PSA: Funding public media ensures Coloradans access to emergency alerts, educational resources and local newsBeing responsible with our tax dollars is something we can all agree on. But we need to be smart about the impacts of these changes.
PSA: Public media funding pays for emergency alerts for wildfires, floods and tornadoesPublic media funding is less than 1/100th of 1% of the federal budget. That is 0.0001% But it pays for critical emergency alerts for wildfires, floods and tornadoes.
PSA: Public media inspires lifelong learningPublic media funding pays for critical educational programs for Colorado’s kids.
Editorial: Public media is a public goodTo withdraw funding already promised and approved will impact local communities by weakening and possibly closing local stations.
Not a Grift — A Public Good: How Colorado Public Radio Serves Our CommunitiesThe White House tried to frame public media as a burden on taxpayers, we want to be clear about the independence and importance of public media.
CPR Statement Regarding Federal FundingOn March 26, a congressional subcommittee on Delivering on Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) called for elimination of funding to public broadcasting. The reality of a loss of federal funding would be to weaken or shutter locally owned independent stations particularly in remote and rural communities.
Colorado Public Radio to Launch New Daily News Podcast“Colorado Today” will give listeners a roughly 10-minute daily rundown of the biggest and most interesting news in the state.
KRCC’s Jeff Bieri To Retire After 35 YearsColorado Springs, Dec. 11, 2024 – KRCC, the southern Colorado public radio station operated by Colorado Public Radio, announced today the retirement of longtime KRCC staffer Jeff Bieri.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Awards Grant to Launch the Colorado Capitol News AllianceOct. 10, 2024 – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced it has awarded a grant to Northern Colorado public radio station KUNC to lead the newly developed Colorado Capitol News […]
Colorado Public Radio Wins National Murrow AwardThe award honors a documentary about the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, which also recently won an award from NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ+ Journalists Denver, Aug.