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  • CPB Statement in Response to President Trump’s Proposed Rescissions Package and Budget Eliminating CPB Funding

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 3, 2025) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement regarding the President’s proposed rescissions package sent to Congress today to claw back $1.1 billion of already appropriated funding for CPB, as well as his FY 2026 budget proposal, which eliminates all funding for public media except $30 million in closeout costs for CPB.

  • 25 Public Media Stations to Begin Training in Advanced Digital Transformation Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 2, 2025) – Twenty-five public media stations from across the country will begin training this week in the new 2025 Advanced Track of the second phase of the Digital Transformation Program (DTP), delivered by the Poynter Institute.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on May 15, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 15, 2025) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 9 am ET. On the draft agenda:

    • Discussion with Counsel (executive session)
    • Resolution re Amendments to By-Laws

    Audio recordings of the public sessions are available on cpb.org following the meeting.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on May 13, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C, (May 12, 2025) The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 5 pm ET. Public session will be from 5-5:15 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • American Graduate Expands to Prepare More Young People for a Changing Workforce

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 7, 2025) —American Graduate, a public media initiative supported by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, is launching a new phase in 10 additional public media markets. The initiative, which began more than a decade ago to prevent students from dropping out of high school, has evolved into explaining career paths for students.

  • 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.