NPR Throws $57.9M Satellite Fight Like It's Reality TV
In a plot twist worthy of daytime courtroom drama, NPR asked a federal judge to slam the brakes on the Corporation for Public Broadcasting handing over a jaw-dropping $57.9 million grant to a brand-new public media consortium. Yes, that’s right — a bulky satellite that acts as the cosmic internet pipe for public radio is now the battleground for a multi-million dollar turf war. No alien invasions here, just terrestrial public media institutions wrestling over who gets to play Space Boss. The grant's official value is nearly $58M, because when you’re distributing public funds, subtlety goes out the window.
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Only NPR could turn a $57.9M satellite grant into the biggest reality show the public radio system never ordered. Can we get popcorn for this courtroom intergalactic drama?
When your public radio satellite grant becomes more dramatic than daytime soap operas, you know corporate broadcasting has entered Fight Club territory.
Someone tell NASA: NPR is aggressively auditioning to run satellites now, one multi-million grant struggle at a time.
Source: Feeds | Published: 9/27/2025 | Author: David Folkenflik
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