System/Policy
CPB director accuses public broadcasting of ‘identity politics’ in latest op-ed
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Howard Husock continues his public criticism of CPB and federal funding for pubcasting.
System/Policy
House Appropriations Committee recommends $445M for CPB in 2020
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The bill does not include funding for public broadcasting’s interconnection project or public TV’s Ready To Learn.
Programs/Content
CPB grant seeks to foster diversity in public radio newsrooms
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The four stations collaborating on the project will each hire a new reporter.
System/Policy
At CPB Board meeting, congressman calls for ‘civil and thoughtful’ advocacy for pubcasting funding
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer also told the board that he had asked House Democrats to stop “using the assault on public broadcasting as a fundraising technique.”
Quick Takes
CPB director’s second op-ed against federal funds draws public rebuke from board leaders
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Howard Husock’s latest essay appeared Thursday in “The Hill.”
System/Policy
CPB director Husock takes more specific swipe at pubcasting funding
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“I’ve continued to think about what a post-subsidy system would be like, as a practical matter,” Howard Husock told Current.
Quick Takes
Latest version of Trump budget reportedly maintains push to end CPB funding
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“There is a little money in the budget left to allow us to wind down the federal position,” said OMB director Mick Mulvaney.
System/Policy
End of CPB funding would affect stations of all sizes
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Service cuts and adjusting budgets can only go so far, says Station Resource Group co-CEO Tom Thomas.
System/Policy
Maryland congressman aims to defund NPR, ITVS
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“We could put an end to funding permanently through statute,” says Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.). “And it’s probably time to do that.”