Illinois Public Media, a privately owned entity headquartered in the US, was founded in 1922 with approximately 50 employees. Its core operation involves radio and television broadcasting.
On April 2, 2026, Illinois Public Media partnered with the College of Media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign to launch teen podcast workshops. This initiative follows a period of significant structural changes and staff reductions at the organization. Previously, on November 11, 2025, Moss Bresnahan was removed as Executive Director, a move announced to College of Media students via email and described as an effort by Dean Tracy Sulkin to restructure Illinois Public Media, which manages several NPR and PBS broadcast programs. Earlier, on September 11, 2025, Bresnahan had informed staff of a downsizing that included laying off two full-time employees and not filling three vacant positions. He had previously attributed these layoffs, announced on September 10, 2025, to federal funding cuts to public broadcasting, stating the action was necessary to ensure the station’s long-term financial stability.
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