PBS Survives in Alabama, for Now, After Move to Ax Funding Fails:
Alabama’s Public Television Board voted to keep its contract with PBS after a push to nix the ...
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Alabama Gov. Ivey wants a public survey before Alabama Public TV-PBS disaffiliation vote
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Alabama Public Television may cut ties with PBS programming: The commission that governs Alabama Public Television is considering whether to end its partnership ...
apnews.com/article/pbs-alabama-public-television-799f86c568cb362dc0a3829cd5171cf9
Alabama public TV viewers fight to save PBS access after Trump cuts threaten partnership
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One Alabama station stuck with PBS while the other cut NPR. Supporters voted with their wallets
al.com/news/2026/01/one-alabama-station-stuck-with-pbs-while-the-other-cut-npr-supporters-voted-with-their-wallets.html
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting ends: What’s next for Alabama Public TV: Local supporters may need to fill funding gap as Alabama Public Television ...
al.com/news/2026/01/the-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-ends-whats-next-for-alabama-public-tv.html
Arkansas becoming 1st state to sever ties with PBS, effective July 1: The commission that oversees public television in Arkansas has voted to sever ties with PBS ...
independent.co.uk/news/pbs-arkansas-little-rock-donald-trump-alabama-b2883028.html
Fearless Alabama voices value PBS, and saved it: Gov. Ivey wants to ensure public television aligns with "Alabama values." Alabamians said they value ...
al.com/news/2025/11/fearless-alabama-voices-value-pbs-and-saved-it.html
Alabama Public Television could lose millions, members and programs if they drop PBS
al.com/news/birmingham/2025/11/alabama-public-television-could-lose-millions-members-and-programs-if-they-drop-pbs.html
PBS Shutting Down in an Entire State Thanks to Trump’s Cuts: Thanks, Trump.
newrepublic.com/post/200921/pbs-shut-down-entire-state-new-jersey-trump-cuts
Alabama Public Television cuts 15% of employees after $2.8 million in federal funding cuts
al.com/news/2025/09/alabama-public-television-cuts-15-of-employees-after-28-million-in-federal-funding-cuts.html
Marjorie Taylor Greene Showed My Photo In Congress And Called Me A Monster. Here's Why I’m Fighting Back.
huffpost.com/entry/marjorie-taylor-greene-drag-queen-pbs_n_689cb029e4b0196f49c5d1ee
Alabama Public Television execs blame NPR, PBS ‘bias’ for funding cuts: ‘They’re in their echo chamber’
al.com/politics/2025/07/alabama-public-television-execs-blame-npr-pbs-bias-for-funding-cuts-theyre-in-their-echo-chamber.html
Senate votes to kill entire public broadcasting budget in blow to NPR and PBS: Senate votes to rescind $1.1 billion from Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/senate-votes-to-kill-entire-public-broadcasting-budget-in-blow-to-npr-and-pbs/
Key FactsSevere Cuts Threaten Public Broadcasting Services
Jul 19, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: latimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: latimes.com
- Congress approved the Trump administration’s plan to end federal funding for public media, causing significant challenges for NPR and PBS.
- Award-winning filmmaker Ken Burns highlighted that many educational programs depend on this funding and may no longer be produced.
- The funding cuts will result in layoffs and reduced programming, with smaller stations relying more on federal support facing the greatest impact.
- Experts caution that the loss of local stations will diminish community news access and emergency alert services.
A PBS station is really like the public library. It's one of those important institutions that may be the only place where people have access to local news.— Ken Burns on the importance of PBS stations for access to local news.
OpinionAn appeal for funding brought the wrath of MAGA down on a PBS TV station | Opinion
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House votes to kill funding for public media: The U.S. House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs ...
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Planned PBS, NPR cuts would overwhelmingly hit outlets in states Trump won, report finds
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Key FactsHouse approves bill cutting two years of public media funding
Jun 12, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: npr.org
- The vote followed a direct request from President Donald Trump, who has accused NPR and PBS of bias against conservative viewpoints.
- The package totals $9.4 billion, including $8.3 billion for foreign aid and $1.1 billion for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- Funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting had previously been approved by both Republican-led chambers of Congress and signed by Trump.
- The Senate must approve the request by a simple majority within 45 days; otherwise, the administration would have to release the funds by mid-July, according to the report.
If rescission passes and local stations go dark, millions of Americans will no longer have access to locally owned, independent, nonprofit media and will bear the risk of living in a news desert, missing their emergency alerts, and hearing silence where classical, jazz and local artists currently play.— Katherine Maher, NPR Chief Executive and President, in a statement about the potential impact of cuts on local public media
Editorial: PBS cuts mean taxpayers are out of the public TV business: The reason for cutting off the money spigot is whipping up liberal frenzy and overriding a ...
bostonherald.com/2025/06/04/editorial-pbs-cuts-mean-taxpayers-are-out-of-the-public-tv-business/
PBS sues Trump over executive order to cut funding: PBS sued President Donald Trump to block his effort to cut off federal funding for the public broadcaster.
cnbc.com/2025/05/30/pbs-trump-funding-sesame-street.html
Key FactsPBS sues over Trump order to halt public funding
May 31, 2025 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
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- PBS filed the lawsuit on Friday in the US District Court in Washington, DC, against Trump and several administration officials.
- PBS argues that Trump exceeded his authority and engaged in viewpoint discrimination after claiming its coverage was biased against conservatives.
- PBS receives $325m this year through the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; 22 percent of its revenue comes directly from the federal government.
- PBS said the US Department of Education cancelled a $78m grant for educational programming, including several children’s shows.
But regardless of any policy disagreements over the role of public television, our Constitution and laws forbid the President from serving as the arbiter of the content of PBS’s programming, including by attempting to defund PBS.— Z W Julius Chen, lawyer, wrote in the suit filed in US District Court in Washington, DC.
Art Spiegelman Documentary Had Trump Criticism Removed Before Airing on Public TV
nytimes.com/2025/05/23/arts/television/art-spiegelman-documentary-edited.html
What Trump’s NPR And PBS Cuts Mean To Someone Raised In Rural North Carolina: President Trump signed an executive order cutting federal funding for PBS and NPR ...
forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2025/05/07/what-trumps-npr-and-pbs-cuts-mean-to-someone-raised-in-rural-north-carolina/
PBS CEO says "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after Trump targets funding
cbsnews.com/news/pbs-ceo-paula-kerger-npr-ceo-trump-executive-order-funding/
A look at the history of public media in the U.S. as Republicans target federal funding
pbs.org/newshour/show/a-look-at-the-history-of-public-media-in-the-u-s-as-republicans-target-federal-funding
Merging with PBS KVIE is a bad business decision for CapRadio. Here’s why | Opinion
sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article287848930.html
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