PBS says it will have to remove 15% of its workforce after Congress cut funding

PBS said it will be cutting 15% of its workforce in response to the GOP-led effort in Congress that eliminated all federal funding for public broadcasting, reported NPR.

In total, the nonprofit network, known for its educational programming and local journalism, will be cutting around 100 jobs.

PBS stations across the country received roughly 15% of their annual finances from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting before Congress eliminated the funding in July, forcing the CPB to shut down by the end of the fiscal year in September.

CPB is a private, nonprofit corporation authorized by Congress in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967. About 70% of the funds it receives — close to $525 million — go to approximately 1,500 public television and radio stations in the U.S., including PBS and