Representation of Asian, Black and Hispanic staffers grows at public media stations

Newly released CPB data shows that the total number of employees at public media stations has risen to its highest level since 2021 and that representation of people of color in the system has continued to grow.

As of January, 18,928 employees worked for stations that receive Community Service Grants, up from 18,077 in January 2022 and 18,130 in January 2021. That still trails the recent peak of 19,226 staffers in January 2020, a couple of months before the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S.

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