Dear Friends,

You may have recently heard that Patricia Harrison, President and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), announced the end of CPB after 58 years of service. This news has been felt across the country, and we understand the concern it may raise for many of our viewers and members. However, we want to be clear and reassuring:

PBS is not going away.

CPB was established through the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 to support programs and services that informed, educated, and enriched the public for generations. Its work helped make possible trusted public television and radio programming, emergency alerts, and expanded access to non-commercial, high-quality content, especially for underserved communities, from rural towns to urban centers.

Although CPB remained independent from PBS, NPR, and local public media stations, its funding played an important role in supporting some stations’ annual budgets. The loss of CPB is meaningful, and like others across public media, we are adjusting to this change.

CET and Think^TV are still here.

The past few months have been challenging for all of us in public media. Even as the funding battles continue, CET and Think^TV stand strong thanks to your support. More than 90 percent of our funding comes from individual donors and viewers like you. You are the momentum that has carried us to where we are today and drives our path forward. 

CET and Think^TV remain deeply rooted in serving Southwest Ohio, Northern Kentucky, Southeastern Indiana, and beyond. We are committed to our mission of strengthening our communities through local programming, educational resources, and trusted journalism—and with your help, we will keep telling the stories that inform, inspire and connect us all.

With gratitude,