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Trump bill cuts $330,000 at Blue Ridge Public Radio

Jeff Hunter and other staff at WHQR public radio in Wilmington work on a pledge drive on July 23, 2025, to shore up resources after the elimination of federal funding for public media. [JANE WINIK SARTWEL/Carolina Public Press]

By JANE WINIK SARTWELL, Carolina Public Press, Published: July 24, 2025

A local radio news briefing, children’s after-school PBS programming, emergency weather alerts during hurricanes, tunes during the commute home all could disappear under federal budget cuts to public media in North Carolina.

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