Tag: Federal funding
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.What to do about the looming end of U.S. public broadcasting
"The incipient demise of public broadcasting, even after 58 years of support, should be a reminder that economic dependence on the government ...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.PBS floats 2026 dues proposal as CEO prepares case for House DOGE hearing
President Paula Kerger says her congressional testimony will “at least try to make our case directly to Congress” for continuing CPB’s ...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.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.Why the impact of CPB funding cuts may not be equal
An analysis of station financial data suggests disproportionate effects could be felt across radio and TV stations, as well as smaller and ...Why advocacy for CPB funding must include our smaller community-based stations
Defunding CPB would devastate smaller stations, particularly those reliant on critical systems like the Public Radio Satellite System, the Emergency Alert System ...PBS board approves new dues model for stations, adds to CEO fund
At a board meeting Thursday, CEO Paula Kerger also addressed how to handle possible threats to pubmedia funding.NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia
“We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine ...Pubmedia faces financial, governance challenges in filling local news ‘void,’ new report says
The Ralph Nader–founded public interest group Center for Study of Responsive Law released the study Thursday.CPB defunding and reauthorization are scary. We should talk about them anyway.
It's time to get over the Beetlejuice effect — we need to drag the monster out from under the bed, look it ...
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