System/Policy
Obama nominates former PBS board member Tom Wheeler to head FCC
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President Obama has nominated cable and wireless lobbyist Tom Wheeler, a former member of the PBS Board, to chair the Federal Communications Commission.
System/Policy
Obama would maintain CPB funding, eliminate rural digital grants in 2014 budget proposal
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President Obama released his fiscal 2014 federal budget proposal April 10, and recommended $445 million in two-year advance funding for CPB. This is a level amount compared to previous federal funding levels for CPB.