• Chuck Roberts, who launched the Building Blocks early education programming during his time at Lakeshore Public Media, left to serve as the chief operating officer of Maryland Public Television.

• Lakeshore Public Media, which broadcasts Lakeshore Public Television across Chicagoland and Lakeshore Public Radio across most of Northwest Indiana, brought back Nancy Clifford as interim CEO. Clifford served in the leadership role in 2021.

• A mainstay in Northwest Indiana for the last 25 years, Lakeshore Public Media suffered a 40% funding cut after the state unexpectedly zeroed out its funding for the next two years, and Congress rescinded funding to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which led to CPB's dissolution.

• Lakeshore Public Media was forced to lay off most of its staff a

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