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Impact of Trump Administration's Order on NPR and PBS Funding: Interview with Rima Dael

KSJD | By Jackie Sedley

Published May 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM MDT

The Trump administration has recently delivered an executive order demanding that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting stop funding NPR and PBS. To learn more about this development and the future of public media, KGNU’s Jackie Sedley spoke with Rima Dael, CEO of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.

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