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How PBS Plans to Celebrate the American Semiquincentennial in 2026 (Exclusive)
The PBS America @ 250 concept was first announced in 2024; The Hollywood Reporter can now announce the details. The ...
Funding for PBS children's shows killed by Trump administration citing 'woke propaganda'
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said this week that the Department of Education has ended a federal grant that helped ...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting moves to block Trump firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has amended its bylaws regarding the removal of members of its Board of Directors.  ...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting fires back at Trump order to end NPR, PBS funding
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting dismissed President Trump’s executive order to ax taxpayer funding for National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) — arguing they aren ...
PBS announces new ‘Sesame Street' deal with Netflix
Netflix has thrown “Sesame Street” a safety net with a new streaming deal that offers the popular children’s staple a broad ...
'Sesame Street' is coming to Netflix (but you can still watch on PBS)
The arrangement was announced months after Warner Bros. Discovery said it wasn’t renewing its deal with the long-running ...
Judge Hears Arguments In Corporation For Public Broadcasting’s Challenge To Donald Trump’s Removal Of Three Board Members
A federal judge heard arguments this afternoon on whether to block Donald Trump ‘s order to fire three members of the ...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting sues Trump after attempted board firings
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting says it’s not subject to presidential firings because it’s not a government agency.
Here’s how WHRO Public Media, Hampton Roads’ NPR and PBS affiliate, was affected by May 1 executive order
Daily operations at WHRO Public Media in Hampton Roads have so far been unaffected by a May 1 presidential executive order ...
Department of Education Eliminates Grant for PBS Children’s Shows
The termination of the federal grant program, called Ready To Learn, resulted in a loss of $23 million that would have gone ...
Trump wants to cut federal funding for public broadcasting. What will it mean to Erie?
No federal money for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service — that was the message of President Trump's ...
Iowa Public Radio, PBS brace for impact as executive order threatens crucial funding
The impacts of a new executive order could be felt at the local level as Iowa public media organizations respond to a loss of funding.President Donald Trump si ...