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  • CPB Statement on U.S. Department of Education Terminating Ready To Learn Grant

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2025) – On May 2, the U.S. Department of Education notified the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that its 2020-2025 Ready To Learn grant is terminated, effective immediately. CPB then informed PBS and 44 public media stations in 28 states and the District of Columbia that receive Ready To Learn grants to stop work immediately, pausing the program in rural and urban communities throughout the country.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on May 2, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2025) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Friday, May 2, 2025, from 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm ET. Public session will be from 1:30 – 1:45 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting Statement Regarding Executive Order on Public Media

    WASHINGTON, D.C, (May 2, 2025) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today regarding the President’s Executive Order on public media:

    “CPB is not a federal executive agency subject to the President’s authority. Congress directly authorized and funded CPB to be a private nonprofit corporation wholly independent of the federal government.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on April 28, 2025

    Washington, D.C, (April 28, 2025) The CPB Board of Directors will meet in executive session on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 1:30 pm ET to discuss legal and contractual matters.

  • Introducing the Public Media Executives Selected for 2025 Poynter/CPB Fellowship to Strengthen Editorial Leadership

    ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (May 1, 2025) — Poynter is pleased to announce 23 executives from across the nation have been selected for the 2025 Public Media Executive Editorial Integrity and Leadership Initiative, a six-month fellowship developed by the Poynter Institute and funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

    The fellowship, which began this week, will equip public media leaders with support, tools, and individualized training to help build stronger stations, reflecting the goal shared by CPB and Poynter   to strengthen local journalism.

  • CPB Awards $650,000 Grant to Appalachia and Mid-South Journalism Collaboration

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 1, 2025) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded the latest in a series of grants to prioritize local reporting -- a $649,703 grant to the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom (AMSN). The journalism collaboration of public radio and television stations, led by Louisville Public Media, was launched last fall to provide relevant, fact-based information to local communities across Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia.

  • CPB Announces Five New Grants Totaling Up to $9.6 Million to Rural Public Broadcasters to Upgrade Emergency Alerting

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 24, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it has awarded five grants totaling $9.6 million to statewide public broadcasting networks in Louisiana, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Wyoming, as well as KUTE (KSUT Tribal Radio) in Colorado.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on April 21, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 18, 2025)  -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet in executive session on Monday, April 21, 2025, at 3 pm ET for discussion with counsel.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on April 14, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 14, 2025) The CPB Board of Directors will meet in executive session on Monday, April 14, 2025 at 7:30pm ET to discuss legal and contractual matters.

  • CPB Names Kathy Merritt as Chief Operating Officer and Debra Sanchez as Executive Vice President, Government and External Affairs and Acting Corporate Secretary

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 11, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has promoted Kathy Merritt to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Debra Sanchez to Executive Vice President, Government and External Affairs and Acting Corporate Secretary.

    Merritt will oversee CPB’s Operations, as well as Radio/Journalism, System Strategies, Next Generation Warning System, Community Service Grants, and Television Content departments.