Too many in our system are standing at the shoreline, gazing out at a receding sea, holding on to a fading belief that some raft — a rescue, a fix, a lifeline — will suddenly appear.

“We are working hard to ensure that no further reductions will be necessary, but it's too early to say.” said CEO Ju-Don Marshall.

Julie Overgaard, SDPB executive director, said if funding isn’t replaced, the organization will reduce staff by 20% to 25%.

Stokes plans to step down later this year as leader of the station in Spokane, Wash.

Now is the time for stations to rededicate themselves to the ideals that brought us together.

Walker joined KBEM in 2020.

“If a station doesn’t survive this sudden turn by Congress, a vital stitch in our American fabric will be gone for good,” said NPR CEO Katherine Maher.

How can we hold each other accountable to our ideals while also supporting one another through change? There are no simple answers, but by keeping our mission at the center, we can find the right balance.

The Senate approved cutting CPB funding as part of a larger rescission package early Thursday morning.

In April, the deputy director of presidential personnel for the executive office of the president told board members Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan and Tom Rothman in an email that their CPB positions were terminated.

The funds will support a shared broadcast engineering team and a multistate media network.

The San Francisco station is in a budget hole of $12 million and has already spent some of its cash reserves.

Oliver will stay on as executive chair.

“We wanted to make sure tribal broadcast services in South Dakota continued to operate which provide potentially lifesaving emergency alerts,” Sen. Mike Rounds posted on X.

While most of the efforts to defend the PBS side of public media have focused on “saving Elmo,” independent documentaries are central to PBS’ mission and have played a critical role in engaging a wide segment of the American public.