National Public Radio – California Globe

U.S. House Votes to Defund Taxpayer Subsidization of PBS & NPR

June 12, 2025 5:02 pmJune 12, 2025 5:02 pm

In May, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order ending taxpayer subsidies to National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Thursday the House of Representatives voted to defund NPR and PBS. According to the White House: NPR...

If Sac State’s Audit of CapRadio Isn’t a Cover-Up, Then Name Names and File Appropriate Charges

August 8, 2024 12:30 pmAugust 8, 2024 2:55 pm

In October 2023 the Globe reported on Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, when it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Those “ongoing financial issues” stem...

Why Is National Public Radio Still Publicly Funded?

April 24, 2024 4:00 amApril 24, 2024 7:15 am

That National Public Radio (NPR) has been historically tilted to the Left both in their opinion and news reporting is no secret. With the recent departure of a high-level editor at NPR and his blistering dressing down of the liberal...

The Signs of the Times

February 5, 2024 2:45 amFebruary 5, 2024 6:29 am

Last week the Los Angeles Times announced it was laying off 115 news staff, in the middle of labor negotiations no less. While I take no joy in seeing people lose their jobs, a part of me thinks that the demise...

Mismanaged Cap Public Radio Employees Seeking to Unionize

January 19, 2024 7:12 amJanuary 19, 2024 7:12 am

In October the Globe reported on Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, when it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Those “ongoing financial issues” stem from...

Sacramento Public Radio Station Facing Insolvency Following ‘Mismanaged Funds’

October 6, 2023 9:28 amOctober 7, 2023 10:42 am

September 1st, Sacramento’s public radio station Capital Public Radio (CapRadio), a NPR affiliate, announced it laid off 12% of its staff and canceled four shows because of “ongoing financial issues.” Perhaps those “ongoing financial issues” stem from the “$3.3 million in...