From our very beginning, Vegas PBS was designed to assist our community’s educators in preparing children for success in school and life. The effort to rescind funding for public media through the U.S. Congress would disrupt the essential services that PBS and local member stations like Vegas PBS provide to the people of Southern Nevada and all of America.
Millions of Americans receive quality programming and emergency services from PBS in times of crisis. Rescinding these funds would devastate PBS member stations like Vegas PBS and the crucial role we play in communities, especially in rural areas where our broadcast is one of the only reliable sources of emergency communications. Federal funding significantly provides the means for that service.
For every dollar Vegas PBS receives from Corporation for Public Broadcasting, we are able to raise over six dollars through local support. All of the money that Vegas PBS raises in Southern Nevada stays here. We invest in community through hands-on educational workshops, a robust emergency communications system, training a sophisticated workforce and much more. We celebrate what makes life in our region so unique and tell stories that might otherwise be forgotten.
Our work is made possible through decades of public trust and bipartisan support from the Nevada Congressional Delegation, as well as the entire U.S. Congress. Alongside the over 350 PBS stations across the country, our continued service will demonstrate our value to Congress, the people of Southern Nevada and the American public.
