Bracing for cuts, New Mexico public media stations are among the most vulnerable in the U.S.

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

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., holds up an Elmo toy while the chamber debates a bill that would eliminate previously approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides grants to public radio and television stations, including the Public Broadcasting Service, or PBS, which airs "Sesame Street" (Screen shot taken from House Clerk website livestream). At U.S. President Donald Trump’s request, Congress …

New Mexico public radio and television station heads talk funding cuts with US senators

The day the music dies on public radio stations could be in January, and children’s programming might be out of luck after federal funding cuts.

Bracing for cuts, New Mexico public media stations are among the most vulnerable in the U.S.

Rural New Mexico public media stations have a tough road ahead following the Corporation for Public Broadcasting defunding.

The Future of Children’s Programming After Federal Cuts to Public Media

When I drive my grandson Henry to preschool, he scrolls through a Ms. Rachel video on his tablet with ease and purpose. For today’s toddlers, digital media isn’t a special treat — it arrives with breakfast. As a grandparent and an early learning expert with more than two decades in the field of children’s media, I see the promise and the peril of this reality: Some families enjoy high-quality, guided educational experiences in measured doses; ot…

The Last Windrow: Public television funding cuts are cause for concern

I didn't know Big Bird, Kermit, Cookie Monster or Miss Piggy during my growing up years. Instead I knew Captain Kangaroo, Mr. Green Jeans, Bunny Rabbit and Howdy Doody. In other words, the TV world I grew up in was a bit different than that of today. There were no political connections to those long ago programs. Today is a different story it seems, and we are about to pay a price for the change. If you haven't heard yet, public television is ab…

San Diego’s other public radio station is dealing with federal budget cuts too

Like KPBS, KSDS Jazz 88.3 lost a big chunk of its funding.