Pulling the Plug on Public Broadcasting and International Media? BP021420-109

Published: Feb. 14, 2020, 5:53 a.m.

b'Deadline.com reports \\u201cPresident Donald Trump\\u2019s proposed new budget again calls for\\u2026 slashing funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which provides funding to PBS and NPR. \\u201c

KOP breaks down the history of public broadcasting. He also weighs the value of replacing the CPB model and giving the public airwaves back to the people. We also debate why the Public Broadcasting Act needs an update to save local public media journalism

Plus Broadcasting and Cable reports on possible cuts to international media:

The Trump Administration is proposing to significantly cut funding to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees U.S. international broadcasting (Voice of America, Radio Free Europe, Radio Free Asia).

USAGM got $810 million in 2020, but the Trump Administration wants to cut that to $637 million in 2021.

Also, Kid Kelly Opens Up: Former SiriusXM Pop Guru on Why He Lost His Job and the \\u2018Very Bad\\u2019 State of Radio.

Programming note: Part 2 of my interview with Joshua Otten, CEO at Ronin Content Services and the Co-Founder of Content & Original Productions at PR\\xd8HBTD will conclude on next week\\u2019s episode.

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