URGENT UPDATE: THE LATEST THREAT TO PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Congressional opposition to public broadcasting is once again threatening public radio and tv. Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has begun circulating a letter to his colleagues asking that the federal government eliminate future funding for public broadcasting. Right now, Senator DeMint is pushing his letter to every office in the Senate- asking his fellow Senators to sign on.

This threat is very real and Tennessee Senators Alexander and Corker need to hear from you now!

Please contact these Senators today and ask them to SUPPORT PUBLIC BROADCASTING and urge them to OPPOSE SIGNING SENATOR DEMINT’S LETTER to eliminate funding for public broadcasting.

Please call Sen. Lamar Alexander at (202) 224-4944 and Sen. Bob Corker at (202) 224-3344 today and tell them to support public broadcasting and oppose Senator DeMint’s letter.
Send an email to your Senators.
Tweet: @YourSenator I urge you to support public broadcasting: I do.
http://170MillionAmericans.org #standupforpublicbroadcasting

Your voice is critical to the future of public broadcasting. Please help safeguard continued federal funding for your local public broadcasting station. Please contact your Senators today.

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On Thursday, May 10, WUOT-FM and the Southern Education Desk hosted a community forum to discuss the contentious issue of teacher evaluations in Tennessee.
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Where's Chrissy?!

After seven years of setting her alarm at 3:30 a.m. to greet us each morning, Chrissy Keuper is taking a very well-deserved sabbatical during the month of May. She will return to the air on June 4th. In the meantime, we hope you'll give a warm welcome to her temporary replacement Paula Coleman. Paula is the long-time Morning Edition host of KNPR in Las Vegas and a consummate pro. Welcome Paula! And enjoy your time off, Chrissy!

PolitiFact Tennessee is a partnership between WUOT News and the Knoxville News Sentinel. Each Friday morning, Chrissy Keuper sits down with News Sentinel reporters Tom Humphrey in Nashville and Michael Collins in Washington. They'll take a look at some of the comments being made by Tennessee's politicians and elected officials and attempt to separate fact from fiction. They'll put them on the Truth-O-Meter to see if their claims are legitimate or if their pants are on fire.
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Week 17 - May 11: A new bill seeks to restrict "gateway sexual activity" in public schools. But what does that mean? Hoe can it be enforced? This week on PolitiFact Tennessee, Knoxville News Sentinel Nashville bureau chief Tom Humphrey tells WUOT's Brandon Hollingsworth the knowns and unknowns of the gateway sexual activity bill.
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