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  • NPR budget for new fiscal year aims to avoid layoffs despite deficit
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    NPR plans to continue implementing cost-saving measures next fiscal year to offset a projected $29 million budget deficit, CFO and Treasurer Deborah Cowan said during a board committee meeting last week.  Cowan presented a breakdown of the FY21 budget that showed anticipated revenues of $250.6 million, down from $253.4 million in FY20 and $258.7 million in FY19.  Before the pandemic disrupted the economy, NPR expected revenues for the current fiscal year to reach $267 million, which was 5% more than NPR’s revised projections for the fiscal year that closes Sept. 30.  NPR’s $240.9 million expense budget for FY21 assumes about $25 million in savings from the budget cuts.

  • KCRW responds to drop in income with buyouts, layoffs
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    KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., is reducing staff to offset a projected shortfall of 30% of its budget caused mainly by waning sponsorship income. In a letter to members and listeners Wednesday, President Jennifer Ferro said the station is eliminating four positions.

  • Urban Alternative stations seek to educate listeners about voting
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    As the election approaches, several public radio stations that focus on serving people of color are promoting voter registration and education in their communities. Four of the stations air the CPB-backed Urban Alternative music format.