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Lakeshore Public Media received a record-breaking anonymous donation of $126,000, which was received “at a crucial moment” when funding for public media has been cut, according to a press release.

The donation will go toward the production of local journalism for public radio WLPR 89.1 FM and public television Lakeshore PBS/WYIN, according to the release.

In the final hours of the 2025 session, the Indiana legislature cut $380,000 from Lakeshore’s budget. Then, at the federal level, funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was cut back in July, according to the release.

The anonymous donation “provides vital breathing room” to pay for outstanding dues and programming fees while “ensuring that local news, educational programming an

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