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Funding cuts make a happy birthday harder

Public broadcasters across the country, central Illinois included, are figuring out how they plan to head forward after Congress rescinded over $1 billion in federal funding.

Community Voices addresses the recent cuts to CPB funding.

UPDATE: Public media, including your station — NPR Illinois, has been federally defunded. Service will continue, but what's next?

May 1 - May 2 were Public Media Giving Days and the start of NPR Illinois' Spring Fund Drive. There has been talk about the uncertainty of public media funding, which has left many listeners and donors questioning why. NPR Illinois General Manager Randy Eccles and NPR Illinois Director of Development Kate McKenzie spoke with Bea Bonner about the spring fund drive, station funding, and insight into the uncertainty of defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).

A Special Temporary Authority (STA) has been extended by the FCC.

Inskeep is a reporter and Morning Edition host. He's also the author of Differ We Must: How Lincoln Succeeded in a Divided America.

T E N T A T I V E A G E N D ANPR Illinois Community Advisory BoardSeptember 5, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Bradley oversaw the news operation at NPR Illinois for 35 years.

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