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 has proposed cutting funds for the group… Trump included gutting them last year as well, and it’s not a new idea among GOP lawmakers either. […]
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 Kravinsky caught up with Randall Davidson today. He’s the director of radio services at U-W Oshkosh and the author of the book 9XM Talking: WHA […]
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 budget, lasting through September, that defunds the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Then, Congress passes an interim budget that restores funding to the CPB. Now, […]
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 for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a lifeline to WORT. The spending bill that preserves funding until the end of September 2017 will soon […]
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 2016, WORT received $92,971 in direct grants from CPB (about 14% of the station’s total revenue.) WORT’s operating budget is already razor-thin and the loss […]
