West Virginia Public Broadcasting “will survive,” officials say as Trump administration targets federal funding

SURVIVAL MODE – West Virginia Educational Broadcasting Commission Vice Chairman Michael Farrell, third from right, said Wednesday that West Virginia Public Broadcasting is weathering changes at the federal level, focusing on increasing local support and grant funding. -- Steven Allen Adams

CHARLESTON — Members of the commission that oversees West Virginia Public Broadcasting remain positive in the face of possible funding changes at the federal level that could negatively affect programing and educational initiatives.

“I know we normally hear all the negatives, and we read the negatives, but West Virginia Public Broadcasting is going to survive. And not just survive; it’s going to thrive,” said William H. File III, who was re-elected Wednesday as chairman of the state Educational Broadca