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  • CPB Statement on Congress' Approval of the Rescission Package Eliminating CPB Funding

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 18, 2025) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today in response to the U.S. Senate and House voting this week to approve the Rescissions Act of 2025, which eliminates CPB funding:

    “The vote by the U.S. Senate and House to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will have profound, lasting, negative consequences for every American.

  • New National Poll: Majority of Voters Trust Public Media More than Media Overall and Highly Value Core Services and Programs

    WASHINGTON, DC (July 14, 2025) – As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on the Rescissions Act of 2025, that would cancel $1.1 billion in already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a new national survey finds that U.S. voters place more trust in public media than media overall and hold a more favorable opinion of public media compared with for profit media.

  • CPB Awards $200,000 Grant to PMJA Editor Corps

    KANSAS CITY, MO (June 26, 2025) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced a $200,000 grant to the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) to support its Editor Corps program, which provides critical short-term editing help to local public media newsrooms across the country. The funding was announced today at the PMJA 2025 conference in Kansas City, Mo.

  • CPB Announces 2025 Grant for Four New Public Radio Hubs for StoryCorps’ One Small Step

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 25, 2025) — Through a grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), StoryCorps has announced four new public radio stations as part of its One Small Step initiative, which helps bridge partisan divides through civil conversations. 

  • CPB Statement on House Approval of Rescissions Package

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 12, 2025) -- Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today on the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of the rescissions package to claw back $1.1 billion of already appropriated funding for CPB for fiscal years 2026 and 2027. The rescissions package now goes to the Senate. 

  • CPB Awards $105,000 Grant to Blue Ridge Public Radio for Hurricane Helene Recovery Reporting

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 10, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $105,330 grant to Blue Ridge Public Radio (BPR) to support reporting on local and regional recovery efforts from Hurricane Helene. The 18-month grant will fund a full-time reporter, editing capacity, travel, and equipment.

  • Court Recognizes CPB’s Independence; Board Members Remain

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 8, 2025) -- U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Moss today recognized the independence of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) stating that  “Congress intended to preclude the President (or any subordinate officials acting at his direction) from directing, supervising, or controlling the Corporation” given that it was established to be a private nonprofit corporation independent from governmental control or influence. The Court further recognized that under the D.C.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on Tuesday, June 10, and Wednesday, June 11, 2025

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June, 5, 2025 -- agenda updated June 10, 2025) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet in person and virtually on Tuesday, June 10, and Wednesday, June 11, 2025. Public session will be on June 10 from 1:30-2:05 pm and 4-4:05 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • 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.