PBS weekend newscasts shut down due to funding cuts, replaced by single-topic programs

PBS News Weekend,” the companion to the weekday “NewsHour” program, has signed off, eliminated due to federal funding cuts to ...

‘PBS News Weekend’ Abruptly Canceled After Public Media Funding Cuts

PBS News Weekend has ended following federal budget cuts. Starting this weekend, PBS is shifting to pre-recorded, ...
Los Angeles Times

6 ways public broadcasting will improve your life. And that’s a promise

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Community-supported media has had a tough year with the defunding of the Corp. for Public Broadcasting, created by ...
WGN Radio

How to keep kids engaged during winter break

Judith Allen, Chief operating officer of CIS of Chicago, joins Lisa Dent to discuss strategies that help prevent the “winter slide.’ The winter slide, Allen explains, is when schools kids lose their ...
WXYZ

Michigan's Rx Kids program faces uncertain future after $18.5M budget cut

(WXYZ) — Michigan lawmakers have canceled $18.5 million in preapproved funding for Rx Kids, a program that provides direct cash assistance to expectant and new ...
phillyvoice.com

How to keep kids active and engaged over winter break

If you have kids, you know winter break can start out exciting and then quickly shift to “I’m bored.” A little planning can help keep everyone active, entertained, and connected during the long ...
Current

WETA rolls out two programs to replace ‘PBS News Weekend’

WETA in Washington, D.C., and its news and public affairs hub PBS News announced the two weekend programs that will replace PBS News Weekend in January. Horizons will premiere Saturday, Jan. 17, at 6 ...
Detroit Free Press

Dr. Mona Hanna says GOP funding cuts to Rx Kids program 'devastating'

The founder of a Flint-based cash aid program for new parents says cuts made Dec. 10 to 2025 funding for Rx Kids are "devastating," and put "real families at risk." Among the $645 million in cuts the ...
The New York Times

Arkansas Public Television Drops PBS

The loss of federal funding forced a difficult decision, the executive director of Arkansas TV said: Cut PBS, or go off the air entirely. By Benjamin Mullin Arkansas PBS on Thursday severed ties with ...
4029tv

Arkansas TV to focus on state stories with new kids and history series after PBS split

The channel known as Arkansas PBS will no longer be able to broadcast PBS programs starting July 1, 2026, thanks to federal budget cuts signed into law earlier this year.This means Arkansans will not ...
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Arkansas PBS to drop PBS programs after federal cuts

The channel known as Arkansas PBS will no longer be able to broadcast PBS programs starting July 1, 2026, thanks to federal budget cuts signed into law earlier this year. Donald Trump offered $250M to ...
Ars Technica

After NPR and PBS defunding, FCC receives call to take away station licenses

A conservative group yesterday urged the Federal Communications Commission to take licenses away from NPR and PBS stations and let other entities use the spectrum. The request came from the Center for ...