Category: Public Broadcasting

‘Sesame Street’ Faces Uncertain Future Amid Funding Cuts and Layoffs

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit behind “Sesame Street,” is confronting what executives have described as a “perfect storm” of problems.
New York Public Radio to Lay Off About 7% of Staff

The elimination of 21 full-time roles is the latest in a series of reductions at the organization.
F.C.C. Chair Orders Investigation Into NPR and PBS Stations

Brendan Carr, the chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, recently expressed concern about NPR and PBS’s sponsorships.
NPR and PBS Stations Brace for Funding Battle Under Trump

Republicans in Congress have tried to defund public media for decades. With the help of Elon Musk, could they finally make good on their threat?
Man Sentenced for Harassing New Hampshire Public Radio Journalists

Tucker Cockerline was part of a group that prosecutors said vandalized the homes of a New Hampshire Public Radio reporter, her editor and her parents.
Robert MacNeil, Earnest News Anchor for PBS, Dies at 93

With his longtime co-host Jim Lehrer, he delivered thoughtful reports that stood in stark contrast to the commercial networks’ ever more sensational newscasts.
Katherine Maher Named C.E.O. of NPR

Ms. Maher was previously chief executive of the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit that supports the online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
Maria Emilia Martin, Creator of Public Radio’s ‘Latino USA,’ Dies at 72

As a radio journalist committed to the goal of representing all voices, she fought to tell the stories of Latino communities in the Americas.
Sandra Elkin, Creator of a Pioneering Feminist Talk Show, Dies at 85

“Woman,” which she hosted, brought frank talk about issues like birth control, pay inequality and homosexuality into millions of homes in the 1970s.
New York Public Radio to Cut 12% of Work Force

The chief executive of New York Public Radio, which operates WNYC and the classical music station WQXR, said the organization was facing a “free fall” in advertising.
Twitter Removes ‘Government-Funded’ Labels From NPR and Other Media Accounts

NPR and public broadcasters in Canada, Australia and New Zealand had criticized the label as misleading. The CBC and NPR have suspended the use of their Twitter accounts in protest.
Is Public Television the Israeli Government’s Next Target?

Kan, a multimedia network of news, prestige TV and niche language radio, is prepared to fight for its life.