Congress eliminated $1.1 billion in already-approved funding, jeopardizing access to trusted voices, emergency alerts, and community programming.

WFYI is sharing this news from our collaborative partners at Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS). As a direct result of state funding cuts on public media, IPBS made the difficult decision not to renew the collaboration agreement at the end of this year, which is impacting IPB News reporting positions.

At the formal request of President Trump, the House of Representatives has just voted to pass a bill that would strip away $1.1 billion in already-approved funding for public media.

Presidential action puts funding for local journalism, arts and culture programming, trusted educational resources and community engagement at risk.

WFYI and Indiana Public Broadcasting news staff earned 11 awards May 2 from the Indiana Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, recognizing outstanding work across radio, television, online and multiplatform reporting.

On May 2, the US Department of Education notified the Corporation for Public Broadcasting that the 2020-2025 Ready To Learn Grant was terminated, effective immediately. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting informed PBS and 44 public media stations, including WFYI, to stop work immediately, pausing the grant program throughout the country.

Late last night, Indiana’s newly released two-year state budget proposal excluded $3.675 million in annual funding for Indiana Public Broadcasting Stations (IPBS), a critical investment that has long supported the essential services provided by public television and radio stations across the state.

WFYI Public Media has promoted Stacey Stuteville to Chief Development and Marketing Officer, leading the individual giving, corporate and philanthropic support and marketing strategies.

WFYI and the sixteen other Indiana Public Broadcasting stations that make up IPBS have received $100,000 in funding to support their statewide news collaboration known as IPB News.

The WFYI News team is celebrating a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award win from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The team was recognized in the news series category for Dylan Peers McCoy and Lee V. Gaines' reporting about special education families in Porter County, Indiana.