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Houston councilman announces $50,000 contributions to Houston Public Media and KTSU
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Councilman Edward Pollard said his office will present $50,000 checks to Houston Public Media and KTSU to help offset recent federal funding cuts to public broadcasting.
Councilman Edward Pollard announced that his office will contribute $50,000 each to Houston Public Media and KTSU FM 90.9 to help the stations weather recent federal funding reductions.
Pollard said the contributions are meant to “invest in education and democracy in our city” after what he described as a national reduction in federal support for public broadcasting. “This drastic cut is devastating for many public broadcast stations across the country, including right here in Houston,” Pollard said.
The payments are intended for each station’s resiliency fund, Pollard and station managers said. Jason Adams, general manager of…
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