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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 34 MIN

Learning Together in a Changing Public Media Landscape | Pennon Education and A Federal Judge's 1A Ruling

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Jennifer Eley – Director of Education at Pennon Education and Caley McGuigan - Secondary Education Program Coordinator at Pennon Education tell us all about what Pennon Education has coming up for the spring and summer at WITF's Public Media Center and Schools across the commonwealth.Legal expert Michael R. Dimino, Professor of Law at Widener University Commonwealth Law School, and Fred Vigeant, Vice President of Media, Production, and Technology at WITF, break down a recent federal court ruling affecting public media and a Trump-era executive order. The conversation clarifies what the ruling does and does not mean for NPR, PBS, WITF, and other public media outlets—especially the key point that federal funding has not been restored. 

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