“We urge the Senate to affirm the very real support for public media across the nation, and to reject rescission,” said NPR CEO Katherine Maher.

Lawmakers voted 214-212 to approve the $9.4 billion rescission package, which includes funds for CPB and foreign aid programs.

Jayme Swain was elected professional vice chair for the PBS board of directors.

The Christian radio group, which operates two other stations in the St. Louis area, bid $8.75 million in a recent bankruptcy auction.

“It is our responsibility to protect the lifeline public media plays in the day-to-day lives of our constituents,” wrote co-chairs of the bipartisan Public Broadcasting Caucus.

With a CPB rescission vote expected in Congress within days, PBS board approved a budget that sets station dues at $227 million.

FPREN is activating an AI-powered network that converts emergency alerts into broadcast audio while local newsrooms are fine-tuning tactics for reaching digital audiences.

Station leaders are preparing for anticipated financial shortfalls and renewing conversations about shared joint master controls, among other services.

Planning for the aftermath of federal cuts isn’t conceding. It’s leadership.

The fellowships for early career journalists are "a statement of optimism" about the future for CPR, public media and journalism, says CEO Richard Eiswerth.

Judge Randolph D. Moss wrote that CPB failed to demonstrate that it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claim for injunctive relief or to suffer “irreparable harm” without relief.

Lama worked on pledge and performance programming for PBS and later was VP of programming for KUSC-FM and the University of Southern California's classical stations.

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.