{"id":47363,"date":"2025-07-03T12:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-03T19:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=47363"},"modified":"2025-07-07T14:33:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T21:33:32","slug":"new-kunm-general-manager-on-proposed-cpb-cuts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/new-kunm-general-manager-on-proposed-cpb-cuts\/","title":{"rendered":"New KUNM General Manager on Proposed CPB Cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New KUNM General Manager on Proposed CPB Cuts\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ois93tSXpB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.4.25 <\/strong>\u2013<strong> <\/strong>We continue our look at the state of local public media as Host Nash Jones sits down with the new general manager of KUNM, Jeff Pope. 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