PBS CEO says "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after Trump targets funding

FCC Chief Brendan Carr Vows to ‘Constrain’ the Power of National Networks and Reform ‘Arcane Artificial Limits’ on TV Station Ownership

FCC chairman Brendan Carr has already got Hollywood in a lather over his aggressive pursuit of specious complaints involving the editorial content of “60 Minutes,” NPR, PBS and other major media platforms. He’s also pursuing probes of Disney and Comcast for what he has described as “promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination” — actions that are widely seen as politically motivated and extending far beyond the commission’s regulatory reach. …

NPR and PBS push back against Trump’s order to cut funding: ‘This could be devastating’

PBS’s Paula Kerger and NPR’s Katherine Maher say they’re looking at legal options to defend against White HouseThe heads of embattled US public broadcasters, National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), defended themselves against efforts by the Trump administration to cut off taxpayer funding, with both telling a Sunday political talk show they were looking at legal options.PBS’s chief executive, Paula Kerger, told CBS…

PBS CEO says "we have never seen a circumstance like this" after Trump targets funding

President Trump this weekend signed an executive order targeting funding to PBS and NPR, saying he is ending "taxpayer subsidization of biased media." PBS CEO Paula Kerger and NPR CEO Katherine Maher join "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," with Kerger saying "we have never seen a circumstance like this."

WPR plans layoffs, ‘one team’ structure with PBS Wisconsin

While leaders at Wisconsin Public Radio and PBS Wisconsin said decisions haven’t been finalized, emails sent to staff provide insight.