Public Media

The special legislative session ended Thursday evening in Santa Fe, where all of the bills that addressed the recent federal budget cuts passed while others stalled in committee.

New Mexico legislators are set to discuss how the state could help keep public broadcasting on the air at a special session on Wednesday.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which distributed federal funds to public media stations, is shutting down on September 30. This closure threatens the resilience of the nation's emergency alert systems.

KUNM's new general manager says the station is well-positioned to meet the challenges facing public media.

NMPBS General Manager Franz Joachim spoke with New Mexico in Focus correspondent Gwyneth Doland about what potential funding cuts mean for his station and the entire public media network.

On March 26, the CEOs of NPR and PBS will testify at a House subcommittee in a hearing dubbed “Anti-American Airwaves: Holding the heads of NPR and PBS Accountable.” Franz Joachim, general manager of New Mexico PBS, spoke to KUNM about his recent trip to Washington, D.C. as part of America’s Public Television Stations.

New Mexico’s Public Media stations host in depth conversations with the 2018 gubernatorial candidates: Republican Steve Pearce and Democrat Michelle Lujan…

In this candidate forum hosted by New Mexico's public television stations KNME, KENW and KRWG, we hear from congressional candidates Janice Arnold-Jones,…

Sun 03/26 7p: This week on Generation Justice our show focuses on Net Neutrality & Borderlands. We’re joined by Craig Aaron, the President and CEO of Free…