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Tyler Falk, Reporter | Leaders of NPR and PBS spoke to Texas pubmedia employees about lessons from the past year and possible collaborations between the networks.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | The funding will be split evenly between radio and television, with $100 million prioritized for smaller stations.
Skye Witley, Former Editorial Intern | The grants went to Native Public Media and to stations licensed to HBCUs.
Tyler Falk, Reporter | U.S. Postal Service delays caused year-end fundraising mail to arrive late and created customer-service issues at stations.
Julian Wyllie, Reporter | Downturns were substantial last year, but stations have attracted new clients and are hopeful for the return of top clients.