PBS CEO responds to President Trump's plan to eliminate public media funding

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PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger responded to President Trump's release of his 2019 budget plan, which calls for the elimination of federal funding for public media, pointing to a survey that showed that Americans named PBS and member stations #1 in public trust among nationally known institutions. “For 15 years running," she said in a statement, "research has shown that PBS and our member stations have earned the trust of the American public and are succeeding in providing children with programming and services to help them succeed in school and life. In a time when trust in the media has come into question, we are proud that PBS and our member stations remain unmatched in trust and value to our nation.”