US EditionCorporation for Public Broadcasting, Funder of NPR and PBS, Will End Operations
UNITED STATES, AUG 01 – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will eliminate most staff by Sept. 30 due to a $9 billion funding cut, ending federal support for the first time in over 50 years.
- On August 1, 2025, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it will begin an orderly wind-down after funding was excluded from the Senate Appropriations Committee's FY 2026 Labor-H bill, with most staff ending on September 30.
- The Rescission Act of 2025 revoked $1.1 billion in CPB funding, and the Senate appropriations bill excluded funding for the first time in over 50 years.
- Some rural stations like KCUW, KUHB, and WVLS rely on CPB for 90% of their funding, support about 1,500 local stations, and employ approximately 100 people.
- In Reno, KUNR's general manager Brian Duggan said, `I wanted to share some difficult news from our partners at the CPB that they will be ceasing operations by year’s end with most positions at the CPB ending on Sept. 30, 2025,` impacting the public media ecosystem.
- Patricia Harrison, CPB President and CEO, said a small transition team will stay through January 2026 to oversee a responsible shutdown, with up to 80 NPR stations potentially closing in the next year.
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