Author: Tyler Falk
CPB awards $200,000 to PMJA for editorial assistance program
Since launching in 2020, the Editor Corps has provided more than 4,700 hours of editorial support to more than 60 stations.Radio Research Consortium promotes Molly Davis to CEO
Davis, RRC’s COO, begins her new role July 1.Valerie Kahler named ‘Performance Today’ host
Fred Child, who has hosted the program for 25 years, will step down in October.Federal judge dismisses discrimination claims against NPR
In her ruling, the judge ordered NPR and plaintiff Kevin Langley to propose a schedule for resolving his claims for damages related ...White House seeks to rescind $1.1 billion in CPB funding
President Trump sent a rescission package to Congress Tuesday that includes FY26 and FY27 funding for CPB.APM plans sale of ‘Brains On!’ podcasts, cuts 15 positions
“This is not the outcome we hoped for,” APM President Chandra Kavati said.CPB’s Merritt: ‘Let’s stay in this fight together, and let’s prevail’
Speaking at the Public Media Business Association Conference, CPB's COO also said that FEMA has again cut off access to Next Generation ...CPB analysis shows overall growth in station revenue despite drop for radio
“It seems like we are kind of over that pandemic hump as we look at things kind of evening out again,” said ...Nashville Public Radio hires Holly Kernan as CEO
“She brings a wealth of experience in leading teams,” says Board Chair Neil Thorne.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 ...Anne Pitts Marozas hired as Marfa Public Radio executive director
“Public radio is part of the fabric of a community, and I’m honored to help Marfa Public Radio deepen and expand that ...New York increases public radio support amid CPB funding threat
The state's fiscal year 2026 budget includes an additional $4 million for public radio stations.WQED suspends youth media academy, lays off staff
The station made the decision as it navigates “unprecedented threats to federal funding for the arts, education, and public broadcasting.”LAist lays off eight staffers citing federal funding uncertainty
The organization's SAG-AFTRA union said job cuts are “severely curtailing our ability to deliver on our mission.”Experts say Trump’s CPB order ‘should have no legal effect’
“Whether it will have a practical effect or a political effect, I suppose, is a different question,” said James B. Speta, a ...
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