System/Policy
Vermont budget squeeze imperils public TV support
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The House trimmed Vermont PBS’ line item to just $1.
System/Policy
Maryland bill would make up any cuts to state TV network’s federal funding
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In fiscal year 2017, the state provided $8.2 million of Maryland Public Television’s $31.5 million budget.
System/Policy
Legislators approve budget that cuts $1M from West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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It’s unclear if Gov. Justice, who expressed support for maintaining full funding to WVPB, will sign the bill.
System/Policy
West Virginia Senate committee budget bill would zero out WVPB funding
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The cut comes after West Virginia’s governor restored funding in his proposal.
System/Policy
Budget stalemate in Illinois clouds revenue future for public broadcasters
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University licensees are doubly vulnerable to cuts.
Quick Takes
West Virginia governor proposes restoring funds for WVPB
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But the governor indicated he expects the state-run network to transition to university oversight.
State funding
Facing loss of state funding, West Virginia Public Broadcasting plans for layoffs
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WVPB estimates it will need to lay off 15 full-time staffers by the end of the month.
Quick Takes
W.Va. governor proposes zeroing out of pubcasting funding
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An elimination of funding could result in a severe downsizing at the network.
Quick Takes
Forecast for public media funding is improving, according to APTS
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This year 13 states increased funding for public TV and radio, 10 kept funding steady and seven made cuts, according to a Pew analysis.
System/Policy
Reduction in funding for Oklahoma network ‘cuts right through the bone’
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Public media in the state is taking a blow from a dire funding crisis.
System/Policy
Wyoming station trims jobs due to state funding cutback
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The university licensee receives 60 percent of its approximately $3.4 million annual budget from the state.
System/Policy
State cuts support to Mississippi Public Broadcasting
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State funding made up about 65 percent of MPB’s budget this fiscal year.
Stations
How New Hampshire Public TV bounced back from a loss of state funding
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A collaboration with WGBH and outsourcing some functions have helped the station stay sustainable.
State funding
Vermont to halve operating fund support for state public TV network
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Vermont has appropriated almost $660,000 less than expected to Vermont PBS because of a projected $113 million shortfall.
System/Policy
Emergency management services bolster case for state funding to pubcasters
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Public broadcasters are increasingly using their contributions to emergency management when making the case for state funding.
State funding
Pennsylvania pubTV could see funding restored six years after being zeroed out
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For the first time since state funding was cut in 2009, Pennsylvania’s eight public television stations could see funding restored as Gov. Tom Wolf included $4 million in his proposed budget.
Development
California Arts Council directs state aid to three public media outlets
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In the first and potentially only government-backed grant program supporting arts coverage by California’s public media stations, KQED, PBS SoCaL and Radio Bilingüe each received one-time funding from the California Arts Council. The Council created its Arts on the Air program as one of several initiatives funded by a special $2 million allocation from the California state legislature. The state aid was split between two arts education initiatives and three grant programs; the council created Arts on the Air specifically to support public, nonprofit media outlets and directed $200,000 to be distributed through a competitive grants process. “It’s a modest program, but the council really wanted to find organizations that would really impact public feeling about the arts, that would build public will and understanding about the value of the arts in our communities,” said Caitlin Fitzwater, spokesperson for the Arts Council. In San Francisco, KQED’s $75,000 grant will help fund an expansion of Spark, a weekly television show and educational outreach program that profiles local artists and art organizations.
System/Policy
Mississippi boosts state aid to pubcasting after half-decade of cuts
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MPR credits successful legislative outreach and a state revenue increase for its nine-percent aid bump.
Quick Takes
Monday roundup: CPB Board gets nominee; public TV funding rebounds
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• President Obama has nominated Dr. Judith Davenport to serve as a CPB Board director, the White House announced Friday. Davenport, a retired dentist, co-founded Pittsburgh, Pa.–based Sheridan Broadcasting Corp. with her husband Ronald in 1973. She also serves on several other boards, including the Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the Andy Warhol Museum. The nomination goes to the Senate for confirmation.
Quick Takes
Kansas governor proposes to cut state aid to pubcasting
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed cutting state aid to public television and radio by 42 percent in the next two fiscal years. State policymakers allocated $1.04 million to Kansas pubcasters for fiscal 2013. Under the budget proposal unveiled by Republican Gov. Brownback Jan. 16, the total subsidy would drop to $600,000 annually in fiscal 2014 and 2015. Gov. Brownback has previously targeted for public broadcasting even deeper spending cuts: for fiscal 2012, he sought to completely eliminate state aid.