Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) confirmed it has closed its Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) office following President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove DEI from the federal government.
In a statement from a PBS spokesperson to The Hollywood Reporter, the publicly funded nonprofit organization’s rep said, “In order to best ensure we are in compliance with the President’s executive order around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion we have closed our DEI office.”
“The staff members who served in that office are leaving PBS,” it added. “We will continue to adhere to our mission and values. PBS will continue to reflect all of America and remain a welcoming place for everyone.”
In a DEI report in Feb. 2023, the broadcast network said it had opened a DEI office in 2022 and staffed it, led by DEI head Cecilia Loving and DEI director Gina Leow. In the report, it…
