The restructuring includes the elimination of 34 positions, following another round of cuts made in September.

Stations that have been leaning into messaging around the rescission of federal funding have seen stronger new donor growth.

Joe has worked for CPB since 2009.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, IPM’s licensee, appointed two station employees as co-executive directors.

"The next 12 to 24 months will define public media’s long-term future. We need to resist the temptation to turn inward and keep our struggles and successes secret."

Perlich was best known for his nationally syndicated series "Martin Perlich Interviews," in which he spoke with legendary figures including Leonard Bernstein, Frank Zappa and Aaron Copland.

The station plans to eliminate jobs in its finance, marketing, technology and children’s programming departments.

“I'm especially passionate about the opportunity to support public radio stations that are lifelines for communities across America,” Evans said.

The program will be funded through 2031.

Evan Slavitt, EVP and general counsel, is leaving his role at CPB to join the Brandeis Center.

The Los Angeles station is absorbing the loss of $4.3 million in federal funding.

District Judge Randolph D. Moss directed the corporation not to “encumber” the funds or execute a contract that would “speak to how those funds might be used.”

The softened layoffs, down to seven from 15 announced earlier, were made possible by a mixture of restructuring, donations and grants. 

NPR’s attorney presented evidence to make a case that CPB’s decision to change course on interconnection funding violated the First Amendment.

Ideastream and CSU executives call the partnership a “win-win,” but fans of WCSB’s previous format are lamenting the switch to jazz programming.