Your gift helps protect KQED
| Dear John,
I’m reaching out again because the stakes for public media are high. The future of independent, nonprofit media is on the line, and KQED urgently needs your support.
With federal funding for public media in jeopardy, essential local services are at risk. Government funds help KQED maintain a strong newsroom, providing trusted journalism for everyone in our community, free of charge.
Losing this funding would affect every public media station across the country. Critical services — like PBS Kids programming, in-depth local and national news coverage and emergency broadcast capabilities — could be weakened or even lost.
KQED has always been accountable to you, our listeners and viewers. Your donation in this moment is critical to keeping the Bay Area informed, connected and safe.
In these times of uncertainty, your support makes all the difference in helping us maintain the future of independent news. Please stand up for public media today with a donation to KQED.
Thank you for being an essential part of our mission. |
| | | | Sincerely, | | | | Michael J. Isip
President & CEO |
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| Dear John,
Seventy years ago, KQED was founded by educators and journalists with a vision that media could inform, educate and inspire our communities. Today, KQED is an essential source of independent, non-commercial journalism and quality programming, but our future is at risk. Please help KQED today by making an urgent gift to protect our future.
This week, Fiscal Year 2025 funding for government programs, including support for public media, expires. Congress must pass another stopgap funding bill or finalize its appropriations bills to avoid a government shutdown. All of this is happening amid renewed calls to eliminate federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), which helps support KQED, its fellow stations and both NPR and PBS.
Federal funding represents 7% of KQED’s budget, equal to $8MM. This loss of funding would equal significant hardship for KQED’s operations and programs and more importantly, reduce our service to you. I urge you to donate today to help KQED stand strong in the face of uncertainty.
Funding decreases would also be felt across the nation, as every public media organization would need to make tough financial decisions. In addition, the pooled CPB resources that stations across the country rely on — like satellite interconnection, emergency alert systems, program licensing and development of children’s educational programs and resources — would be under threat.
This is only the beginning of the challenges ahead. The CEOs of NPR and PBS have been called to appear before the House Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency. The new Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) launched an investigation into long-held public media policies and practices. NPR, along with several major media outlets, lost their long-held news desk at the Pentagon.
Please help us remain strong and sustainable during this upheaval. Independent, nonprofit journalism is needed now more than ever in this era of increased disinformation. We exist to keep you informed, connected and safe especially in times of need. Just as you depend on us, we rely on you to support our public service. Thank you for your financial support and for standing with us during this challenging and uncertain time. |
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| | | Sincerely, | | | | Michael J. Isip
President & CEO |
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