PBS News has announced that it has ended its weekend news broadcasts after funding cuts from the federal government.
On Friday evening, the outlet revealed that the weekend of January 10th and 11th would be the final broadcasts of its weekend news programming
“There has been a lot of news on weekends,” anchor John Yang said. “I can think back to the October 7th attacks in Israel, the first assassination attempt on President Trump, President Biden dropping out of the presidential race. This — I like to call it — small but mighty team handled all these stories week in and week out. We’re proud of the creativity, the dedication they brought to each and every segment, week in and week out.”
Yang added that he’ll be departing the outlet at the end of the month, ending his run with PBS News.
The news that PBS News Weekend would conclude its run comes just days after the Corporation for Public Broadcasting revealed that its Board of Directors had officially voted to dissolve the organization after federal funding had been slashed last year.
Previous reports questioning the future of PBS News Weekend shared that roughly 35 positions, both on-screen and behind the scenes, would be affected if the program were to shutter.
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