Ele Ellis

2 weeks ago | editorandpublisher.com | Ele Ellis

Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2025 10:00 am This support from CPB is invaluable to our mission of serving the people of Western North Carolina. With this funding, we can continue to provide comprehensive coverage and vital information — freely available with no paywall, for our broadcast and digital audiences. That will aid in the recovery process and help our community rebuild stronger than ever.” The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) has awarded a $105,330 grant to Blue Ridge Public...

3 weeks ago | bpr.org | Ele Ellis |Stephanie Rogers

Earlier this spring, we told you that BPR is facing a potential $330,000 budget shortfall due to potential cuts to federal funding for public media. Now, that threat is escalating. On Tuesday, June 3, the White House moved forward with a rescissions package — a fast-track proposal to Congress to claw back $1.1B of pre-approved funds for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

2 months ago | bpr.org | Ele Ellis

It has been a deeply disturbing few weeks for public media. Last week, it was reported that The White House is planning to send a proposal to Congress formally requesting the elimination of federal funding for public media. If approved, this would directly threaten Blue Ridge Public Radio's ability to bring you the local journalism and national NPR programming that our entire community relies on. In addition the new head of the FCC ordered an investigation into NPR and PBS.

Feb 11, 2025 | wuwm.com | Ele Ellis

We are partnering with our friends in public media, LAist, to bring you a new radio program called Go Fact Yourself. Itwill air on Saturdays at 11 a.m. starting February 15 through June 28. WUWM was selected as the first station to pilot this program with LAist, as they consider it for national distribution.Go Fact Yourself is a pop culture trivia show hosted by J. Keith van Straaten (Ask Me Another, Senior Writer) and Helen Hong (Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, recurring panelist).

Aug 6, 2024 | wuwm.com | Ele Ellis

WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR has been accepted into the American Archive of Public Broadcasting at the Library of Congress. This means decades of audio will be preserved, digitized and saved for future use. We need YOUR help. Come be a part of history and help us catalog and pack the archives. We need as many volunteers as we can get August 23 and 24th. Fill out the form below to come help. Thank you!