You’ve probably seen a lot of headlines lately about PBS and NPR.
From threats to pull the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s federal funding and a looming FCC investigation to PBS moving to shut down parts of their organization in seeming-compliance with presidential executive orders, public media is in the political crosshairs.
While politicians in Washington, D.C. purport to make decisions on behalf of NPR and its network of affiliate stations around the country, BPR remains a locally-operated, independent media organization financially supported by people like you.
Here's what’s important to know about BPR:
- We believe trust is only earned through a consistent alignment of our values with our actions.
- We are committed to nurturing and defending our “public square” for communities to come together and engage in a robust exchange of ideas and trusted information.
- We make news coverage and programming decisions based on the unique needs of our audience and input from people like you. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, we learned even more about how to better serve our region.
You’ve told us BPR is a lifeline, and we take that responsibility seriously.
In fact, nearly 200,000 people engage with BPR every month by tuning into BPR News and BPR Classic, visiting our website and streaming our stations.
And almost 60,000 people are in a direct relationship with us, subscribing to our newsletters, following us on social media, volunteering, donating and more.
We exist because you support our mission and programming, and it’s our full-time job to support you right back.
How you can help
- Visit Protect My Public Media and urge Congress to safeguard the essential public resources you rely on. Make sure your representatives know that public media is valuable, in whatever way it’s valuable to you.
- Donate to BPR to help preserve your source of local news and programming.
- Keep paying attention. It may be a long road ahead.
We are all living through a time of great upheaval and uncertainty. That’s why it’s more important than ever that we lean on each other, knowing that we all belong to a community so much bigger and so much stronger than even we realize.
Tim Roesler, CEO and General Manager - Interim
Blue Ridge Public Radio
