KCET Gets a Cool Million to Help Break Away From PBS

If there were any questions about how KCET is going to fare outside the PBS umbrella, a bunch of them were answered today. LA’s rogue station just landed a $1 million grant from the Ahmanson Foundation to help ease the transition to independence. That kind of cash tends to soothe the pain.

Said KCET president Al Jerome in the press release: “This expression of strong support for KCET at this critical juncture in our history is an inspiration as we continue our efforts to make this new independent KCET a model for independent public media in the 21st century.”

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