When I first moved to the US (Bay Area) and discovered NPR in my first week there I almost couldn’t believe that there was such a source of high quality and thoughtful programming.
The value destruction of the last few months has been astonishing.
The value destruction of the last few months has been astonishing.
The only truly worrying part of the EO for me is the "The heads of all agencies shall identify and terminate, to the maximum extent consistent with applicable law, any direct or indirect funding of NPR and PBS."
Some of the most interesting work we've done has been almost completely funded by the Department of Education.
The station I work for has many sources of revenue but I suspect this will harm some smaller stations.
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/178660742/public-radio-finance...
When you consider the rural media options, this will be a huge shift in those markets if the funding is not replaced.
"NPR's two largest revenue sources are corporate sponsorships and fees paid by NPR Member organizations"
NPR member organizations are government funded, and then that government funding rolls back up to NPR. So, they're mostly funded by ads and the government. Source in other comment.
The elephant in the room is that these stations must be supported. I've been donating to a few stations for many years and have recently donated to others and will continue to do so as long as I'm able. If I somehow wind up with an estate worth anything, I'd also love to be able to will something to one or more stations.