Tag: CPB
CPB faces scrutiny from Ted Cruz over diversity policy
Sen. Cruz questioned whether a CPB policy violates the 14th Amendment in light of a Supreme Court decision on affirmative action.Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations
Only the percentage of Native American staffers at stations declined since 2022, according to new CPB data on CSG grantees.CPB names first Next Generation Warning System grantees
The funds will help stations upgrade their technology for emergency alerts.CPB awards $2.25M to bolster statehouse reporting
Grants to seven stations and NPR aim to “fill gaps” in public media's statehouse reporting.Senate Appropriations Committee recommends continued CPB funding in FY26
The recommendation follows a House subcommittee’s proposal earlier this month to zero out public media funding.CPB provides additional funds for Editor Corps program
Stations will pay on a sliding scale for editing assistance from the Public Media Journalists Association.Biden administration proposes $575M for CPB in FY2026, requests level funding for interconnection and infrastructure
CPB President Pat Harrison said she’s “grateful” for the proposed increase to the corporation’s appropriation.White House nominates Felix Sanchez to CPB board
As chair of the National Hispanic Foundation for the Arts, Sanchez has increased the visibility and pipeline of Latinos in the creative ...Pat Harrison on failure: ‘There are no shortcuts down the road to success’
The CPB president talks about her experiences with failure in "The Dirty F-Word: Lessons From Our Failures," a new book by the ...How a revamped Public Broadcasting Act would help public media fill news deserts
A former CPB board member argues that updating the Act could be a boon for smaller stations.Federal budget gives CPB $535M for FY2025, boosts interconnection and Next Gen Warning System
CPB will receive an additional $10 million in its base appropriation, and public media’s FEMA grant program gets a $16 million boost.CPB data shows decline in pubmedia workforce, small increases in staff diversity
Representation of Hispanics and African Americans grew in leadership ranks, while the percentage of such roles held by Asians and Pacific Islanders ...Biden nominates former Alaska Public Radio Network CEO Diane Kaplan to CPB board
The nomination of another Biden appointee, Kathy Im, still awaits confirmation by the Senate.CPB grant will help expand Indigenous programming
The grant will support the daily “ICT Newscast with Aliyah Chavez.”CPB analysis finds uneven revenue growth in individual giving, underwriting
Public TV stations fared better than radio in key fundraising categories during fiscal year 2021.
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