PBS, NPR Stations Struggle with Trump-Fueled Government Funding Cuts
PBS has cut nearly 15% of its staff and reduced its budget by 21% following a $1.1 billion federal funding cut driven by congressional Republicans and supported by the Trump administration.
- PBS will reduce its staff by 15% due to a loss of $500 million in federal funding, affecting about 100 positions, according to a PBS spokesperson.
- Congress voted to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting in July, impacting PBS and NPR significantly, according to PBS.
- PBS announced a 21% budget cut last month and reduced dues for member stations, aiming to adapt to the funding loss, the spokesperson noted.
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PBS Cuts 15 Percent of Its Staff - The Pennsylvania Daily Star
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is cutting 15% of its staff and eliminating 100 positions as a result of President Donald Trump’s rescissions package that cut $500 million in annual funding for the network. Trump’s rescissions package, which passed in July, slashed $9 billion in previously appropriated funding toward PBS, NPR and foreign aid, prompting the two public networks to make major staffing changes. The new staffing cuts were repor…
PBS to Slash 15% of Workforce Following Defunding
In May, The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump called on Congress to “immediately” defund National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) following a House Oversight DOGE subcommittee hearing, which exposed the stations’ already well-known bias and radical content.
Trump funding cuts force PBS to eliminate 100 jobs
PBS informed 34 staffers Thursday they were being laid off as part of a broader downsizing effort that's resulted in 100 jobs being cut in recent months. The cuts were triggered in part by the Trump administration’s rescission package, which slashed over $1 billion in federal funding for public broadcasting."Due to the loss of federal funding, PBS eliminated close to 100 positions over the last several months, including 34 valued PBS staff membe…


PBS Announces Last Resort Staff Cuts
PBS said it will reduce its workforce by about 15%, cutting 100 positions, including 34 immediate layoffs, as part of a broader effort to respond to major reductions in federal funding for public broadcasting, according to The New York Times. The announcement follows a July vote in Congress, supported by the Trump administration, to eliminate $500 million in annual federal support for public broadcasters, including PBS and NPR member stations. T…
PBS Slashes 15 Percent of Its Staff After Trump Funding Cuts: Report
PBS is reportedly eliminating 100 positions, around 15 percent of its workforce, after President Donald Trump slashed $1.1 billion in funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS's primary source of federal support, over left-wing bias.The post PBS Slashes 15 Percent of Its Staff After Trump Funding Cuts: Report appeared first on .
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