OCTOBER 2, 2025
The State of Public Media
DOORS 11:00AM
MUSIC 11:30PM : HAVANA QUARTET
FORUM NOON
A free public reception will immediately follow the program.
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DUCHESNE DREW, President, Minnesota Public Radio
SYLVIA STROBEL, President and CEO, Twin Cities PBS (TPT)
Duchesne Drew and Sylvia Strobel currently sit at the epicenter of preserving the future of public broadcast media in Minnesota. Following the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s loss of $1.1 billion in federal funding for NPR, PBS, and member stations over the next two years, hear what these incredible leaders are doing in their respective organizations not only to protect these critical resources for our state in this unprecedented moment, but to brace and prepare for an uncertain future.
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