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Public media leaders look to Senate to preserve CPB funding
“We urge the Senate to affirm the very real support for public media across the nation, and to reject rescission,” said NPR ...House passes bill rescinding CPB funds
Lawmakers voted 214-212 to approve the $9.4 billion rescission package, which includes funds for CPB and foreign aid programs.Comings and goings: Jayme Swain elected PBS board vice chair, Chicago Public Media hires chief ...
Jayme Swain was elected professional vice chair for the PBS board of directors.Judge approves sale of KDHX to Gateway Creative Broadcasting
The Christian radio group, which operates two other stations in the St. Louis area, bid $8.75 million in a recent bankruptcy auction. ...Members of Congress push back on proposed CPB rescission
“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 ...PBS holds station dues flat in fiscal year 2026 budget
With a CPB rescission vote expected in Congress within days, PBS board approved a budget that sets station dues at $227 million.Florida stations expand reach of public safety network
FPREN is activating an AI-powered network that converts emergency alerts into broadcast audio while local newsrooms are fine-tuning tactics for reaching digital ...Indiana stations evaluate how to ‘evolve’ as state funding evaporates
Station leaders are preparing for anticipated financial shortfalls and renewing conversations about shared joint master controls, among other services.Hope isn’t a strategy — but strategy can be hopeful
Planning for the aftermath of federal cuts isn’t conceding. It’s leadership.Cincinnati Public Radio announces new three-year fellowship program
The fellowships for early career journalists are "a statement of optimism" about the future for CPR, public media and journalism, says CEO ...Judge denies CPB’s motion for emergency relief in board removal case
Judge Randolph D. Moss wrote that CPB failed to demonstrate that it was likely to prevail on the merits of its claim ...Steve Lama, former program producer and exec in TV and radio, dies at 70
Lama worked on pledge and performance programming for PBS and later was VP of programming for KUSC-FM and the University of Southern ...Letting TV out of its box will open a new era for public media
With threats to CPB funding and profound changes in audience behavior, public television’s true value is not what it is but what ...Arkansas PBS plans to ‘adjust’ for potential $2.5M federal funding cut
The Arkansas PBS Commission has requested a meeting with Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders to “discuss and brainstorm what the future of PBS ...Valerie Kahler named ‘Performance Today’ host
Fred Child, who has hosted the program for 25 years, will step down in October.
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