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John Yang

John Yang

Anchor, PBS News Weekend

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The end of federal public broadcasting

Rule Changes

Signed off final PBS News Weekend broadcast on January 12, 2026

For 58 years, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting channeled federal funds to 1,500 local radio and TV stations. On January 5, 2026, its board voted to dissolve rather than exist in a defunded state. Eight days later, PBS News Weekend aired its final broadcast—the first major national programming casualty of Congress's $1.1 billion rescission.

Updated Jan 16