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BPR defends public media on BBC

President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for an end to any public funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

BPR News Director Laura Lee spoke with Carl Nasman at BBC News about the move and its potential effect on public radio in Western North Carolina.