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Meet your favorite PBS characters in Moline

Join WQPT for a PBS Kids party on Saturday, Oct. 11 Western Illinois University-QC in Moline! This free event features PBS ...

PBS to slash 15% of workforce, lay off 100 staffers after Trump funding cuts

The public broadcaster confirmed the cuts Thursday, citing the loss of $500 million in annual federal funding that vanished ...
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PBS isn't shutting down. Loss of federal funding will still have a significant impact

The Trump administration rescinded funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulting in its announcement of closure. The CPB's purpose since its creation in 1967 was to assist in funding ...

Congress cut $1.1 billion in funding for PBS and NPR. Here's how struggling stations are coping

When Congress decided this summer​ to eliminate $1.1 billion allocated to public broadcasting​​, it left some 330 PBS and 246 ...

PBS Slashes 15% of Staff After $500 Million Federal Funding Cuts

PBS will cut 15% of its staff, or about 100 positions, as it grapples with the loss of $500 million in federal funds, TheWrap ...

PBS Documentary Series ‘Independent Lens’ Reveals Fall Slate of Films (EXCLUSIVE)

The PBS documentary series “Independent Lens” returns for a new season on Oct. 6 with Bill Haney’s “Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution.” About the life and legacy of Nobel ...