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2 days ago | current.org | Tyler Falk

New York’s governor signed a budget bill last week that included $4 million in state funding to public radio stations. The funding is in addition to the state’s regular annual appropriation to public broadcasters, which was more than $14 million in the fiscal year 2026 budget. $13 million of that goes to public television, according to a press release from New York Public Radio. According to the bill, the $4 million will be divided evenly among New York public radio stations.

5 days ago | current.org | Tyler Falk

WQED in Pittsburgh, Pa., has suspended The Creator Academy, a youth media education program, as the station navigates “unprecedented threats to federal funding for the arts, education, and public broadcasting,” CEO Jason Jedlinski confirmed to Current in an email. Five employees working with the academy were laid off, including four full-time staff and one part-time staffer, Jedlinski wrote.

5 days ago | current.org | Julian Wyllie

Ling Ling Sun joined Maryland Public Television as VP of technology. Sun most recently worked as CTO for Nebraska Public Media, which she joined in 2014. Before that, she was chief engineer for WOSU Public Media in Columbus, Ohio. Sun was previously chair of the PBS Engineering Technology Advisory Committee from 2013–18. She’s also been chair of the National Association of Broadcasters BEIT Conference Program Committee and was on the board for the Advanced Television Systems Committee.

1 week ago | current.org | Tyler Falk

LAist in Pasadena, Calif., has laid off eight employees due to financial headwinds that could worsen with the potential loss of its federal funding. ​​“Public media outlets like LAist are especially affected by declining revenue and rising operating costs,” Alejandra Santamaria, president and CEO, told LAist members in a Tuesday email.

1 week ago | current.org | Jay Allison |Karen Everhart

This essay for Transom is republished with permission. This past week, Atlantic Public Media here in Woods Hole received a letter that begins like this:This is to inform you that the above referenced National Endowment for the Arts award has been terminated, effective May 31, 2025. The NEA is updating its grantmaking policy priorities to focus funding on projects that reflect the nation’s rich artistic heritage and creativity as prioritized by the President.