Public television station WUCF has decided to cancel its weekly “ NewsNight ” program after facing funding cuts at the state and federal levels.

This year, the loss of federal funding for public broadcasting and cuts in state-level support have caused the loss of nearly $2.5 million in funding for Central Florida’s PBS station. “NewsNight” brought in journalists from other news outlets to speak about education, politics, the environment and other current events.

Host Steve Mort shared the news during the final broadcast of the show on Oct. 31.

“At WUCF, our mission is clear: we change lives. Right now, we find ourselves at a crossroads. WUCF’s recent loss of state and federal funding has forced us to make difficult decisions about how to best move forward with that mission,” he sa

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