Corporation for Public Broadcasting

KDNK's news director Marilyn Gleason speaks with the NFCB's Rima Dael about volunteer run radio, the value of local news, and what's happening with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

KDNK’s news team brings you local and regional news from the Roaring Fork Valley ... and beyond.

The White House recently ordered the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop sending over a billion dollars of already authorized federal funding to public media services NPR and PBS. These nonprofits are responsible for supporting thousands of member stations across the country at no cost to the listener.

The Trump Administration’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2019 threatens to cut funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which could have a…