PBS Chief Decries Efforts To Cut Federal Funding

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - PBS President Paula Kerger said Saturday she's disappointed public TV's federal funding again is under attack by lawmakers.The move is ironic, she said, given the impressive number of Emmy Award nominations earned last week by PBS programs, including the popular drama "Downton Abbey." PBS received 58 nods, second only to HBO and CBS.Public television gets 15 percent of its money from the federally ...

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