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	Federal support for public media has officially dried up, months after the Republican-led Congress clawed back funding, despite protests and concerns about local stations that might not survive without it.

PBS and NPR funding cuts are hitting home as government shutdown looms

Brian Stelter, CNN September 30, 2025

(CNN) — Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s...

WKSU is Kent State University's NPR-affiliated radio station. The Board of Trustees is expected to vote on the merger of WKSU with Cleveland's Ideastream following its upcoming meeting Wednesday. 

Kent State trustees expected to vote on WKSU ‘merger’ with Ideastream next week

Emma Andrus Reporter Lyndsey Brennan Reporter, The Portager September 9, 2021

UPDATE: The agenda for tomorrow’s Kent State Board of Trustees meeting confirms the board will vote on whether to transfer management of WKSU, Kent State’s NPR-affiliated station, to Cleveland’s...

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PBS airs documentaries reflecting on May 4 events, aftermath

Dara Sander May 3, 2015

PBS premiered two documentaries that focused on the events leading up to and surrounding the May 4 shootings at Kent State as well as its aftermath.“Dick Cavett’s Vietnam,” which premiered Monday,...

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