The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, a cornerstone of American culture for three generations, announced Friday it would take steps toward its own closure after being defunded by Congress — marking the end of a nearly six-decade era in which it fueled the production of renowned educational programming,

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced that it’s shutting down after nearly six decades. The move by CPB — which has provided funding to PBS and NPR — to wind down comes after President Trump led a successful effort to defund public media.