NPR said in a statement in a news article about the threat that the funding cut “would have a devastating impact on American communities across the nation,” adding that “locally owned public media stations represent a proud American tradition of public-private partnership for our shared common good.” PBS CEO and President Paual Kerger told NPR the move would “disrupt the essential service PBS and local member stations provide to the American people.” On April 29, the CPB sought a temporary restraining order to prevent Trump from removing three board members—two appointed by Biden and one appointed by Trump during his first term then reappointed by Biden—arguing the law that established the organization allows Trump to appoint board members, but not fire them. Comcast said in a statement to the New York Post in response to the probe that it would cooperate with the investigation and built the company “on a foundation of integrity and respect for all of our employees and customers.” The FCC doesn’t distribute and can’t revoke licenses for entire networks and instead oversees licensing for their affiliated local broadcast channels. About one-third of Voice of America’s workforce was terminated earlier this month, Kari Lake, senior adviser for the organization’s parent company, the U.S. Agency for Global Media, told multiple outlets in a statement that said “buckle up, there’s more to come.” The move comes after Lake—a special adviser to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, parent company for international broadcaster Voice of America—announced a “partnership” earlier this month with the conservative One America News Network to broadcast its programs on USAGM networks, including the Office of Cuba Broadcasting, Radio Martí and Voice of America.
Author: Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff, Sara Dorn, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/
Published at: 2025-06-03 21:22:53
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