The Latest Breaking News from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Radio Silence Amid Lowell Reveals Critical Gap In Emergency Plan

Hurricane Lowell has exposed the fragility of emergency radio communication in Hawaiʻi

The Independent UK · Sep 11

Billionaire Connie Ballmer just donated $80 million to support NPR after Trump cut $1.1 billion from public broadcasting

Ballmer and an anonymous donor gifted the network more than $110 million to support digital transformation and local stations.

Fortune · Apr 20

Illegal To Defund NPR?

Plus: Judge stops Trump's ballroom, Iran announcement incoming, NASA takes steps to go back to the moon, and more...

Reason · Apr 1

John Oliver on the mass defunding of US public media: ‘Just stupid’

The Last Week Tonight host delves into the many vital functions of US public media imperiled by congressional Republicans’ defunding plan

The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2025

Alabama Public Television considers cutting ties with PBS

The commission that governs Alabama Public Television is considering whether to end its partnership with PBS

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2025

New Mexico Democrats rush to shore up safety net programs after federal cuts

New Mexico's Democratic lawmakers are vowing urgent action to shore up safety net spending in a top state for participation in Medicaid and federal food assistance

The Independent UK · Oct 1, 2025

The defunded Corporation for Public Broadcasting will get one of TV's biggest prizes

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is being honored with the Television Academy’s Governors Award even as it winds down after nearly 60 years

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

Spike Lee, Adam McKay and over 2,000 writers decry Trump’s ‘un-American’ actions in open letter

Screenwriters from Writers Guild of America, also including David Simon and Celine Song, call out president’s ‘authoritarian assault’ on free speech

The Guardian - US · Aug 5, 2025

PBS accounts for nearly half of first graders’ most frequently watched educational TV and video programs

At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress voted in July 2025 to claw back US$1.1 billion it had previously approved for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. That measure, which passed in the House and the Senate by very narrow margins, will cut off all federal tax dollars that would have…

The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025

Trump-Backed Spending Bill Forces CPB Shutdown After 60 Years of Public Broadcasting

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it will shut down after Congress, following President Donald Trump's spending cuts, stripped $1.1 billion in previously approved funding.

Benzinga · Aug 2, 2025