Katherine Maher

We're not going to be able to cover natural disasters. We're not going to be able to cover issues of local politics, issues of what's happening in your local sports team. We know that the existence of local news, and public radio in particular, contributes to lower rates of polarization, higher rates of civic engagement, and higher rates of civic trust.

We're not going to be able to cover natural disasters. We're not going to be able to cover issues of local politics, issues of what's happening in your local sports team. We know that the existence of local news, and public radio in particular, contributes to lower rates of polarization, higher rates of civic engagement, and higher rates of civic trust.

This is foundational infrastructure for our country. Even when we disagree, this is the sort of thing that can start to heal some of those disagreements and bring us back together.

This is foundational infrastructure for our country. Even when we disagree, this is the sort of thing that can start to heal some of those disagreements and bring us back together.

I mean, I won't lie. We are always in a tough spot. But what I love about our mission and our mandate is that it's actually our responsibility to try to serve everyone. No other commercial media organization has that same mandate. They can hyper-serve a particular audience, and that contributes to polarization. It's actually our job to bring folks together. What I see this as is, look, our

I mean, I won't lie. We are always in a tough spot. But what I love about our mission and our mandate is that it's actually our responsibility to try to serve everyone. No other commercial media organization has that same mandate. They can hyper-serve a particular audience, and that contributes to polarization. It's actually our job to bring folks together. What I see this as is, look, our

Our reporting, our fact-based reporting, is absolutely down the line. I stand by our journalism 1,000%. We recognize that we have some of the best journalists in the business, and they go out there and they find stories, whether they're reporting on Congress or whether they're reporting on issues of climate change, desertification, water rights, et cetera. They're doing great reporting.

Our reporting, our fact-based reporting, is absolutely down the line. I stand by our journalism 1,000%. We recognize that we have some of the best journalists in the business, and they go out there and they find stories, whether they're reporting on Congress or whether they're reporting on issues of climate change, desertification, water rights, et cetera. They're doing great reporting.

I think what we need to be able to do is to bring more voices onto our air and have folks in conversation about the policies that are being made in this country today. We need to be able to hear from policymakers from across the spectrum. So we invite people from every party onto the air, but not everyone comes.

I think what we need to be able to do is to bring more voices onto our air and have folks in conversation about the policies that are being made in this country today. We need to be able to hear from policymakers from across the spectrum. So we invite people from every party onto the air, but not everyone comes.

I don't think that it's a question per se of us being biased in terms of our actual reporting. What I do think is that we're missing some voices. And so I would just take this opportunity to extend again an invitation to conservative voices who feel like they're not being heard. I also think that we can't shirk from our responsibility to serve all Americans.

I don't think that it's a question per se of us being biased in terms of our actual reporting. What I do think is that we're missing some voices. And so I would just take this opportunity to extend again an invitation to conservative voices who feel like they're not being heard. I also think that we can't shirk from our responsibility to serve all Americans.

And so another criticism that we see is that, you know, we're too woke. But the reality is this is a very diverse nation. And our mandate under the Public Broadcasting Act is to serve everyone. including the unserved and the underserved. And we can't pull away from that, either. We have to be able to represent America in all of its diversity, even when that makes us sometimes uncomfortable.

And so another criticism that we see is that, you know, we're too woke. But the reality is this is a very diverse nation. And our mandate under the Public Broadcasting Act is to serve everyone. including the unserved and the underserved. And we can't pull away from that, either. We have to be able to represent America in all of its diversity, even when that makes us sometimes uncomfortable.

That means expanding the tent to be as big a tent as possible, rather than sort of moving the tent around the country to accommodate different groups.

That means expanding the tent to be as big a tent as possible, rather than sort of moving the tent around the country to accommodate different groups.

I'm imagining Terry in a naughty pine basement, you know?

I'm imagining Terry in a naughty pine basement, you know?

Come on. I couldn't tell you what Terry's drink of choice is. Maybe it is bourbon. We would have... That sounds like a great interview.

Come on. I couldn't tell you what Terry's drink of choice is. Maybe it is bourbon. We would have... That sounds like a great interview.