The package will cut $1.1B in federal funding for the public radio and TV broadcasters, hitting local stations across the country. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor Federal funding for PBS and NPR is about ...
PBS and NPR face an uncertain future after the Senate voted to slash funding to the public broadcasters — leading the heads of both companies to make dire warnings about looming changes. NPR CEO ...
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Now that Congress has zeroed out federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS, NPR and stations across the country will be scrambling to come up with plans for what to do next.
PBS plans to cut its budget by 21% as public media faces the loss of $1.1 billion in federal funding over the next two fiscal years. Paula Kerger, president and CEO of PBS, informed station general ...
As a vote to cut more than $500 million per year in federal funding nears, stations are making their pitches to lawmakers, listeners and “Viewers Like You.” By Benjamin Mullin When Americans took off ...
President and CEO of PBS Paula Kerger speaks during the PBS segment of the Summer 2019 Television Critics Association Press Tour (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) PBS CEO Paula Kerger blasted the ...
PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public ...
NJ PBS — the sole PBS affiliate covering local New Jersey news — will shutter next year following severe funding cuts and failed negotiations with the state, according to the network’s operator. The ...
NJ PBS will shut down next year after WNET was unable to reach an agreement with the state’s Public Broadcasting Authority to continue operating the public television station, it was announced Tuesday ...