CPB Rejects Presidential Executive Order: We're Independent
2025-05-02
Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), issued a statement rejecting the President's executive order on public media. The statement asserts CPB's independence from the federal government, citing its Congressional charter as a private, non-profit corporation free from executive branch control. Congress explicitly forbids any federal interference with CPB or its grantees. CPB supports over 1,500 local public television and radio stations and is the largest funder of public broadcasting research, technology, and program development.
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