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SickOfTheOnePct

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6. We've been discussing...

Reply to S/V Loner (Reply #3)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:09 PM

Jul 15

...how we really need to start donating to our local PBS station (WETA), as we watch a lot of their content, especially since they'll probably lose funding.

I went up to their site to take a look at their federal non-profit return because I was curious about how much they get from the government. Shows ~$2.7 million, which is ~2% of their budget, and I'm thinking that a lot of people in this area that don't currently donate will make that up.

What surprised me though was that the CEO of the station makes over $650,000, which seems like a lot to me for a non-profit, especially since she's a Rockefeller.

But perhaps that name helps bring in donations, so it may be a wash.

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So, what's the consensus on PBS funding, [View all] D. Spaulding Jul 15 OP

I hope so... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 15 #1

Yes. efhmc Jul 15 #2

Man, I hope you're right. D. Spaulding Jul 15 #4

I suspect that PBS is going... S/V Loner Jul 15 #3

We've been discussing... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 15 #6

I do a very small monthly. In return, I get their streaming stuff for free. Scrivener7 Jul 15 #9

NPR lives not on direct funding but on fees for their programming. Igel Jul 16 #14

Yep SickOfTheOnePct Jul 16 #15

Supposedly, about 15% of PBS's funding is from feds. Hopefully, they'll replace most of that IF cuts go through. Silent Type Jul 15 #5

don't forget... PBS brought us Downton Abbey... WarGamer Jul 15 #7

I agree they should be fine, but I don't think there's D. Spaulding Jul 15 #11

But the gov't only paid 15% of the bill... WarGamer Jul 16 #12

While I hope it does misanthrope Jul 15 #8

Only if they fire Elmo SocialDemocrat61 Jul 15 #10

If it weren't for PBS Oeditpus Rex Jul 16 #13

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