"For more than half a century, CPB existed to ensure that all Americans - regardless of geography, income, or background - had access to trusted news, educational programming, and local storytelling. When the Administration and Congress rescinded federal funding, our Board faced a profound responsibility: CPB's final act would be to protect the integrity of the public media system and the democratic values by dissolving, rather than allowing the organization to remain defunded and vulnerable to additional attacks."
"What has happened to public media is devastating. After nearly six decades of innovative, educational public television and radio service, Congress eliminated all funding for CPB, leaving the Board with no way to continue the organization or support the public media system that depends on it. Yet, even in this moment, I am convinced that public media will survive, and that a new Congress will address public media's role in our c"
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting's Board voted to dissolve the nonprofit after federal funding was rescinded. CPB had funded Oregon Public Broadcasting and hundreds of other public media outlets nationwide. Congress created CPB through the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, and CPB grew into the largest single source of funding for public radio, television, and related digital services. Federal funding ended last summer when the Trump Administration and a Republican-controlled Congress removed support. CPB framed dissolution as responsible stewardship to protect the integrity and future of the public media system, while board leaders called the loss devastating and expressed hope that public media will survive and that a future Congress may address its role.
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