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The
organization, which has helped pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local
radio and TV stations as well as programs like “Sesame Street”
and “Finding Your Roots,” will be awarded the Television
Academy's Governors Award, which honors those who have "made a
profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the
arts and/or science of television.”
It will be handed to Patricia de Stacy Harrison, the
longest-serving president and CEO of the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept.
7.
“For more than half a century, CPB has been a steadfast champion
of storytelling that informs, educates and unites us and ensures
public media remains a vital space where diverse voices are
heard and communities are served,” Television Academy Chair Cris
Abrego said in a statement Tuesday.
The corporation told employees that most staff positions will
end with the fiscal year on Sept. 30. A small transition team
will stay until January to finish any remaining work.
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the
journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public
radio and TV stations in small communities across the United
States.
The private, nonprofit corporation was founded in 1968 shortly
after Congress authorized its formation. It now ends nearly six
decades of fueling the production of renowned educational
programming, cultural content and emergency alerts about natural
disasters.
President Donald Trump signed a bill in July canceling about
$1.1 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting. The
White House claims the public media system is politically biased
and an unnecessary expense.
Previous recipients of the Governors Award include Jerry Lewis,
John Walsh, Bob Hope, Ted Turner, Tyler Perry, “Star Trek,”
“American Idol” and Debbie Allen.
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