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  • CPB and PBS Partner With 10 Public Media Stations to Support Early Literacy Learning and Critical Thinking Skills

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (October 5, 2021) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS today announced partnerships with 10 public media stations across the country centered on an innovative model of community engagement designed to extend the reach and impact of Ready To Learn-funded PBS KIDS early learning resources to local communities. Arkansas PBS, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Ball State PBS (Muncie, IN), Nine PBS (St.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on October 6-7, 2021

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 21, 2021; updated September 28, 2021) -- The CPB Board of Directors will hold its annual meeting virtually on Wednesday, October 6, from 2-4:30 p.m. ET, and Thursday, October 7, from 2-5 p.m. ET. On the draft agenda:

    Day One (October 6):

  • CPB Selects Poynter Institute to Deliver Public Media Digital Transformation Program

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 13, 2021) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it has selected the Poynter Institute to develop and deliver a new Digital Transformation Program to educate, assist, and coach up to 80 public media senior leaders on the best strategies and tactics to transform their organization’s digital operations and culture. The virtual training will be funded by a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

  • CPB Funds $1.3 Million Expansion of Public Radio Music Format for Young Audiences

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 14, 2021) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced grants totaling $1.3 million for three public radio stations to implement the Urban Alternative format to connect with young, multicultural audiences. The grants to Radio Milwaukee, WJSU (Jackson, MS), and Minnesota Public Radio will support transitions to locally customized formats using local and national Hip Hop and R&B. Jacquie Gales Webb, CPB Vice President, Radio, announced the grants today at the virtual Public Radio Program Directors Conference.

  • Stacey Decker Named CPB Senior Vice President, Innovation and System Strategies

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 25, 2021) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has named Stacey Decker as Senior Vice President of Innovation and System Strategies, effective Sept. 13. In this new position, he will be responsible for the development and implementation of a multi-faceted strategy to advance innovation and sustainability of public media through accelerating public media’s digital transformation.

  • CPB Funds Public Media Stations Addressing COVID-19 Misinformation

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 19, 2021) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is awarding a total of $275,000 in emergency grants to 14 public media stations across the country to address COVID-19 misinformation in their communities. The grants – up to $20,000 each – are being awarded to public television and radio stations in areas with low vaccination and high infection rates, or in emerging hotspots for coronavirus infection.

  • CPB Statement on the Death of Leanne Kaʻiulani Ferrer

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 16, 2021) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), released the following statement regarding the death of Leanne Kaʻiulani Ferrer from Patricia Harrison, CPB president and CEO:

  • PBS Digital Studios Receives $3M Grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Establish Regional Digital Centers of Innovation

    ARLINGTON, VA (August 10, 2021) – Today at the Television Critics Association Summer Press Tour, PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger announced that with a $3 million grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), PBS Digital Studios will establish three Regional Digital Centers of Innovation to build its digital capacity and create a new pipeline of multi-platform content.

  • CPB, PBS Award Firelight Media $5.5 Million to Diversify Public Media Content

    NEW YORK, NY (August 10, 2021) – Acclaimed documentary producer Firelight Media has received $5.5 million in funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS to support its Firelight Documentary Lab and two other programs aimed at increasing the diversity of public media content in partnership with local stations and PBS national series.

  • CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Committee to Meet Telephonically on August 16, 2021

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 3, 2021) -- The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Monday, August 16, 2021, from 2-3:45 pm ET. On the draft agenda: