WATCH LIVE: NPR and PBS leaders testify on federal funding for public broadcasting

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 8, 2019: NPR - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - sign at headquarters building entrance. The leaders of NPR and PBS were called to testify before the House Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 8, 2019: NPR - NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - sign at headquarters building entrance. The leaders of NPR and PBS were called to testify before the House Subcommittee on Delivering On Government Efficiency (DOGE) Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Photo credit: Shutterstock.

The leaders of NPR and PBS were called to testify on Capitol Hill Wednesday morning as Republican lawmakers work to cut off federal funding for public media. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., is leading the congressional hearing held by the Delivering on Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee. 

NPR CEO Katherine Maher and PBS CEO Paula Kerger are defending the work of their networks and public media organizations across the country against charges of bias.