Saturday, September 11, 2010
KET Lays Off More Workers
KENTUCKY...
Kentucky Educational Television has laid off 13 more workers.
The state's PBS network now has 152 employees, down from 233 two years. The losses have come from an early retirement program, attrition and layoffs.
Tim Bischoff, spokesman for the Lexington-based PBS member network,said the cuts were necessary because of declining funding.
The station's operating revenue projection for 2011 is $23 million, down from $27.8 million in 2008. Money the network receives from the state general fund has dropped from $15 million to $12 million.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 5:17 PM 
