Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 50th Anniversary
Former FCC commissioners and one of the co-founders of NPR discussed the origins of public broadcasting at this event…
Public Broadcasting Funding Part 1
1995-01-20T04:24:00-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/capitol.jpgCommittee members heard testimony from witnesses who support the legislation that would cut further federal support for public broadcasting. Currently, public broadcasting receives more than $285 and a half million from the government. Republican leaders are proposing to eliminate federal support, and by law, privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.Committee members heard testimony from witnesses who support the legislation that would cut further federal support for public… read more
Public Broadcasting Funding Part 1 Committee members heard testimony from witnesses who support the legislation that would cut further federal support for public broadcasting. Currently, public broadcasting receives more than $285 and a half million from the government. Republican leaders are proposing to eliminate federal support, and by law, privatize the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. close
People in this video
- Sherwood L. Boehlert U.S. Representative [R] New York
- Richard W. Carlson President and CEO Corporation for Public Broadcasting
- Henry Cauthen President South Carolina Education Television Cmsn
- Phil Crane U.S. Representative [R] Illinois
- Eliot Engel U.S. Representative [D] New York
- Joel Hefley U.S. Representative [R] Colorado
- Edward J. Markey U.S. Representative [D] Massachusetts
- Larry Pressler U.S. Senator [R] South Dakota
- Dana Rohrabacher U.S. Representative [R] California
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