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PBS SoCal Launches Telethon to Combat $1.1 Billion Loss

10/22/2025

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PBS SoCal will host a telethon titled "We ? Public Television" on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2023, from 4-7 PM PT due to federal funding cuts.
The event will feature performances by Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ken Burns, along with Nashville PBS artists.
The telethon aims to raise funds to address a $1.1 billion loss in federal support.
It will air on PBS stations nationwide on Thanksgiving night and be available on the PBS app from Nov. 27 to Dec. 24.
Executive Producer Maura Daly Phinney described the telethon as a celebration of public television.

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PBS SoCal will host a telethon titled "We ? Public Television" on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2023, from 4-7 PM PT due to federal funding cuts.
The event will feature performances by Josh Groban, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Ken Burns, along with Nashville PBS artists.
The telethon aims to raise funds to address a $1.1 billion loss in federal support.
It will air on PBS stations nationwide on Thanksgiving night and be available on the PBS app from Nov. 27 to Dec. 24.
Executive Producer Maura Daly Phinney described the telethon as a celebration of public television.