The company is among the first casualties of a vote to strip roughly $500 million in federal funding from NPR, PBS and local stations across the country.
Category: Public Broadcasting Service
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Donations to NPR and PBS Stations Surge After Funding Cuts
Donors are turning out to support local stations, but those contributions so far fall well short of the annual $550 million that Congress cut.
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NPR and PBS Funding Cuts Were Decades in the Making
The cuts speak to President Trump’s grip on his party but also to the sweeping changes in media.
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He Helped Create NPR. Now He May See it Be Defunded.
Bill Siemering, 91, says potential funding cuts put a “unique, invaluable cultural resource” at risk.
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PBS and NPR’s Last-Ditch Fight to Save Funding
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.”
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Public Broadcasters Brace for Vote on Sharp Funding Cut
At the urging of President Trump, Congress is expected to vote this week on whether to cut $500 million per year for public radio and TV stations.
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NPR and PBS Face Federal Funding Cuts: What to Know
A proposal before the Senate to strip funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting could be catastrophic for local stations, particularly those in rural areas.
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Bill Moyers, Presidential Aide and Veteran of Public TV, Dies at 91
Before becoming known as an unusual breed of television correspondent and commentator, he had a long association with President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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PBS Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by PBS and a Minnesota public TV station, said President Trump’s executive order was unconstitutional.
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NPR Sues Trump Over Order to Cut Funding
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington by NPR and other public radio organizations, said President Trump’s executive order violated the Constitution and the First Amendment.
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‘Sesame Street’ Signs New Streaming Deals With Netflix and PBS
The deal is a much-needed shot in the arm for Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit that produces “Sesame Street” and has been struggling financially.
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Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air Amid Threats from Trump and Congress?
Paula Kerger, the chief executive of PBS, is used to fights over the public broadcaster’s funding. But to her, the latest threats feel like “all-out effort to take us out.”