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  • CPB Statement on Congress’ Approval of Continued Funding for Public Media

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 14, 2025) — Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued the following statement today after the House and Senate approved a Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year 2025, extending funding for public media. The legislation provides $535 million for CPB in Fiscal Year 2027, upholding the two-year advance appropriation for public media. 

    “We appreciate the bipartisan support from Congress on behalf of the more than 1,500 local public media stations across the nation.

  • CPB Awards Harvest Public Media $1 Million for Rural Journalism Expansion

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 6, 2025) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $1 million grant to Harvest Public Media, a public media journalism collaboration covering agricultural and rural issues that gives insight into the lives of people in the Midwest, Great Plains, and farming communities throughout the country. The three-year grant will help the station collaboration expand from nine to 15 states, increasing its reach and daily coverage of rural issues.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on Thursday, February 6, 2025

    WASHINGTON, DC (January 28, 2025) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, February 6, 2025, from 2–4:30 pm ET. Public session will be from 2–2:35 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • PBS KIDS Announces Newest Animated Series, PHOEBE & JAY, Premiering Fall 2025

    ARLINGTON, VA (January 22, 2025) – Today PBS KIDS announced PHOEBE & JAY, a new animated series for children ages 3-5. The series is designed to support early literacy skills for preschoolers by showcasing the various kinds of texts they see in their everyday lives—from signs and posters to labels and movie tickets—helping them understand, navigate, and participate in the world around them.

  • CPB Board of Directors Audit and Finance Compensation Committee to Meet Telephonically on Tuesday, January 21, 2025

     WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 15, 2025) -- The Audit and Finance Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet telephonically on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, from 2-3:30 pm Eastern Time. On the draft agenda:

  • CPB Statement Regarding Public Media’s Response to the Southern California Wildfires

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 9, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the following statement today from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding public media’s response to the wildfires spreading across Southern California.

  • CPB Statement on the Death of José Fajardo, former CEO of Hawai’i Public Radio

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 20, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of José A. Fajardo, former CEO of Hawai’i Public Radio.

    “We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of José A. Fajardo, former CEO of Hawai’i Public Radio. Jose's leadership and dedication to public broadcasting helped shape Hawai’i Public Radio into the esteemed institution it is today, and his grace and courage after receiving a devastating ALS diagnosis remain an inspiration to us all.

  • CPB Awards Up to $500,000 to Two Public Radio Stations to Improve Emergency Alerting

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2024) – Public radio stations Raven Radio in Sitka, AK, and WCLK in Atlanta will receive a total of up to $508,234 from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. With these grants, CPB has awarded funding to 40 public media stations in 22 states so far for the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Honors Congressman Earl Blumenauer with Lifetime Achievement Award

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 19, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) Board of Directors awarded Congressman Earl Blumenauer the Lifetime Achievement Award, recognizing his outstanding contributions to public media. The award was presented today at a CPB Board meeting.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet on November 19-20, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 13, 2024)  -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, from 10 am – 4:55 pm and Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 10-11 am ET. Public session will be on November 19 from 10- 10:20 am, 12:10-12:40 pm and 1:40-3:15 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

    Day One (November 19):