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Louisiana
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Read it. When did y'all become politicized with Joe Biden and lying about this Immigration Bill? Why do y'all want to help Joe Biden destroy the country? Why aren't you covering what's true and really going on? Joe Biden is trying to allow this mass migration. He ain't trying to help America, and you heard what the FBI said. A dead gum attack is imminent here. Y'all wanna war on our soil, but if you help Joe biden's crazy plan. That's what you're doing with the Democrats. I thought CPB was supposed to be for the people. I never thought I'd see the day when CPB is politicized, so I could hear ohh used to be have integrity and be with the people and tell the truth. Now y'all are so bipartisan. It's, it's not even worth watching. Y'all you know that border deal is, is after 5000 people come in then they're going to turn them around.

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California
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Hello, I would just like to bring to your attention that on the Board of Directors page of cpb.org under the governance that all of the links to the PDFs are broken. That includes Code of Ethics and Conflict Policy for Board Open Meeting Policy Prevent Political Tests and Employment Quote of Board Chair CEO Whistleblower Policy and the Code of Ethics for Employees. Thank you.

PBS NEWS Hour

New York
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PBS News Hour sound problems. I have Dish TV service. Picture is good but sound chops on and off. No problems with any other programs or any other chanels at any time. Happens a lot only with PBS NEWS Hour.

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Oregon
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Hi, my name is April W****n, and I was calling to get more information about your, your, your organization, your company. Need to know what you what are you doing federal, so if you're, if you're the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, then I'm just gonna assume that you're connected to the media, all the media platforms in each state. Please give me a call back, 503-***-****. Thanks.

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Georgia
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My name is Heidi N*******n. I listen to WJSB in Gainesville GA. There have been multiple radio segments where the information being announced repeats itself after about 15 or 30 seconds. That's been happening for two days. I don't know if there's something going on the news segment. Continues but several times you have two or three sentences that are stated in an obviously prerecorded segment, and then, it stated again and then, the information goes on to be delivered. I don't know if you're aware of this. I don't know if you have somebody monitoring stations, but this has happened for the last two days. I just thought somebody ought to know. Thank you.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). CPB is a grant making organization and does not have any authority over stations. WJSB is currently owned by Crestview Broadcasting Co., Inc. and features programming from CBS News Radio. We invite you to consider supporting your local public media station. Please contact the station directly with your concern. You may also take your complaint directly to the FCC.

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Maryland
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This seems like a general... Hello, long time listener. Numbers and can't reach you, not allowed as listed on the Internet. Your main phone number is 879-9600, and I just called it twice, and the only opportunity I have is this to leave a message. Actually, I need information. I was hoping to speak with the human being, who could connect me with the proper source of that information, but that's not that available to me. There's a general comments line. This seems like a general comments line that I've been shunted over to. It's available to me only that I can see under the heading main phone number on the Internet, and so I am somewhat disgruntled. Certainly disappointed. Just I suggest you open some opportunity for telephone contact with the people.

SC D-primary - All Things Considered on NPR Friday - today - the SC D-Primary

Massachusetts
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Gee - more reporting, please: Both Dean Phillips, a sitting US Congressman and Ms Williamson are on the SC primary ballot for President. Yet, ATC does not mention this. Why is ATC/NPR but not least mentioning this in their news coverage? Their poll numbers (and votes(?) in the South Carolina primary will suffer from the lack of coverage. Below is a cut'n'paste from the AP Challenging Biden on the South Carolina ballot are U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota and author Marianne Williamson. Phillips received about 20% of the vote in New Hampshire, while Williamson received about 4%. S***e M*****n

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PBS Disappearing Volume

Illinois
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Why does PBS have this problem continuously? I have watched via Xfinity and Roku and had problems over the last year regardless of the carrier and location - Chicago and Sarasota

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CPB Board Term Expired?

New York
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Please explain to the American public why Bruce Ramer remains on the CPB board of directors as of Feb. 1, 2024 when it seems clear his total years of service exceed the maximum allowed for this role.

Note from CPB: Thank you for contacting the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). Bruce Ramer's term expires at the end of 2024. https://www.cpb.org/content/bruce-m-ramer-vice-chair-cpb-board-directors

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New York
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Defund Wall Street. Defund Wall Street.

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Michigan
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Hi, my name is Mike Wheeler, and I work with Freddy's Garden. We are a food and nutrition company that offers products with no artificial flavors, no artificial colors, and no added sugar. It really makes us unique as a branded company. It's our social mission. All the net products from the sale of our products to retailers, it goes to a 501C3 classroom that we own, which introduces animation content and educational modules to help kids eat more vegetables and lead or live more active lifestyles by gardening. Our program has been implemented with over 1200 students here in the Grand Rapids area with tremendous results. The results suggest that kids willingness to try vegetables can go up as high as 37%. We'd like to send our information to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Who should we send it to? My telephone number is area code 818-***-****. We're based in Grand Rapids, MI. My e-mail address is m******.************r@gradysgarden.com. I'm looking forward to hearing from someone soon. Thank you so much for your patience, and your future support. Bye, bye.

