{"id":2469786,"date":"2025-08-01T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-wind-down-operations-after-recissions-cuts-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T16:43:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T20:43:17","slug":"corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-wind-down-operations-after-recissions-cuts-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-wind-down-operations-after-recissions-cuts-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporation for Public Broadcasting to \u2018wind-down\u2019 operations after recissions cuts &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcorporation-for-public-broadcasting-to-wind-down-operations-after-recissions-cuts-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2469786&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced it will wind down and cease operations after Congress implemented critically important funding cuts, following an executive order by President Donald Trump aimed at ending taxpayer support for what he deemed biased media. The $1.1 billion reduction over two years has severely impacted CPBS financial viability. CPB plans to lay off most staff by September 30 and shut down entirely in January. CPB President Patricia Harrison expressed gratitude to the public and emphasized the organization&#8217;s commitment to transparency during the closure. The shutdown threatens the survival of about 1,500 local public radio and TV stations nationwide, including PBS, which receives 15% of its funding from CPB, and NPR-supported stations heavily reliant on CPB funds. Critics, including Trump and Republicans, claimed CPB&#8217;s funding is outdated and alleged bias and discriminatory practices within the corporation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Corporation for Public Broadcasting to &lsquo;wind-down&rsquo; operations after recissions cuts<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2195293\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced that it would be winding down and ceasing operations following Congress&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3475875\/npr-pbs-historic-defunding-by-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"cuts\">cuts<\/a> to its funding.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> first targeted CPB in a May <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >1 executive order titled &#038;ldquo<\/a>;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/05\/ending-taxpayer-subsidization-of-biased-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media<\/a>.&rdquo; He argued that, unlike its establishment in 1967, continuing government funding of media today was not only &ldquo;outdated and unnecessary but corrosive to the appearance of journalistic independence.&rdquo; After Congress voted to claw back $1.1 billion in funding for the organization over two years, the cut proved to be crippling.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3488542\/democratic-party-hopes-organizing-summer-can-galvanize-supporters\/\">Democrats hope &#8216;organizing summer&#8217; can galvanize supporters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3488912\/trump-fires-labor-statistics-official-weak-jobs-report\/\">Trump fires top labor statistics official after weak jobs report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3488891\/illinois-state-rep-state-does-not-owe-chicago-public-schools\/\">Illinois state rep: state does not owe Chicago Public Schools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>CPB <a href=\"https:\/\/cpb.org\/pressroom\/Corporation-Public-Broadcasting-Addresses-Operations-Following-Loss-Federal-Funding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> in a Friday press release that it would be winding down operations, cutting most staffers by Sept. 30, and shutting down completely in January.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement. &ldquo;CPB remains committed to fulfilling its fiduciary responsibilities and supporting our partners through this transition with transparency and care.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country,&rdquo; Harrison added. &ldquo;We are deeply grateful to our partners across the system for their resilience, leadership, and unwavering dedication to serving the American people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The death of CPB could prove crippling for many of the 1,500 locally managed and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/omnibus-bill-taxpayers-to-erect-monument-to-journalists-in-d-c-give-over-1b-subsidy-to-media\/\" title=\"Omnibus Bill: Taxpayers To Erect Monument to Journalists in D.C., Give Over ...B Subsidy to Media\">operated public television<\/a> and radio stations across the United States. PBS will be significantly affected, as 15% of its funding comes from CPB. NPR receives a significant amount of funding through the local stations subsidized by CPB.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3475875\/npr-pbs-historic-defunding-by-congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"NPR AND PBS ENTER UNCHARTED TERRITORY AFTER HISTORIC DEFUNDING BY CONGRESS\">NPR AND PBS ENTER UNCHARTED TERRITORY AFTER HISTORIC DEFUNDING BY CONGRESS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CPB&rsquo;s end is almost sure to trigger the death knell of many local stations, including KCUW in Pendleton, Oregon; KUHB in St. Paul, Alaska; and WVLS in Monterey, Virginia, all of which receive over 90% of their funding from CPB, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/08\/01\/cpb-npr-pbs-corporation-public-broadcasting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> <em>Axios<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Republicans argued that CPB had long since lost its purpose, engaging in heavily biased reporting and having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-exposes-woke-principal-admitting-to-discriminating-against-conservative-teachers\/\" title=\"Project Veritas Exposes Woke Principal Admitting to Discriminating Against Conservative Teachers\">discriminatory hiring practices<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2195293\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2195293\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporation for Public Broadcasting to cease operations after funding cuts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2469787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CPB-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[38037,59188,56780,32076,60457],"class_list":["post-2469786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget-cuts","tag-corporation-for-public-broadcasting","tag-recissions","tag-washington-examiner","tag-wind-down"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/CPB-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469786"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469786\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2469790,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469786\/revisions\/2469790"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2469787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}