February 23, 2018 · President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal eliminates public media funding. In an opinion column in Smoky Mountain News, Peter Nieckarz, an Associate Professor of Sociology

February 12, 2018 · President Donald Trump’s annual budget proposal eliminates public media funding. Specifically, the budget eliminates funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which distributes critical

May 4, 2016 · On Friday, April 29, 2016 public media advocates nationwide joined Protect My Public Media in celebrating the 47th anniversary of Fred Rogers’s heartfelt testimony to

April 21, 2016 · Neighbors, April 29, 2016 is going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! For the third year in a row, we are putting on

February 9, 2016 · This morning, President Barack Obama released his last annual budget, and it includes federal funding for public media.   Today’s news is an encouraging and

March 26, 2015 · We’ll start with the bad news first. On March 25, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its annual Budget Resolution, calling for an end

February 3, 2015 ·   Public media fans, we have some exciting news to share about federal funding for public media. On Monday, February 2, President Barack Obama sent

January 7, 2015 · It's a new year. We have a new season of Downton Abbey (YES!). We will have a new season of Serial (CAN’T WAIT!) this year.

July 9, 2014 · Your federal lawmakers will be heading home from Washington, D.C. next month for the August recess and we need your help today. As Congress makes funding

June 20, 2014 · When you think of Wisconsin, cheese, beer and the Green Bay Packers probably come to mind. How about endangered languages? Many folks in Wisconsin likely