Act Now: Protect Iowa Public Radio
Tue, May 20
|https://www.iowapublicradio.org/support/adv
We encourages members to oppose efforts by the administration to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will have a ripple effect on 1500 local public radio and television stations, including Iowa Public Radio.
Time & Location
May 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – Jun 17, 2025, 11:00 PM
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/support/adv
About the Event
Marsha Ternus encourages members to oppose efforts by the administration to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which will have a ripple effect on 1500 local public radio and television stations, including Iowa Public Radio.
Here is a link to an information page on the IPR website. There are many reasons to support public broadcasting, but focusing on the impact on rural communities may resonate with our Congressional delegation.
Please contact our members of Congress and urge them to support CPB (contact info below). Use all or part of this language or draft your own:
I write to urge you to support funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. While the target of this effort appears to be NPR and PBS, it will also affect 1,500 local public radio and television stations that receive the vast majority of these resources, including Iowa Public Radio. About 20% of Americans live in an area where the local public…