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Who Are the CEOs of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger?

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Who Are the CEOs of NPR and PBS, Katherine Maher and Paula Kerger?

The two public media organizations will be represented before Congress by executives with very different résumés.

By Benjamin Mullin

PBS and NPR Funding Has Been Threatened Before

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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

PBS and NPR prepare for a showdown with Congress.

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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

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

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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