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PBS cuts 100 jobs after losing federal funding, lays off 34
The chief executive of PBS said Thursday that the company was cutting 15% of its workforce due to an elimination of federal funding of public broadcasting.
PBS to slash 15% of workforce, lay off 100 staffers after Trump funding cuts
The public broadcaster confirmed the cuts Thursday, citing the loss of $500 million in annual federal funding that vanished in July.
PBS, NPR stations struggle with Trump-fueled government funding cuts
Coping with a sudden loss in federal funding, PBS affiliate KSPS in Spokane, Washington, faced a surprise extra hurdle. Many of its contributing members — at one point almost half
PBS cuts 15 percent of its workforce amid federal budget cuts
Despite a spike of donor support, public broadcasters across the country "are being forced to make hard choices."
PBS issues pink slips after federal funding cuts
PBS, the country’s largest public television programming distributor, is laying off dozens of employees nearly two months after lawmakers voted to deprive the outlet of hundreds of millions of dollars in grants.
PBS Slashes 15% of Staff After $500 Million Federal Funding Cuts
PBS will cut 15% of its staff, or about 100 positions, as it grapples with the loss of $500 million in federal funds, TheWrap has learned. The cuts will immediately eliminate 34 jobs, a PBS spokesperson said,
PBS lays off 34 employees in response to federal funding loss
PBS informed station leaders Thursday that it laid off 34 staffers due to the loss of federal funding for public media. The New York Times first reported on the email to stations from PBS President Paula Kerger. PBS declined to share the memo with Current but issued a statement through a spokesperson.
Trump funding cuts force PBS to eliminate 100 jobs
PBS laid off 34 employees due to a loss of federal funding from President Donald Trump's rescissions package, bringing total cuts to nearly 100 positions over recent months.
PBS cuts 15% of jobs in wake of federal funding cut
After Congress clawed back public media funding, PBS says it's cutting 15% of its staff, or more than 100 jobs.
PBS cuts nearly 100 employees after loss of federal funding
PBS layoffs follow congressional vote this summer to eliminate $1.1 billion in funding for public broadcasting.
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Paula Kerger To PBS Staff: Reduction-in-Force Is Here

A memo received by staff indicates that about 15% of PBS staff will be eliminated. It's a direct result of Republican efforts ...
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PBS CEO: Trump’s Executive Order to End Funding Is Blatantly Unlawful

Paula Kerger is not taking these Trump cuts to PBS and NPR funding lying down. As a matter of fact, it sounds like she may take them into a court room. In a statement shared with The Hollywood ...