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CPB's Merritt: 'Let’s stay in this fight together, and let’s prevail' - Current Speaking at the PMBA Conference, CPB's COO also said that FEMA has again cut off access to Next Generation Warning System funds.

“We are not complying with that executive order,” CPB COO Kathy Merritt said of Trump's attempt to end funding to NPR and PBS.

Experts say Trump’s CPB order ‘should have no legal effect’ - Current “Whether it will have a practical effect or a political effect, I suppose, is a different question,” said James B. Speta, a professor at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law.

Trump has “no authority under the Constitution to take over the board’s functions and basically do them himself.”

NPR is considering 'full range of options' for response to Trump executive order, says board chair - Current “We are still reviewing the legal interpretation of the order,” said Jennifer Ferro, president of KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif.

NPR “intends to vigorously defend our right to and our mission to provide essential news, information and life-saving services to the American public,” said CEO Katherine Maher. current.org/2025/05/npr-...

Analysis finds most station boards fall short in reflecting community diversity - Current We reviewed FCC data for 205 licensees to see how their boards compared to local demographics.

We analyzed FCC board data of more than 200 public broadcasters and found that most fail to represent the diversity of their communities. current.org/2025/02/anal...

NPR will lead two-day training on ‘identity and difference’ for station leaders It will be the first time NPR has made the training available only to stations.

It will be the first time NPR has made the training available only to stations. current.org/2025/02/npr-...

FCC chair requests investigation into NPR, PBS underwriting In a letter to CEOs of both organizations, Chairman Brendan Carr wrote that some underwriting announcements may “cross the line” into advertising.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is calling for the investigation because it's “possible” that NPR and PBS member stations air underwriting announcements that “cross the line into prohibited commercial advertisements.” current.org/2025/01/fcc-...

NPR CEO warns of ‘hostile environment’ ahead for journalism, scrutiny of pubmedia “We should be well prepared at every moment to talk with enthusiasm about the purpose and value of public media,” CEO Katherine Maher said.

“We are likely to face scrutiny, investigation and renewed pushes to eliminate federal funding for public media,” NPR CEO Katherine Maher said.

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Texas Public Radio employees seek to unionize amid leadership transition The staffers say the union would “safeguard our organization’s future success.”

“We believe the best way to improve wages and unity is to form a union and engage in the collective bargaining process," the employees said.

NPR plans conservative budget following down year in revenue NPR is “budgeting conservatively as we get past some of the economic uncertainty that's happening right now," said CFO Daphne Kwon.

NPR's sponsorship revenue has been "especially difficult to predict as sponsors are holding back dollars until the last minute." current.org/2023/09/npr-...

NPR's effort to merge national and local news on its "Consider This" podcast is coming to an end. current.org/2023/08/npr-...