PBS and NPR have their funding cuts, which puts local stations at risk
Local stations warn of closures, layoffs, and the darkening of culture as Congress axes funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
July 18, 2025
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Local stations warn of closures, layoffs, and the darkening of culture as Congress axes funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
An elementary-school event in which kids were encouraged to dress as members of the opposite gender drew the ire of a Christian radio group, whose angry broadcast prompted outraged calls to the district office. Students at Pineview Elementary in Reedsburg, Wis., had been dressing in costume all last week as part of an annual school tradition called Wacky Week. On Friday, students were encouraged to dress either as senior citizens or as members of the opposite sex.
Exactly half of this year's Peabody Awards, which honor excellence in broadcasting, went to LGBTQ shows.Â
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Howard Stern has introduced George Takei as his new on-air personality. Takei, who played Sulu on Star Trek and who last year publicly came out as gay, will serve as announcer on Stern's new show.
Robertson helped imbue the Republican Party with conservative Christianity, turning it in the nightmare it is today.
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"It became glaringly evident that unchecked personal bias clouds judgment in this workplace," South Dakota journalist Stel Kline tweeted.
From player to broadcaster, meet the queer Black soccer pro breaking down the Washington Spirit
Former NWSL Washington Spirit player Gaby Vincent tells The Advocate about her "full circle moment" becoming a broadcaster for the team.