What does the end of the CPB mean for local news?

A few weeks ago, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) voted to dissolve itself. This comes after Congress clawed back support for the CPB this past summer, stripping away the hundreds of millions of dollars that funded the organization.

Speaking with us today is University of Colorado professor Josh Shepperd, Associate Professor and undergraduate chair of the Department of Media Studies, and the faculty advisor of KVCU Student Radio (Radio 1190). Shepperd is currently co-writing the official history of NPR and PBS for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and he is the Director of the Library of Congress Radio Preservation Task Force.

Shepperd fills us in on what the dissolution of the CPB means for public media in general, and for local public radio stations.

This story aired on the Morning Magazine, KGNU’s weekday morning show featuring in-depth discussions on local news issues. Click here to listen to other episodes of the Morning Magazine.