Tag: CPB
In executive order, Trump demands CPB stop funding PBS, NPR
In response, CPB asserted that it is not subject to the president’s authority.CPB grants Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom nearly $650,000
The grant will fund a video journalist, a project manager and four shared positions.CPB sues Trump over attempted firing of board members
The lawsuit said board members Laura G. Ross, Diane Kaplan and Tom Rothman received an email saying that their positions were terminated. ...FEMA lifts hold on Next Generation Warning System grants
CPB announced the release of a 65-day hold on its NGWS funds along with new grants for four state networks and a ...Here’s how much public media relies on federal funding, and what could happen next
New insights from financial data show which stations — and audiences — would be hardest hit if CPB loses funding.APTS responds to report of proposed rescission to CPB funding
The New York Post first reported on a Trump administration pitch to claw back $1.1 billion appropriated to CPB.CPB promotes Kathy Merritt to COO, appoints additional EVPs
Merritt is currently chief of station and system strategies.CPB leaders react to House hearing, federal funding threat
“There’s nothing more American than public media,” said Chair Ruby Calvert at Tuesday’s CPB board meeting.Rep. Greene calls for defunding CPB at end of hearing with pubmedia leaders
NPR CEO Katherine Maher testified along with PBS CEO Paula Kerger, Alaska Public Media CEO Ed Ulman and Heritage Foundation Senior Fellow ...Who benefits most from CPB funding? A state-by-state look at station grants
"Faced with the loss of public media’s chief financier, how do we evaluate the performance of CPB itself?"Judge declines to force FEMA to release NGWS funds
The federal judge, nominated by President Trump in 2017, said CPB failed to show that not restoring the funds immediately would harm ...Spending bill upholds public media funding
The continuing resolution approved last week provides $535 million for CPB in fiscal year 2027.CPB sues FEMA for ‘unlawful’ hold on Next Generation Warning System funds
CPB’s lawsuit asks FEMA to lift its freeze on the funding, which helps stations complete public safety infrastructure projects.Music stations in New York City area explore potential collaboration
Research by Public Media Co. and Paragon will help guide the collaboration’s direction.CPB asks stations to pause Next Generation Warning System projects, citing holdup of FEMA funds
“We recognize the difficulty of the stations’ situations, and we are exploring all avenues to move forward expeditiously,” a CPB spokesperson said.
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