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Illinois
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Hello, hi. I realized that this was the type of form that I would be accessing when I called this number, so I'm really not totally prepared. I thought I would prefer to talk to a representative. Perhaps this is a better format calling with regard to WTVP TV in Peoria, IL. Understand that they have had some possibly questionable... Saying I felt like that happened at all, and I either support or not, the people that were in office at that time on the Board, various things or do at this point, I have solid evidence to announce or ridicule them. However, it has come to my attention as I look into this what little there is information available that um several of the people that have been appointed or in some way taken over the operation of the television station and different things like that in all regards are heavily conservative, and I'm afraid that dirty content that might be offered by CPB might be refused or formats of broadcast might be changed to meet a more conservative agenda. I enjoy arguments on both sides of any topic, but I'm just afraid that some of the more politically correct information on different groups maybe you might call minority groups of one sort of another will be not requested by or not promoted by the new leadership. I don't have any reason, I haven't heard anything that would make me believe that. I don't want you to think that I am you know trying to blame somebody for something. I just, I just wanted you to be aware of the fact that it's possible that some things that I have had the opportunity to learn about won't be allowed for me to see anymore because they're objected to by certain groups of people. It seems to me for the most part that CPB has been very fair in exposing and in explaining both sides have many topics and not just be and I guess what they would call non conservative or liberal although probably maybe they are a little bit more liberally leaning but I just don't think that the presentations that they make and all of their intricacies are more important to my decision making and my way of feeling about people that might be allowed under this new administration and I hope that I'm wrong you know as I say I I'm not I'm just putting that out there for whoever is in charge of funding when they get this thing squared away and organized I hope that it's not turned into a 24 hour Christian revival organization nothing against that it's just that there's other places I can see that and this should be what it is open to everything thank you so much for your time I appreciate it and I could say I'm not trying to hurt anybody feeling anything I just want to make sure that people realize that who's running that and make sure that nobody's allowed to change the type of format that CPB or CPB yeah has has put out there because the variance of the programming and ideas that you guys buy and they buy or however all that works is it's phenomenal I'd hate to see it change so goodbye.

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Oregon
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Hey there. I am receiving emails in my personal e-mail from a company called Everfi asking me to complete harassment courses for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, so this is an e-mail that kind of looks like it's for employees of maybe I am not an employee of CPB, and I have no relationship to CPB. I don't understand why I'm receiving the emails and image it says to contact the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to be removed from whatever list I'm on. My phone number is 503-***-****. Again, the number is 503-***-****.

PBS News hour!

Indiana
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My Wife and I was considering joining PBS, until we've been watching PBS News Hour and all they do is talk bad about President Trump, never do they say anything bad about Joe Biden!! Joe Biden has done a lot of things that people don't talk about, do what ever reason. When the talk about President Trump and have guests on the show it two Democrats cutting President Trump down. My feelings are you talk bad about President Trump, you better talk about Joe Biden and the things he done. Look at the Southern Border, higher Prices one everything, but no one mentions that. I think what you're doing on PBS is Awful!!!

washington week in review with the atlantic

Wisconsin
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I have always appreciated Washington Week, but it's new iteration in combination with the Atlantic headed by Jeffery Goldberg is GREAT!!! Jeffery Goldberg is an astute ( and funny ) moderator. I appreciate his ability to move the conversation along, to ask scintillating questions, to dot the fast -paced discussion with humor, and to value the responses from his guest panel. Thank you for the continuation of this important broadcast.

closed captions

Texas
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Your closed captions are unreadable. You need to put a black background behind them. I am hearing impaired and can no longer watch your channel.

Washington week in review

Washington
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To: PBS From: Pam Hammond Re: WA Week in Review I am so disappointed the the “new” programming. To my mind, Jeffrey Goldberg sets the wrong tone in the role he has taken on as moderator. He dominates the conversation. He interjects his opinions, often in a jokey manner. He clearly takes positions on topics that are being discussed. I am wondering if partnering with the Atlantic for economic reasons was dependent on his assuming this position. In the past, I have enjoyed and benefited from crisp, sound analysis of current and pertinent political and social events. The role of the moderator is a critical component in providing a low key direction of the discussion. Many have excelled in this position in the past. The whole program has changed….and not for the better.

Ayesha Roscoe

Oregon
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I am another long-term public broadcasting listener and supporter who cannot stand Ayesha Roscoe’‘s voice. She sounds like she is yelling half of the time and much of the rest of the time she speaks with a high-pitched excessively “perky” voice. Unfortunately, her voice distracts from the content. I know I am not the only one who finds her voice so annoying. I think I’ve listened to my last Sunday morning broadcast thanks to Ayesha. Such a pity, considering current and previous African-American hosts and commentators on public broadcasting, who have voices that don’t distract the listener from the content

Lack of close captioning on StoryCorps Animated Shorts

New Hampshire
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PBS claims to support diversity, yet airs animated shorts by StoryCorps which do not have any captioning. Are you only supportive of some types of diversity, but do not support persons with hearing disabilities? You should not show or support these shorts unless they have captioning. Period. I have long been a member of my local PBS station and am really disturbed every time you show these animated shorts - I cannot understand them without captioning.