In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids

But when he looks over and sees the PBS Kids logo, he feels he can stand down. “It is one thing that we don’t have to worry ...
The Hollywood Reporter

PBS Survives in Alabama, for Now, After Move to Ax Funding Fails

A push from state TV Board members that would have prevented series like 'Sesame Street' and 'NewsHour' from broadcasting in the state failed in a vote on Tuesday. By Kevin Dolak Alabama’s Public ...
WHNT

Alabama Public Television discusses possible split from PBS after funding loss

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Alabama Public Television Executive Director Wayne Reid confirmed to CBS 42 that the possibility of severing ties with PBS was discussed at an Alabama Educational Television ...
Forbes

How PBS Is Navigating Turbulent Seas Of Federal Defunding

Public media, including the Public Broadcasting System, finds itself in uncharted waters in the aftermath of the almost complete shutdown of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting on October 1. In ...
KREM

Pullman PBS station KWSU-TV shutting down due to lack of federal funding

PULLMAN, Wash. — Pullman's PBS station, KWSU-TV Channel 10, is going off the air as its operating broadcaster grapples with a reduced budget due to a loss of nearly $2 million in federal funding.
Disability Scoop

PBS Kids Show To Feature Character Who Uses Communication Device

A groundbreaking children’s television show is set to introduce a new character who is largely non-speaking and communicates with the help of a special speech tablet. “Carl the Collector,” which made ...
The Daily Tar Heel

PBS NC lays off 32 employees following federal funding cuts

PBS North Carolinahas laid off 32 employees over the past two weeks following federal funding cuts that resulted in a multi-million dollar reduction to its budget. “When you lose close to a third of ...
World Screen

PBS KIDS Slates New Literacy Series

Super Why’s Comic Book Adventures, a new animated show that builds on the Emmy-nominated series Super Why!, is being produced by 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Films for PBS KIDS, marking one of ...
Hosted on MSN

PBS, NPR officially run out of federal funding

PBS and NPR have officially run out of federal funding. Local affiliates have already laid off workers, limited travel and cut parts of their operations. Hostages must be taught how to eat again, say ...
PBS

PHOEBE & JAY Premieres February 2, 2026 on PBS KIDS

Arlington, VA, October 1, 2025 – Today, PBS KIDS announced the premiere date for PHOEBE & JAY, a fun, literacy-focused animated series for children ages 3-5 from Phoebe & Jay Productions and Mainframe ...
WSOC-TV

Federal funding cuts lead to layoffs at PBS NC

CHARLOTTE — PBS North Carolina has laid off 32 employees due to a $4.8 million budget shortfall caused by federal funding cuts, the Charlotte Business Journal reported. CBJ says the layoffs affect ...
CNN

PBS and NPR funding cuts are hitting home as government shutdown looms

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s fiscal ...