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  • CPB Awards $936,000 Grant to Fund Alaska Desk Journalism Collaboration

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2024) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $936,000 grant to Alaska Public Media to lead the Alaska Desk, a statewide collaboration among public media stations, designed to strengthen and expand their local news services, particularly for rural communities.

  • CPB Board of Directors to Meet Virtually on June 6, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 29, 2024) -- The CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday, June 6, 2024 from 1-4 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • CPB Awards 3 More Public Media Stations Grants for Next Generation Warning System

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 30, 2024) – Alabama Public Television, KLRN-TV in San Antonio, and KYUK/TV-AM-FM in Bethel, Alaska, have been awarded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB awards the grants through the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Board of Directors Interconnection Committee to Meet on Monday, June 3, 2024

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 24, 2024) -- The  Interconnection Committee of the CPB Board of Directors will meet virtually on Monday, June 3, 2024, from 5:20 pm – 7:20 pm ET. On the draft agenda:

  • CPB Seeks Public Media Station to Lead ‘Civic Spark’ Initiative

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 21, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has issued a Request for Proposals for a public media station to lead “Civic Spark,” a national civic content and engagement initiative to feature stories of individual Americans making a difference in their communities.

  • CPB Awards 4 Public Media Stations Grants for Next Generation Warning System

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 16, 2024) – Delta College Public Media in Michigan, Community Radio Project, Inc. in Colorado, and KSTK Stikine River Radio and Silakkuagvik Communications’ KBRW in rural Alaska have been awarded funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to upgrade their equipment to provide enhanced emergency alerting. CPB awards the grants through the Next Generation Warning System (NGWS) grant program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

  • CPB Response to April 25 Letter from Senator Ted Cruz

    Attached and copied below is a letter that CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison sent today to Senator Ted Cruz, responding to his letter of April 25, 2024.

    Full letter: CPB Response to April 25 Letter from Senator Ted Cruz

  • PBS to Provide Dynamic Local Audience Data to Member Stations

    ARLINGTON, VA; May 13, 2024 —PBS has received a significant grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to provide PBS Member Stations with Nielsen Local Dashboards, providing in-depth audience data. The dashboards will display local market linear television audience data to give stations an enhanced understanding of the viewers they reach throughout the day.

  • CPB and PBS Partner with 14 Stations to Extend Impact of Ready To Learn-Funded Early Childhood Education Resources and Content

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 30, 2024) -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and PBS today announced partnerships with 14 public media stations to extend the impact of Ready To Learn-funded early childhood educational resources across their states. The 18-month contracts will allow the stations to work with partners to expand educator, parent, and caregiver trainings, as well as use digital media resources and hands-on learning activities from PBS KIDS, especially in underserved areas.

  • CPB Statement on the Death of David Pryor

    WASHINGTON, D.C. (April 20, 2024) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) released the following statement from President and CEO Patricia Harrison regarding the death of former Arkansas Governor and United States Senator David Pryor.