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  • CPB Seeks Public Media Station to Lead ‘Civic Spark’ Initiative

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has issued a Request for Proposals for a public media station to lead “Civic Spark,” a national civic content and engagement initiative to feature stories of individual Americans making a difference in their communities.

  • CPB Awards 4 Public Media Stations Grants for Next Generation Warning System

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2024) – Delta College Public Media in Michigan, Community Radio Project, Inc. in Colorado, and KSTK Stikine River Radio and Silakkuagvik Communications’ KBRW in rural Alaska have been awarded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB awards the grants through the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Response to April 25 Letter from Senator Ted Cruz

    Attached and copied below is a letter that CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison sent today to Senator Ted Cruz, responding to his letter of April 25, 2024.

    Full letter: CPB Response to April 25 Letter from Senator Ted Cruz

  • PBS to Provide Dynamic Local Audience Data to Member Stations

    ARLINGTON, VA; May 13, 2024 —PBS has received a significant grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to provide PBS Member Stations with Nielsen Local Dashboards, providing in-depth audience data. The dashboards will display local market linear television audience data to give stations an enhanced understanding of the viewers they reach throughout the day.

  • CPB and PBS Partner with 14 Stations to Extend Impact of Ready To Learn-Funded Early Childhood Education Resources and Content

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2024) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS today announced partnerships with 14 public media stations to extend the impact of Ready To Learn-funded early childhood educational resources across their states. The 18-month contracts will allow the stations to work with partners to expand educator, parent, and caregiver trainings, as well as use digital media resources and hands-on learning activities from PBS KIDS, especially in underserved areas.

  • CPB Statement on the Death of David Pryor

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of former Arkansas Governor and United States Senator David Pryor.

  • CPB Statement on the Death of Robert MacNeil

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 12, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of Robert (Robin) MacNeil:

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    Robert MacNeil, left, and Jim Lehrer, photo courtesy of PBS NewsHour

  • Raney Aronson-Rath Receives the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Edward R. Murrow Award

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded FRONTLINE Editor-in-Chief and Executive Producer Raney Aronson-Rath the Edward R. Murrow Award, recognizing her outstanding contributions to journalism and public media. The award was presented at a CPB Board dinner Wednesday night in Washington, D.C.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on April 10-11, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 1, 2024) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 11 am-4:15 pm ET, and on Thursday, April 11, 2024, from 9:30-11:30 am ET. On the draft agenda:

    Day 1:

  • CPB Board of Directors Interconnection Committee to Meet on Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    Washington, D.C. (April 1, 2024) -- The Interconnection Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will hold its meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, from 9:30-10:40 am ET, to discuss matters relating to public media’s interconnection systems.