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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.
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It’s unclear if Gov. Justice, who expressed support for maintaining full funding to WVPB, will sign the bill.
After scrambling to provide broadcast and online news coverage of the flood, the network is participating in a telethon benefiting Red Cross relief efforts.
When Scott Finn begins his new job as executive director of West Virginia Public Broadcasting Feb. 1, he faces an uphill task of re-energizing a network that has been beset over the past several years by funding declines and conflicts over its governance.