Has PBS shut down? What federal funding cuts mean for viewers

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will now dissolve, meaning public broadcasting is losing millions of dollars in ...

Maryland Public Television ‘committed’ to lifelong learning after federal funding ends

Amid federal funding cuts, the state, foundations and fundraising are keeping Maryland Public Television afloat.
The New York Times

Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely. By Benjamin Mullin Arkansas PBS on Thursday severed ties with ...
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Kids who beat the system!

In this video, we watch kids cleverly navigating challenges and outsmarting the system. #socksfor1 #reaction Medicare coverage is changing next month Why this cowboy casserole is winning over home ...
The Boston Globe

In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

Like many parents, Andrew David keeps a close eye on what programs his 6-year-old son is consuming, often watching shows on YouTube, Netflix, or Disney+ with him or sitting nearby and listening in.
Disability Scoop

PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...
Variety

PBS Kids Sets ‘Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures’ Full Series

PBS Kids is expanding “Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures,” which debuted in 2023 as a series of shorts, into a full half-hour series set to debut in 2026. A spinoff of “Super Why,” which ran on PBS ...
CNN

PBS and NPR funding cuts are hitting home as government shutdown looms

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s fiscal ...
National Geographic news

Here's the real reason the U.S. doesn't use the metric system

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...
NPR

PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut

PBS's chief executive told public television officials Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its jobs due to the move by Republicans in Congress to eliminate all federal funding for public ...
CBS News

Congress cut $1.1 billion in funding for PBS and NPR. Here's how struggling stations are coping

Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half — lived in Canada, ...