PBS gets federal funding through U.S. Department of Education and National Science Foundation for its children’s programming.
WASHINGTON — PBS says it is shutting down its office of diversity, equity and inclusion to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order, firing the two executives brought on when the effort was begun in 2021.
The move, eliminating the jobs held by Cecilia Loving and her associate Gina Leow, comes as public television and radio girds for a fight over federal funding likely to be more serious than it has faced in many years.
Despite eliminating the DEI effort, PBS CEO Paula Kerger said Tuesday that
→ Continue reading at KGW TV