“Whether it will have a practical effect or a political effect, I suppose, is a different question,” said James B. Speta, a professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

The termination of the grant affects PBS and 44 stations, according to CPB.

North Dakota lawmakers set state funding for public broadcasting at $400,000 early Saturday, providing money for tower improvements after threatening to cut off Prairie Public funding completely earlier in the session. 

The ITVS team was most surprised to learn that 89% of documentary participants indicated that they would participate in a documentary again to, as one respondent put it, “educate, inspire, and motivate others to take action.”

“Nearly all federal funding for public media appears to be eliminated” from President Trump’s discretionary budget request, said CPB Chair Ruby Calvert during a Friday board meeting.

“We are still reviewing the legal interpretation of the order,” Jennifer Ferro said.

In response, CPB asserted that it is not subject to the president’s authority.

Pope was most recently CEO of Blue Ridge Public Radio in Asheville, N.C.

The grant will fund a video journalist, a project manager and four shared positions.

With the median age of PBS’ prime-time audience at 72, stations are investing in original productions that try for something completely different.

Rupert Allman, the founding EP of “1A,” is leaving the program and producing station WAMU.

Membership programs aimed at pet owners are a meaningful entry point for engagement, says Marcia Smith of Mountain Lake PBS.

The lawsuit said board members Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan and Tom Rothman received an email saying that their positions were terminated.

“The complete zeroing out of funding — without dialogue or compromise — was both unexpected and unconscionable,” said Mark Newman of Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations.

CPB announced the release of a 65-day hold on its NGWS funds along with new grants for four state networks and a Native American station.