A large portion of KHNS’s budget is hanging in the balance as Congress considers a Trump Administration request to take back over $1.1 billion of already approved funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB.

The loss of those funds would be a “dagger in the heart” for the station, said general manager Kyle Clayton on Thursday.  Last year 36% of KHNS’s funding came from CPB, according to its website. 

“If these cuts happen…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.