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PBS cuts 100 jobs

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 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.
PBS to slash 15% of workforce, lay off 100 staffers after Trump funding cuts
PBS is laying off 100 staffers — about 15% of its workforce — after Congress and President Trump followed through on a decades-old conservative goal: ending taxpayer subsidies for public broadcasting.
PBS Announces Staff Layoffs Amid Federal Funding Cuts
Nationwide reductions a direct result of $1.1 billion budget cut; Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutters operations. The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) confirmed on Thursday that it is reducing its staff by 15% in response to federal funding cuts.
PBS cuts 15 percent of its workforce amid federal budget cuts
Over the last weeks, we have been working through how best to manage the impact of loss of federal funding. Just like every single public media organization in the country, we are being forced to make hard choices,
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.
Layoffs at Kentucky PBS member station KET follow federal budget cuts
Kentucky Educational Television — which operates nearly all of the state’s PBS station network — announced Thursday that it’s cutting nearly a quarter of its staff.
PBS cuts 34 jobs as funding cuts loom
As it faces a significant funding cuts, PBS laid off 34 staffers Sept. 4, 2025.
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