Development
Stations shape fundraising pleas amid funding threat, potential auction windfalls
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Public television’s spring fundraising rolled out in a heated high-stakes environment for clearly communicating a case for support.
Federal funding
More members of Congress sign on to public broadcasting support letter
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Seventeen House Republicans are among 166 members of Congress advocating for CPB’s appropriation.
Federal funding
Arts unions protest Trump budget cuts in letter to Congress
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“Ending federal support for the NEA, NEH, or CPB would be a radical, unprecedented action,” the letter said.
System/Policy
CPB board members excoriate colleague for publicly backing defunding
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Board members called Howard Husock an “embarrassment.”
System/Policy
Watch CPB’s CEO testify before Congress
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Pat Harrison visited the Hill to explain why public media deserves federal support.
System/Policy
How key committee members in Congress have voted on pubmedia funding
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Past votes may indicate how legislators weighing in on CPB’s appropriation will address the White House’s proposed end to federal funding.
System/Policy
5 things you need to know about threats to CPB funding
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The likelihood of total defunding seems slim — but public media would surely see some changes if support really were cut.
"The Pub" Podcast
‘The Pub’ #91: What would actually happen if they defunded CPB
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And a sitting CPB board member discusses why the corporation should be defunded.
Quick Takes
Congressmen aim to generate bipartisan support for letter on CPB funding
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Last year’s letter was signed by a bipartisan group of 132 members of the House.
System/Policy
Fans of PBS Kids gather on Capitol Hill to voice support for federal funding
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Organizers delivered petitions to members of Congress, bearing 660,000 signatures gathered online to save CPB funding.
Featured in Category
Groups to deliver petitions to Congress supporting CPB funding
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The petitions contain more than 660,000 signatures of public broadcasting supporters.
System/Policy
CPB says Trump budget will aim to rescind FY2018 appropriation
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Future appropriations are also at risk.
System/Policy
Trump budget seeks to zero out CPB funding by 2018
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“The policy is, we’re ending federal involvement with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting,” said Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney.
Programs/Content
Judy Woodruff says VP Pence sees benefits of public media
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Pence “values his experiences with public media,” Woodruff said at the APTS Public Media Summit.
Quick Takes
PBS-commissioned survey finds 73 percent of voters oppose eliminating federal funding for public TV
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Support for funding spanned all regions of the country, with most respondents citing public TV’s educational mission as its most important value.
System/Policy
As power shifts in Washington, pubcasting has allies in key posts
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Three powerful congressional chairmen who support public broadcasting will continue in their key roles in both the House and Senate.
System/Policy
When GOP last held control, funding for public broadcasting remained steady
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But the first possible hurdle for CPB funding in the new administration could come fairly soon.
System/Policy
APTS president predicts strong support in D.C. after election
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Patrick Butler spoke Friday at the annual Fall Marketplace sponsored by distributor American Public Television.
CPB
Interconnection gets $50M in bill heading to full Senate
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The interconnection outlay in the Senate bill for fiscal year 2017 bolsters funding of $40 million approved in December’s Omnibus Appropriations bill.
System/Policy
Station leaders share their pitches for members of Congress
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Attendees at the APTS Public Media Summit gave a preview of their talking points.