Whenever there’s a change in Congress, public broadcasters know it’s time to make their case again, and PBS president/CEO Paula Kerger tells reporters it’s something she’s o…
tells reporters it’s something she’s once again pondering as a new Republican-led majority takes over the House of Representatives.
Funding is already set for this year, but discussions could become complicated for future years, she added. “I would hope that as people look at where dollars are spent, the federal Corporation for Public Broadcasting amounts to about $1.40 per person per year. It’s a really small amount of money that has such a tremendous impact in communities.
“As we’ve seen in California over this last week, perhaps nothing is a greater threat than our changing climate,” Kerger said. “And so we’re called to act. Building on more than 200 hours of programming already available for streaming, we’re launching an unprecedented multi-year effort to focus on our changing environment.
“We are spending a lot of time really wrestling with all the various ways to connect to viewers,” Kerger said. “Broadcast is important. We obviously are very focused on making sure that our stations retain a robust presence on cable and so forth. But the streaming platforms and the many ways that we can connect to audiences is also important.
• John Leguizamo is behind the new three-part series “American Historia,” which premieres Aug. 29 on PBS. Co-created by Leguizamo and award-winning filmmaker Ben DeJesus, who also serves as director, the three-part series comes following Leguizamo’s Tony-nominated play “Latin History for Morons,” and is described as “a quest to discover lost Latino heroes throughout history.
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