As executive order looms, PBS chief, WKNO fans fear for educational broadcasting
Paula Kerger, president and CEO at PBS, said Friday the president’s order “threatens our ability to serve the American public with educational programming, as we have for the past 50-plus years.” (Willy Sanjuan/AP File)
Public broadcasting has been threatened in the past, but local ties have largely enabled the stations to escape cutbacks — legislators don’t want to be seen as responsible for shutting them down. The current threat is seen as the most serious in the system’s history.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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