Woe is us (not). Public television and radio are losing federal funding, and according to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the governing body of PBS and NPR, they will close up shop, never to be heard from again.
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I call BS on that.
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The revenue loss will be significant. Congress shut down the CPB gravy train, clawing back $1.1 billion in taxpayer funds. CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said, “Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote, and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations.”
“CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care,” she added.
It’s true that
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