Posted on 02/12/2018 11:51:36 AM PST by markomalley
President Trump's newly proposed budget includes a proposal to end federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), part of a package that includes $300 billion in new spending overall.
CPB provides federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio stations.
"The Budget proposes to eliminate Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) over a two year period," according to the proposal.
"CPB grants represent a small share of the total funding for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and National Public Radio (NPR), which primarily rely on private donations to fund their operations," it continues.
"To conduct an orderly transition away from Federal funding, the Budget requests $15.5 million in 2019 and $15 million in 2020, which would include funding for personnel costs of $16.2 million, rental costs of $8.9 million; and other costs totaling $5.4 million."
In a statement in March 2017 after the first Trump budget proposed the elimination of CPB, the 50-year-old nonprofit characterized itself as “one of America’s best investments.”
“We will work with the new administration and Congress in raising awareness that elimination of federal funding to CPB begins the collapse of the public media system itself and the end of the essential national service," CPB President Patricia Harrison said.
“There is no viable substitute for federal funding that ensures Americans have universal access to public media’s educational and informational programming and services," she added.
“The elimination of federal funding to CPB would initially devastate and ultimately destroy public media’s role in early childhood education, public safety, connecting citizens to our history, and promoting civil discussions — all for Americans in both rural and urban communities.”
Responding to Trump's budget, the CPB's head said the cuts would hurt emergency alert systems and childhood programming, among other things.
PBS CEO Paula Kerger said at a TV critics meeting last July that a number of PBS stations across the country are dependent on federal funding in order to survive.
"PBS will not go away, but a number of our stations will," Kerger said on July 30. "There is no Plan B for that."
Trump's budget requires congressional approval before it can take effect. Public broadcasting has survived previous presidential threats to cut its funding.
Sesame Street toys makes more dough in one year than all of NPR could ever need..............
This is a win-win!
Best case: We eliminate the funding.
2d best case: We get the media/libs chasing this squirrel all week (or longer) while Trump gets real work done. (Like preparing prison space for all those who are going to be indicted.)
100% in agreement here though the local NPR station plays a great mix of music genres. Gonna miss that.
Yep, time to trot out Big Bird again
“PBS will not go away, but a number of our stations will,” Kerger said on July 30. “There is no Plan B for that.”
No Plan B? Too bad, you had time to prepare.
Do it. Do it now. Why aren’t you done yet?
From his mouth to my ears. And the media says there is no joy in the world. (
Sarc)
Interesting tidbit:
“Current NPR President and CEO Jarl Mohn received $229,969 in salary in 2015”
https://www.truthorfiction.com/pbs-salaries-npr-salaries/
I’ve always thought the best part of PBS is the donation drives.
Now the budget will balance! Phew! Problem solved!
So, he makes about what an executive secretary makes in Manhattan.
You make it sound as if your NPR station will go off the air without federal funding.
I know NPR stations do fundraising a lot. If enough listeners pitch in, you will still get to hear your music.
I hope like hell this happens!
Oh, joy of joys!
Yesssss!
All they need to do is shut down the “news” operations of PBS and NPR and that would be enough savings to make the taxpayer support unnecessary. Frankly I enjoy some of the dramas on PBS but never watch their news or commentary. NPR is totally useless and relentlessly left wing, and should be shut down.
It’s about time.
Nothing gets done. In fact the republicrats blew the lid off of spending just last friday and trump signed it.
YESSSSSS.
> early childhood education
It’s important to use cartoon characters to expose children to one-sided social opinions from the very earliest ages - before the children are able to make up their own minds.
If it also exposes kids to ABCs and math most parents will go along.
If it’s paid for by government, liberals don’t need to spend their own money to “teach” kids what is “right”.
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