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A federal judge finds President Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR and PBS be defunded
By: David Folkenflik | Scott Neuman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A federal judge has knocked down the core of President Trump’s executive order barring federal funding for NPR and PBS, saying it violated the broadcasters’ First… Read More
WOUB Public Media’s general manager has resigned
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB Public Media’s general manager has resigned following a 26-year career at the radio and television station that saw significant changes during his tenure. Mark Brewer’s… Read More
WOUB lays off some staff and is contemplating other cuts after losing federal funding
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB Public Media has laid off three employees and will not be replacing three others who left for other reasons, a consequence of a loss of… Read More
Ailsa Chang stresses the importance of local public media amid funding losses
By: Emily Votaw
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Last month the Rescissions Act of 2025 cut $9 billion in previously allocated funds, including $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The act effectively… Read More
WOUB has identified nearly $1 million in cuts this fiscal year to make up for the loss in federal funding
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — WOUB Public Media has identified nearly $1 million in budget cuts, including some layoffs, to get through the rest of the current fiscal year following the… Read More
The House gave final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting and foreign aid
By: Kevin Freking | Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early Friday as Republicans intensified their efforts… Read More
Senate passes the $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting and foreign aid requested by Trump
By: Kevin Freking | Mary Clare Jalonick | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward… Read More
NPR stations targeted for cuts by Trump have provided lifelines to listeners during disasters
By: John Raby | Jamie Stengle | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — After Hurricane Helene devastated Asheville, North Carolina, the sound coming from open car windows as residents gathered on a street at the top of a ridge… Read More
An Ohio man pleads guilty to plotting a mass shooting of college women in 2020
By: Jonathan Franklin | NPR
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (NPR) – An Ohio man who federal authorities say planned to “slaughter” nearly 3,000 women at a local university in 2020 has pleaded guilty to an attempted hate… Read More
NPR and WOUB Celebrate 50th Anniversary of The First “All Things Considered” Broadcast
The first broadcast of NPR’s All Things Considered took place on May 3, 1971. That day more than 20,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest against the Vietnam War…. Read More
Cokie Roberts, Pioneering Female Journalist Who Helped Shape NPR, Dies
By: Bobby Allyn | Scott Neuman | NPR
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Roberts, who joined the fledgling network in 1978, was a seasoned Washington insider who developed a distinctive voice as a reporter and commentator for both NPR and ABC News.
“They Are Invisible.” Rural Homelessness, Made Worse By Opioid Crisis
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Charles “Country” Bowers takes long, quick strides down a worn dirt path and is soon in front of a thicket of bushes made deep and tall by spring rains. He’s… Read More
Data Dives And Shoe Leather: How NPR’s Howard Berkes Investigated Appalachia’s Black Lung Epidemic
By: Jeff Young | Ohio Valley ReSource
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NPR is reporting that more than two thousand coal miners are now suffering from the most severe form of black lung disease, Progressive Massive Fibrosis, or PMF. And despite clear warnings, investigative… Read More
NPR’s National Security Editor Gives Insight into Trump’s Hot Security Issues
Philip Ewing, National Security Editor for National Public Radio (NPR), gives us his insights into the National Security Council, President Donald Trump’s proposed military budget, the ongoing investigation of Russian… Read More