Public TV and Radio to Receive Big Grants - New York Times

I can say that I was in on the early conversations leading to this fund. Could be legacy-material for Margaret, Alison, Jon and John P.
Public TV and Radio to Receive Big Grants - New York Times: "The Ford Foundation, the main financial backer of public broadcasting in its formative days, is undertaking its largest initiative to support nonprofit media in more than 25 years, officials said yesterday.
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The initiative will funnel $50 million over five years to a baker's dozen of public television, radio and other media organizations. A major focus of the effort will be to spur the creation and distribution of public affairs programming, particularly programs dealing with international affairs."