CPB Supports Ohio River Regional Journalism Collaboration

Seven public media stations in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia have received a $445,000 CPB grant for a regional journalism collaboration.

The collaboration will focus on the Ohio River region and its “economy, energy, environment, agriculture, infrastructure and health, according to an announcement Monday by Louisville Public Media. CPB’s funds will enable the hiring of eight journalists, who will work over a two-year period among the seven stations.