Tag: CPB
CPB will tap unspent funds to deliver $7.1M in last grants to stations
Some CSG money remained largely because funds reserved for grantees were not awarded or were returned because of Inspector General audits, a ...How CPB could scale back and maintain its nonprofit status
Experts see advantages in preserving a bare-bones operation, which isn’t “particularly onerous.”Lobbying disclosures show historic spending by pubmedia groups
Public media’s spending waned at the end of 2024 but quickly reached a new record after Trump took office.Why public media must rethink assumptions shaped by CPB funding
Public media leaders will need to be more open to ideas that might have been discarded in the past due to fears ...Pubmedia leaders plan for future of music licensing agreements without CPB
The shutdown of CPB and rescission of federal support raises questions about who will pay the costs and where funds will come ...FEMA limits NGWS applicants to states and tribal nations, bypassing CPB
The new notice of funding for fiscal year 2025 leaves open the possibility that public media stations could be subrecipients of the ...What we can learn from America’s long era with no public broadcasting
Forerunners of public media faced many challenges that could show a way forward in a system without CPB.PBS North Carolina will cut staff amid state and federal funding crisis
The station faces an annual loss of $4.8 million in federal support.NETA takes conference fully virtual as CPB prepares closeout
CPB is one of the primary financial supporters of the conference.CPB to wind down after federal funding loss
A “small transition team” will remain on staff through January, according to a CPB news release.Senate appropriations bill advances without funds for CPB
“This decision to provide no funding to CPB in FY 2026 will cause irreparable harm, especially to small and rural public media ...CPB prepares for closeout while hoping Congress reverses course
“It’s very difficult — hope on the one side, and sort of acceptance on the other,” CEO Patricia Harrison said.SD Public Broadcasting considering cuts, layoffs after Congress rescinds federal funding
Julie Overgaard, SDPB executive director, said if funding isn’t replaced, the organization will reduce staff by 20% to 25%.More than money: CPB cuts could cause system to fracture
Now is the time for stations to rededicate themselves to the ideals that brought us together.Rescission of CPB funds seen as devastating blow to localism
“If a station doesn’t survive this sudden turn by Congress, a vital stitch in our American fabric will be gone for good,” ...
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