With threats to CPB funding and profound changes in audience behavior, public television’s true value is not what it is but what it could readily become.

The Arkansas PBS Commission has requested a meeting with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to “discuss and brainstorm what the future of PBS is,” Chair West Doss said during a Thursday meeting.

Fred Child, who has hosted the program for 25 years, will step down in October.

Birdsong, now managing director at a packaging engineering and consulting company, is a former advertising executive for a local newspaper and website.

In her ruling, the judge ordered NPR and plaintiff Kevin Langley to propose a schedule for resolving his claims for damages related to a delayed lump sum payment.

In a letter to CPB’s CEO, the senators allege that the corporation is “reportedly” withholding grant funds until the newsroom fixes its “editorial bias issue.”

The real opportunity is to reimagine public media not as a centralized content producer, but as a networked, civic infrastructure that enables and supports community-rooted journalism.

The new contract includes higher wages and severance packages and additional paid time off.

A study recently published in the Journal of Communication finds that "Americans from across the political spectrum do not subscribe to the notion of a biased PBS."

President Trump sent a rescission package to Congress Tuesday that includes FY26 and FY27 funding for CPB.

CEO Susan Goldberg attributed the layoffs in part to concerns surrounding federal funding.

“This is not the outcome we hoped for,” APM President Chandra Kavati said.

The lawsuit argues that the executive order goes against the Public Broadcasting Act and the First Amendment.

There has yet to emerge clear, concise messaging that reflects the values at stake in the fight for public broadcasting.

Speaking at the Public Media Business Association Conference, CPB's COO also said that FEMA has again cut off access to Next Generation Warning System funds.