PBS is laying off 100 staffers — about 15% of its workforce — after Congress and President Trump followed through on a decades-old conservative goal: ending taxpayer subsidies for public broadcasting.
PBS informed station leaders Thursday that it laid off 34 staffers due to the loss of federal funding for public media. The New York Times first reported on the email to stations from PBS President ...
PBS has eliminated nearly 100 jobs in recent months due to recent cuts in federal funding, according to the public media company. The layoffs included 34 PBS staff members who were notified Thursday ...