PBS to eliminate 15% of jobs after federal funding cut
September 6, 2025
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0:56Now PlayingPBS to eliminate 15% of jobs after federal funding cut
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as posted by the channelPBS’ chief executive said Thursday that it was cutting about 15% of its workforce following the vote by the Republican-led Congress to end all federal funding for public media.
CEO Paula Kerger said PBS had already taken smaller steps but didn’t have much choice. She said the rescission of future funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting — more than $500 million annually, mostly to public TV and radio stations — was compounded by the Trump administration’s decision to kill a major educational grant for PBS.
Kerger wrote to station officials that “these decisions, while difficult, position PBS to weather the current challenges facing public media.” Some stations have embarked on their own job cuts, even as listeners, viewers and readers have stepped forward with fresh contributions to try to help fill the gaps.
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