The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announces shutdown following funding loss
- On Friday, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting revealed plans to begin closing its operations by the end of September 2025.
- This decision follows Congress canceling federal funding for CPB in the 2026 budget bill and a prior rescission of $1.1 billion requested by the Trump administration.
- For nearly six decades, CPB has played a vital role in supporting over fifteen hundred community-based public radio and television outlets, delivering educational programs, emergency information, and fostering cultural connections nationwide.
- President and CEO Patricia Harrison acknowledged that despite widespread public efforts to urge Congress to maintain funding, the organization must proceed with shutting down its operations.
- Most employees will be laid off by September 30, 2025, with a small transition group staying on until January 2026 to finalize the shutdown process.
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Corporation for Public Broadcasting to close its doors after loss of funding - Butler County Times-Gazette
By Shauneen MirandaKansas Reflector WASHINGTON — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced Friday that it will be shutting down. The announcement came just one day after a major Senate appropriations bill omitted funding for the nonprofit that funds public media and a week after President Donald Trump signed a bill into law that yanked $1.1 billion in previously approved spending for CPB. CPB, which Congress authorized in 1967, provides …

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