Bloomberg reports the Corporation for Public Broadcasting is taking steps to shut down when its federal funding runs out in September. Expect this announcement to prematurely trigger much public grief among progressives and excitement among conservatives.
I say "prematurely" because there is every chance George Soros, Steve Job's widow or some less well-known guilt-stricken billionaire will bail them out. As a low cost funder of lefty programming, it wouldn't be a bad buy for someone who cares deeply about the social and ecological agenda which the public doesn't love.
Their announcement of pending layoffs on Sept. 30 is lawyerly butt-covering. Let's wait and see if it happens before breaking out the champagne.