Commentary: Support locally operated independent stations like Pioneer PBS

Commentary: Support locally operated independent stations like Pioneer PBS

By Shari Lamke, president and general manager, Pioneer PBS, Granite Falls, MN What does the threat to federal funding for public media mean to the million plus people across the 45 counties Pioneer PBS serves?  Federal funding makes up about 29% of our annual budget. It pays for programming and a small portion of our broadcast infrastructure. In other words, it pays for us to bring you All Creatures Great and Small, Nova, Nature, Ken Burns docum…