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The chairman of WTVP's board of directors said the Peoria public television station is not considering an imminent shutdown when the board meets on Tuesday.
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WTVP has sent in its request for continued funds from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. But it's not a sure thing it'll be accepted without more investigations into the Peoria public television station's financial dealings.
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Both the Illinois attorney general's office and Peoria Police Department are now asking questions about the "questionable, improper, or unauthorized" spending at WTVP.
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Peoria County Coroner Jamie Harwood says former WTVP president and CEO Lesley Matuszak took her own life.
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It's the latest blow to Peoria's PBS station, WTVP. The station's financial problems have become increasingly public over the past month.
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The Boys & Girls Club of Greater Peoria plans to name their family center on Grinnell Street after the late Lesley Matuszak.
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WTVP is laying off nine people, days after the station's board of directors slashed the budget by nearly a third to stem the station's financial losses.
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WTVP was at risk of running out of money over the summer until it liquidated some investments and tapped into its line of credit. But board members say they didn't know about those moves right away.
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The Peoria PBS station is slashing its budget by 30% effective immediately. The board chairman is blaming problematic spending by unnamed people at Channel 47 for at least some of the issues.
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Sanders joined the Peoria public television station in 2016 as the marketing and content director.