CPB Statement on Congress’ Passage of Funding for Public Media

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 23, 2024) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today after the House and Senate passed the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024. The bill provides $535 million for CPB in Fiscal Year 2026, upholding the two-year advance appropriation for public media.

Applications Now Open for Second Round of Public Media’s Editorial Integrity and Leadership Fellowship

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (March 13, 2024) — Poynter and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are pleased to announce that applications are now open for the second cohort of the 2023-2025 Public Media Editorial Integrity and Leadership Program. 

U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett Headline National Civic Learning Forum on March 12

March 1, 2024 -- U.S. Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan will join thousands of people across the country in focusing on the importance of civic education during Civic Learning Week, March 11–15, 2024. 

FRONTLINE and AP Documentary 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL Wins Academy Award® for 'Best Documentary Feature Film'

Boston, MA – March 10, 2024   – 20 DAYS IN MARIUPOL, the documentary produced by the PBS series FRONTLINE at GBH in Boston and The Associated Press, has won the Oscar® for Best Documentary Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards®.

CPB Response to February 22 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 February 22, 2024.

Full letter: CPB Response to February 22 Letter from Senator Ted Cruz

StoryCorps' 2024 Military Voices Tour to Record and Preserve the Stories of Veterans, Active Duty Service Members, and Military Families

February 22, 2024 – StoryCorps—the national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping us believe in each other by illuminating the humanity and possibility in us all, one story at a time—today announces its 2024 Military Voices Initiative (MVI) tour, which honors veterans and members of the military community by gathering and preserving their stories. StoryCorps’ MVI works in partnership with veteran service organizations across the country, and is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

CPB Statement on President Biden’s Budget Proposal

WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 11, 2024) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget, which proposes $595 million in FY 2027 for CPB’s advance appropriation; $60 million for the public broadcasting interconnection system and infrastructure in FY 2025; and $31 million for the Department of Education’s Ready To Learn program in FY 2025.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting Names Evan Slavitt Senior Vice President and General Counsel

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 26, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has named Evan Slavitt as Senior Vice President and General Counsel, effective March 11. As CPB’s chief legal officer, he will promote and defend the company’s legal interests, monitor compliance with federal and D.C. law, and ensure adherence to the highest standards of ethical conduct in CPB’s administration of the federal appropriation for public broadcasting.

Elton John & Bernie Taupin: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song Premieres on PBS

WASHINGTON, DC (February 12, 2024) —The new concert special ELTON JOHN & BERNIE TAUPIN: THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS GERSHWIN PRIZE FOR POPULAR SONG will premiere on Monday, April 8, 2024 at 8 PM ET on PBS stations nationwide (check local listings). The 90-minute program honors the longtime singer-songwriter duo as the two iconic artists receive this year’s distinguished recognition from the Library of Congress. The music special will be recorded in Washington, D.C., in March 2024.

CPB Board of Directors to Meet on Tuesday, February 13, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 2, 2024) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 from 2 – 5:30 pm ET. On the draft agenda: