Detroit Evening Report: Paratransit ridership in Detroit nearly doubles
Detroit expands access with surge in paratransit ridershipParatransit ridership in Detroit has increased. That’s according to the Detroit Department of...
The Metro: The history (and future) of public media in the US
Public media began as classroom radio in the 1920s. It was dry, instructional, and pretty boring. Most only thought of...
The Metro: An update on proposed federal funding cuts to NPR, PBS
Federal funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) is the focus of a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Wednesday. ...
The Metro: How Trump’s attack on public media threatens democracy and access to information
President Trump is taking direct aim at NPR and PBS—threatening to cut a billion-dollar lifeline from America's public airwaves. He...
Trump signs executive order directing federal funding cuts to PBS and NPR
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order aiming to slash public subsidies to PBS and...
The Metro: How President Trump’s hostile relationship with the press is playing out for NPR, PBS
Editor's note: This episode of The Metro aired prior to the president signing an executive order directing federal funding cuts to...
WATCH LIVE: NPR, PBS heads answer lawmakers’ allegations of bias
The CEOs of NPR and PBS are appearing Wednesday before a House subcommittee on government efficiency, chaired by Republican Rep....
‘Chasing Carbon Zero’ by Detroiter Miles O’Brien premieres on PBS
"Chasing Carbon Zero" is the newest installment of the wildly popular NOVA documentary film series on PBS. The episode was...