Corporate sponsors decline, endangering Tell Me More show
(NEWSER) - One of NPR's main sources of funding—corporate underwriting—has declined steeply this year, and the organization is considering staff and programming cuts, reports the Washington Post . The daily Tell Me More, aimed at minorities, could be the first to go, insiders tell the newspaper. The nonprofit NPR has run deficits three of the last four years and used its endowment to cover expenses, says CEO Gary Knell. This year looks even worse. More»