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PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before

Republicans in Congress have made several attempts to defund NPR and PBS over the last half-century.

By Benjamin Mullin

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PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.

Top executives from the public media networks are bracing for a hearing on Wednesday organized by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene.

By Benjamin Mullin

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Betty Bonney, 100, Dies; Her Song for a Yankee Star Was a Big-Band Hit

“Joltin’ Joe DiMaggio,” which she sang with the Les Brown band, celebrated DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak in 1941. She also sang on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows.”

By Richard Sandomir

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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.

By Katie Robertson