Business Desk …
Maryland Public Television hired Ling Ling Sun as VP of technology.CPB tells stations to stop Ready To Learn work following termination by Department of Education
The termination of the grant affects PBS and 44 stations, according to CPB.In executive order, Trump demands CPB stop funding PBS, NPR
In response, CPB asserted that it is not subject to the president’s authority.
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