CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced this week that it will begin shutting down operations following steep cuts to its federal funding. The move is expected to impact PBS stations across the country — including KEDT in Corpus Christi.
For those working behind the scenes at KEDT, the buzz of equipment and glow of newsroom monitors is a daily norm. But station president and general manager Don Dunlap said the latest news from Washington is unlike anything they’ve faced before.
“Public television and KEDT have never faced a situation as dire as this cut of federal funding,” Dunlap said…