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  • CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet on August 10, 2023

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 31, 2023) -- The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Thursday, August 10, from 10-11:40 am Eastern Time. On the draft agenda:

  • 2023 One Small Step Radio Station Hubs Announced: Five Public Media Stations Nationwide to Foster Connection Across Political Divides

    Brooklyn, NY, May 1, 2023—StoryCorps, the national nonprofit dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs, today announces a new roster of One Small Step Radio Station Hubs. One Small Step is an effort to bring strangers with different political beliefs together for a 50-minute conversation—not to debate politics, but to learn who we are as people.

  • CPB Statement on Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 27, 2023) – Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the Senate  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding bill, which provides $535 million for CPB's FY 2026 advance appropriation and $60 million for system interconnection and infrastructure for FY 2024.

  • Statement From Patricia Harrison on the Death of Vision Maker Media Founder Frank Blythe

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 22, 2023) – Patricia Harrison, president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), released the following statement today regarding the death of Frank Blythe, founding executive director of the Native American Public Broadcasting Consortium, precursor to Vision Maker Media.

    “Frank Blythe was a visionary leader who was proud of his Native American heritage and who elevated and shared authentic stories of Native American culture.

  • CPB Statement on House Labor-H Subcommittee Funding Bill

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 14, 2023) – Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), made the following statement today on the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Subcommittee’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 funding bill, which does not include legislative text for CPB or advance funding for CPB in FY 2026. The bill also does not fund system interconnection and infrastructure for FY 2024, a cut of $60 million from current levels.

  • SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a New Documentary Series Exploring Southern Identity, Premieres July 18

    ARLINGTON, VA (June 14, 2023) – The American South is known for its boundless creativity, absorbing personalities and evocative landscapes. SOUTHERN STORYTELLERS, a new three-episode series from PBS, Arkansas PBS, and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker Craig Renaud, follows some of the region’s most compelling and influential contemporary creators to the places they call home — the communities that fertilize the stories they tell in books, songs, poems, plays, and on screens large and small.

  • With CPB Support, PMJA Editor Corps Pushes for Sustainability

    SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS (June 22, 2023) – The Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Editor Corps, which provides critical short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms, will resume service as it implements a sustainability plan under a two-year, $100,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on June 21-22, 2023

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2023) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, from 9:30 am-4 pm and on Thursday, June 22, 2023, from 9:30-11 am EDT.

    On the draft agenda:

    Day One (June 21):

  • PBS' National Memorial Day Concert: The Multi-Award-Winning National Tradition Honoring Our American Heroes and Their Families Live From the U.S. Capitol

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2023) -- PBS' NATIONAL MEMORIAL DAY CONCERT, America's national night of remembrance, returns live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol hosted by Tony Award-winner Joe Mantegna and Emmy Award-winner Gary Sinise, acclaimed actors who are dedicated to veterans' causes and supporting our troops in active service.

  • CPB Names Faisal Khan Executive Director, Next Generation Warning System

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 22, 2023) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Faisal Khan as Executive Director of the Next Generation Warning System, effective immediately. He will lead CPB’s work with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in implementing the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program to create a more resilient and secure public alerting system through our nation’s public media system.