/tags/pbs PBS en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:13:56 GMT /news/2025-06-26/bill-moyers-the-former-white-house-press-secretary-turned-acclaimed-tv-journalist-dead-at-91 Bill Moyers, the former White House press secretary who became one of television's most honored journalists, has died at 91. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 14:13:56 GMT /news/2025-06-26/bill-moyers-the-former-white-house-press-secretary-turned-acclaimed-tv-journalist-dead-at-91 The Associated Press /politics/2025-06-12/house-votes-to-kill-funding-for-public-media The House voted Thursday on a rescission bill to claw back money for foreign aid programs, along with two years of funding for the public media system. The measure now goes to the Senate. Thu, 12 Jun 2025 21:02:05 GMT /politics/2025-06-12/house-votes-to-kill-funding-for-public-media Deirdre Walsh, David Folkenflik /politics/2025-06-03/trump-asks-congress-to-wipe-out-funding-for-public-broadcasting President Trump is asking lawmakers to claw back the $1.1 billion in federal subsidies for public broadcasting that Congress approved earlier this year. His request also includes cuts to foreign aid. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 20:51:27 GMT /politics/2025-06-03/trump-asks-congress-to-wipe-out-funding-for-public-broadcasting David Folkenflik, Deirdre Walsh /politics/2025-05-02/kut-kutx-pbs-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-president-trump-executive-order-funding-cuts President Trump has long accused NPR and PBS stations of having a left-wing bias. If the order withstands potential legal challenges, public media stations in Austin could lose millions of dollars in annual funding. Fri, 02 May 2025 16:58:03 GMT /politics/2025-05-02/kut-kutx-pbs-corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-president-trump-executive-order-funding-cuts Audrey McGlinchy, Mose Buchele /politics/2025-04-15/trump-plans-order-to-cut-funding-for-npr-and-pbs Trump and GOP members of Congress accuse the public broadcasters of biased and "woke" programming. Trump plans a rescission, giving Congress 45 days to approve it or allow funding to be restored. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 18:38:50 GMT /politics/2025-04-15/trump-plans-order-to-cut-funding-for-npr-and-pbs David Folkenflik, Scott Neuman /politics/2025-03-26/4-takeaways-from-pbs-and-nprs-testimony-on-capitol-hill The public broadcasting CEOs defended their networks against accusations from House Republicans of bias in news and cultural programming. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 13:19:40 GMT /politics/2025-03-26/4-takeaways-from-pbs-and-nprs-testimony-on-capitol-hill Scott Neuman, David Folkenflik /life-arts/2021-07-13/austin-city-limits-iconic-backdrop-panels-are-up-for-auction Austin PBS is auctioning background panels from the set of the Austin City Limits TV show to support the station's move to a new studio next year. Tue, 13 Jul 2021 11:01:21 GMT /life-arts/2021-07-13/austin-city-limits-iconic-backdrop-panels-are-up-for-auction Sangita Menon /2020-01-23/jim-lehrer-pbs-newshour-anchor-who-got-his-tv-start-at-kera-dead-at-85 Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor of the PBS NewsHour who began his public television career at KERA, has died. He was 85. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 18:11:06 GMT /2020-01-23/jim-lehrer-pbs-newshour-anchor-who-got-his-tv-start-at-kera-dead-at-85 Gabrielle Jones, Bill Zeeble /politics/2013-09-17/interview-latino-americans-miniseries-documents-birth-of-a-movement To coincide with Hispanic Heritage month, PBS TV stations nationwide begin an historic six-hour documentary series tonight, titled “Latino Americans.”�� Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:00:13 GMT /politics/2013-09-17/interview-latino-americans-miniseries-documents-birth-of-a-movement David Brown /politics/2012-10-04/the-men-in-the-middle-jim-lehrer-big-bird-caught-in-debate-crossfire The two are having very different mornings. Lehrer swallowed scathing reviews and Big Bird enjoyed a strong backing. Thu, 04 Oct 2012 15:21:00 GMT /politics/2012-10-04/the-men-in-the-middle-jim-lehrer-big-bird-caught-in-debate-crossfire Eyder Peralta