Corporation for Public Broadcasting said that the Trump will start reducing its operation after the administration and the Congress ended their money on Friday.
CPB is a private non -profit organization established in 1967 that serves as a steward of funding for public media. It provides funds to 1,500 local public radio and television stations as well as PBS and NPR. It employs about 100 people.
President Trump Signed an executive order In May, the organization was instructed to stop federal funds for PBS and NPR. In June, home Approval of White House request To refund $ 1.1 billion already appointed Federal Fund from CPB. The 2026 appropriations of the Senate Appropriation Committee ended the funds for CPB for the first time in more than 50 years.
CPB President and CEO Petricia Harrison said, “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans, who called Congress to preserve federal funds for CPB, wrote and filed a petition, now we face the difficult reality to close our operations,” said CPB President and CEO Petricia Harrison said. In a statement“CPB is committed to fulfill its responsibilities and support our partners through this transition with transparency and care.”
The organization said in a statement that the employees have been told that most of the employees will “conclude” when the financial year ends on September 30, 2025. The CPB did not say how many positions were there really. The organization said that “a small transition team will be a responsible and systematic operation by January 2026.”
Mr. Trump too Three members fired CPB’s five-person board in April. In response, the CPB filed a case, arguing that the President was more than his authority, but the case was removed on Friday.
Both PBS and NPR, the most high-profile public media organizations, have long been aiming for Republican criticism and are preparing the possibility of deduction since Mr. Trump’s reunion. Broadcashers get about half a billion dollars in public funding through CPB. In March, PBS CEO Paula Kegar and NPR President and CEO Catherine Maher Defeated your outfits From allegations of prejudice in testimony before the sub -committee of a house.
Maher warned that by defining public radio, “there is a real risk for the country’s public safety.” He said that some NPR stations get “more than 50% of their budget” from federal funding and they may be trimmed and closed stations.
Maihar said that the biggest impact in rural areas would be felt. Local station too Provide important alert In emergency like storms, Floods And wildfire.
“Public media, public radio, public television, are an important part of emergency response plans of about half of states in this nation,” Maher Said in an interview with CBS News On 17 July. “If this type of emergency warnings go away, you will have less outlets to be able to react in real time for future natural disasters.
