The Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the television\u2019s top prizes even as it winds down its nearly 60-year work after the U.S. government withdrew funding.<\/p>\n
The organization, which has helped pay for PBS, NPR, 1,500 local radio and TV stations as well as programs like \u201cSesame Street\u201d and \u201cFinding Your Roots,\u201d will be awarded the Television Academy\u2019s Governors Award, which honors those who have \u201cmade a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and\/or science of television.\u201d<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor 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,\u201d Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape \u2014 in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Previous recipients of the Governors Award include Jerry Lewis, John Walsh, Bob Hope, Ted Turner, Tyler Perry, \u201cStar Trek,\u201d \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d and Debbie Allen.<\/p>\n
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