Weeks after Congress and President Donald Trump rescinded all of its funding, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting was named Tuesday the recipient of the Television Academy's 2025 Governors Award.
The award honors an individual, company or organization "that has made a profound, transformational and long-lasting contribution to the arts and/or science of television." The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was specifically tabbed for its "more than five decades of service in enriching America's media landscape through funding and support for educational, cultural and public-interest programming," according to a statement from the Television Academy.
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The award will be presented Sunday during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony at the Peacock Theater. The honor will be presented to Patricia de Stacy Harrison, the longest-serving president and CEO of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
"The Governors Award recognizes and celebrates extraordinary contributions that transcend television and transform society," Television Academy Chair Cris Abrego said in a statement. "For more than half a century, CPB has been a steadfast champion of storytelling that informs, educates and unites us and ensures public media remains a vital space where diverse voices are heard and communities are served. With this award, we honor CPB's enduring legacy and its extraordinary impact on the cultural and civic life of our nation."
The Academy noted in its announcement that the CPB has been responsible for programs including "Sesame Street," "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," "The MacNeil/Lehrer Report and PBS NewsHour," "NOVA," "Finding Your Roots," "Reading Rainbow," "Molly of Denali," "Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood," "FRONTLINE" and "Independent Lens."
"Previous recipients of the Governors Award include the LGBTQ+ media advocacy organization GLAAD, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, Debbie Allen, Greg Berlanti, Tyler Perry, "Star Trek," "American Idol," William S. Paley, Hallmark Cards Inc., "Masterpiece Theatre," Comic Relief and PBS.
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