PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts

PBS will premiere separate programs on science and foreign affairs next weekend after shutting the doors on its Saturday and Sunday breaking newscasts because of the federal government’s cut of $1.1 billion in funding to public broadcasting.

Why 'PBS News Weekend' Won't Be Missed: ICE Actions Are a 'Threat to Democracy'

The PBS News Weekend show ended Sunday night due to PBS's loss of federal funding. Check out the tough but fair journalism viewers will be missing, from Saturday: ANCHOR JOHN YANG: Good evening. I’m John Yang. This week`s series of shootings by federal agents enforcing President Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration has sparked a weekend of protests. There were rallies and demonstrations across the country. They were organized after a woman w…

PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

“PBS News Weekend,” the companion to the weekday “NewsHour” program, has signed off, eliminated due to federal funding cuts to public broadcasting.

'PBS News Weekend' ends abruptly after Trump spending cuts

"PBS canceled the show due to the loss of federal funding for public media," anchor John Yang said during Sunday's final episode.PBS John Yang on 'PBS News Weekend'PBS News Weekend has officially — and abruptly — signed off the air due to President Donald Trump's spending cuts.The news program aired its final episode on Sunday, with anchor John Yang confirming that the series will stop airing "for the foreseeable future.""PBS canceled the show d…

PBS Fans React After ‘News Weekend’ Suddenly Gets Axed

The show ended its run after Congress rescinded $1.1 billion in public funding.

'PBS News Weekend' Abruptly Canceled After Public Media Funding Cuts