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North Dakota House passes bill to end funding for Prairie Public

House Bill 1255 would bar any “state officer” from spending “state funds or federal funds … to directly or indirectly support public broadcasting.”

The outlets can reportedly continue to attend briefings.

Kail has worked as executive director of the WyomingPBS Foundation since 2017.

Blythe led the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, now known as Vision Maker Media, for three decades.

The multi-episode series, slated to launch in 2024, is designed to air in the run-up to public TV’s pledge season.

Goldberg will maintain his position as editor-in-chief of the magazine while hosting the Friday-evening public affairs program.

“What sticks with people in the end is a story about another human being and what they’ve gone through,” says Joanna Kakissis.

“We decided to just put ads aside for a little bit and rely on this public radio model,” says co-host Andrew Walsh.

The team of Native American producers and directors gave the season a “visceral authenticity,” said Providence Pictures EP Gary Glassman.

Three staffers on the show team and a digital content manager are being laid off.

Jason Daisey joined WETA in 2017 and had led a station headquarters expansion project.

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