Blogs

#ItsABeautifulDay in the Neighborhood

On Friday, April 29, 2016 public media advocates nationwide joined Protect My Public Media in celebrating the 47th anniversary of Fred Rogers’s heartfelt testimony to […]

A Beautiful Day to Honor Fred Rogers

Neighbors, April 29, 2016 is going to be a beautiful day in the neighborhood! For the third year in a row, we are putting on […]

Public Media Funding Included in President’s Budget

This morning, President Barack Obama released his last annual budget, and it includes federal funding for public media.   Today’s news is an encouraging and […]

The House Budget Defunds Public Media

We’ll start with the bad news first. On March 25, 2015, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its annual Budget Resolution, calling for an end […]

President’s Budget includes Public Media

  Public media fans, we have some exciting news to share about federal funding for public media. On Monday, February 2, President Barack Obama sent […]

Your New Year’s Resolution: Protect Public Media

It's a new year. We have a new season of Downton Abbey (YES!). We will have a new season of Serial (CAN’T WAIT!) this year. […]

3 Ways You Can Help Public Media This Summer

Your federal lawmakers will be heading home from Washington, D.C. next month for the August recess and we need your help today. As Congress makes funding […]

Creating Community: Stories About Life In Wisconsin

When you think of Wisconsin, cheese, beer and the Green Bay Packers probably come to mind. How about endangered languages? Many folks in Wisconsin likely […]

Put on your Mister Rogers Sweater

Almost 45 years ago, our loyal neighbor, Mister Rogers, testified before the U.S. Senate to protect public media. His testimony was as historic as he […]

Cutting Public Media Funding is No Joke

Update: Today, the House passed its Budget. Federal funding for public broadcasting was cut. Don’t be discouraged. This isn’t final. There will be more opportunities […]