System/Policy
N.Y. Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney proposes bill to defund NPR
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Tenney’s proposal follows recent criticism of the network spurred by former editor Uri Berliner’s essay for The Free Press.
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Tenney’s proposal follows recent criticism of the network spurred by former editor Uri Berliner’s essay for The Free Press.
The donation of KSYV will help KCLU extend its broadcast to audiences that are difficult to reach due to challenging terrain.
Longtime WTTW host and producer Geoffrey Baer has made programs about Chicago’s history and architecture since the 1990s. “Chicago Mysteries” offered a new way to tell the city’s story.
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A proposal to be forwarded to stations allocates $7.6 million of PBS’ own funds for strategic priorities.
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The new PBS Kids series is a literacy show “about different ways to communicate … and understanding peoples’ points of view,” says creator Tim McKeon.
The staff announced their intent to unionize earlier this month.
Perez had been serving as the station’s interim CEO.
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