KVNF Sweats It Out — Western Slope Public Radio Station Ponders Potential Federal Funding Cuts

Extension loses "heart and soul," staff says

MANKATO — Some University of Minnesota Extension staff have known for months they were at risk of losing their jobs due to probable federal funding cuts. But it wasn’t until last week that they got official notice.

Tense week for public broadcasters; study maps local news decline

Public broadcasters in Washington state are bracing for the potential loss of federal funding, which will have a ripple effect across the local news industry.

Tense week for public broadcasters as funding cuts loom

Public broadcasters in Washington state are bracing for the potential loss of federal funding, which will have a ripple effect across the local news industry.

PBS and NPR’s Last-Ditch Fight to Save Funding

When Americans took off the Fourth of July holiday to celebrate the country’s independence from the British, Paula Kerger, the CEO of PBS, was busy fighting her own political battle.

PBS CEO Paula Kerger Talks About What’s At Stake As Federal Public Media Funding Faces Crucial Vote: “I Really Can’t Predict This At All”

PBS, NPR, stations and viewers and other advocates are engaged in a last-minute lobbying effort this week as the Senate is poised to vote on a bill that will shape the future of public media. Donald Trump has requested that Congress rescind $1.1 billion of federal funding that had already been allocated for public broadcasting over the next two fiscal years, as part of a broader package of cuts that also include foreign aid and health programs…

KVNF sweats it out — Western Slope public radio station ponders potential federal funding cuts

When Brody Wilson talks about KVNF, the regional public radio station, it’s as if he’s reminiscing fondly about a dear family friend.