President Donald Trump’s proposed budget includes cutting funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds public media outlets like NPR and PBS. It’s not the first time a Republican […]
Happy 50th, Public Broadcasting Act
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Public Broadcasting Act, which created the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the federal funder of PBS and NPR. WORT producer Nina […]
The Sky is Falling! Again!
The sky is falling! The sky is falling! – Chicken Little I honestly don’t know how many more times I have to write this story. First Trump proposes an interim […]
Congress Preserves the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, For Now
In a slap to the face of President Trump, a bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations bill was passed out of committee on Monday, May 1 and, among other things, preserves funding levels […]
Oval Office: Funding for Noncommercial Media Under Attack
According to a document uncovered by The New York Times, Trump’s new budget director, former Representative Mick Mulvaney has proposed eliminating all funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In […]
