Calling Your Senate Appropriator Now Could Stop Public Media Funding Cuts

On June 25, the Senate Appropriations Committee will hold a hearing on a rescissions package that would severely cut public media funding.
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WNET Celebrates its Fifth Annual American Graduate Day

October 24, 2016 · We invited Kala DeStefano, Senior Community Engagement Coordinator for WNET’s New York City community liaison group, Friends of Thirteen, to share her experience participating in
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Public Radio Pilots Digital Emergency Alert

September 26, 2016 · Next month, several California public radio stations will join FEMA, NextRadio, the American Red Cross, and other sponsors as they unite millions of Americans for
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Status of Federal Public Media Funding

August 3, 2016 · Earlier this month, Senators and Representatives packed up their bags and returned home for August recess, but, before they left, they made critical decisions about
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Stations Help Bridge the Military-Civilian Divide through Veterans Coming Home

June 28, 2016 · We invited Malcolm Brett, who oversees Wisconsin Public Television and Wisconsin Public Radio in his role as Director of Broadcast and Media Innovations at the
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#ItsABeautifulDay in the Neighborhood

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
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A Beautiful Day to Honor Fred Rogers

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
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Celebrating Public Media Volunteers

April 14, 2016 · I’m Dorothy Pacella, Chair of the National Friends of Public Broadcasting. It gives me great pleasure to celebrate public media volunteers throughout the country during
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Public Media Funding Included in President’s Budget

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
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Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day with Public Media

January 18, 2016 · “We must remember that intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character-that is the goal of true education. The complete education gives one not only power
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Podcasts Help Local Public Media Stations Go Global

January 4, 2016 · The rapidly increasing popularity of podcasts has provided public media with an unprecedented opportunity to reach new listeners. Today, audiences can choose to consume content
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