Prairie Public lays off employees, cuts open positions

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Prairie Public, a dual licensee state network in North Dakota, has cut 12 positions. “The loss of federal and state funding has resulted in approximately a 25% reduction in our revenue,” said Prairie Public CEO John Harris in a news release Wednesday. The station also saw its state funding eliminated this year after receiving nearly $3 million in the FY24–25 biennium. The announcement follows the vote in Congress to rescind FY26 and FY27 federal funding to CPB. More than 20 public media organizations have announced layoffs since the rescission of CPB funding.