As it prepares to shut down after nearly 60 years of service, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will be honored with one of the Television Academy ‘s top prizes, the 2025 Governors Award. The news is bittersweet, as it comes following President Trump’s move kill federal funding for public media. In July, Congress passed Trump’s rescission package, eliminating $1.1 billion in funding that had previously been approved for the next two years — effectively closing the doors on the CPB , which is now winding down its operations .

The Governors Award Emmy will be presented to CPB president/CEO Patricia de Stacy Harrison, who has led the organization since 2005. Harrison is set to accept the award during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony this Sunday, Sept. 7. According to the

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