Lobbying

Public Broadcasting Service's latest lobbying report covers Q2 2026, at $80K. The four quarters Q4 2025–Q3 2026 total $240K. Its first report covers Q4 2022; the issues it reports most are Budget/Appropriations and Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV.

Public Broadcasting Service

Latest quarter
No record
Q3 2026 · 0 reports
Last 12 months
$240K
Last 4 quarters
vs last quarter
−100.0%
Q3 2026 against the quarter before
First report
Q4 2022
The first quarter a report named it

Lobbying by quarter

Public Broadcasting Service lobbying by quarter
Public Broadcasting Service lobbying by quarter
QuarterAmountReports
Q4 2022$40K1
Q1 2023$40K1
Q2 2023$40K1
Q3 2023$40K1
Q4 2023$30K1
Q1 2024$30K1
Q2 2024$40K1
Q3 2024$30K1
Q4 2024$30K1
Q1 2025$110K2
Q2 2025$260K2
Q3 2025$170K2
Q4 2025$80K1
Q1 2026$80K1
Q2 2026$80K1
Q3 2026$00

By issue

  • Budget and appropriations$334.7K · 18 reports
  • Communications and broadcasting$174.7K · 15 reports
  • Education$174.7K · 15 reports
  • Homeland security$174.7K · 15 reports
  • Telecommunications$174.7K · 15 reports
  • Media and publishing$47.4K · 8 reports
  • Computer industry$13.3K · 1 reports
  • Taxation$5,714 · 1 reports

An issue's amount splits each report's amount equally over the issues the report lists.

Who was lobbied

  • HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES18 reports
  • SENATE17 reports
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)9 reports
  • White House Office3 reports
  • Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)2 reports
  • Office of Management & Budget (OMB)2 reports

Firms it paid

Firm
In-housePublic Broadcasting Service$940K15 quarters
Ballard Partners$160K3 quarters

Former officials lobbying for it

Former position
BILL WEBERCounsel, Senate Government Affairs Committee on Oversight of Government Management; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Carl LevinQ2 2026
WILLIAM WEBERCounsel, Senate Government Affairs Committee on Oversight of Government Management; Legislative Assistant, Sen. Carl LevinQ2 2026
PATRICK KILCURFloor Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2012-2014); Cloakroom Assistant, Senate Republican Secretary (2008-2012); Floor Monitor, Sen. Arlen Specter (2006-2008)Q3 2025

Lobbying reports

Filed by
07/27for Q2In-house$80K
05/04for Q1In-house$80K
01/20for Q4 2025In-house$80K
25/10/20for Q3 2025In-house$120K
25/10/17for Q3 2025Ballard Partners$50K
25/07/22for Q2 2025In-house$180K
25/07/17for Q2 2025Ballard Partners$80K
25/04/21for Q1 2025In-house$80K
25/04/17for Q1 2025Ballard Partners$30K
25/04/01for Q1 2025Ballard PartnersUnder $5,000
25/01/21for Q4 2024In-house$30K
24/11/08for Q3 2024In-house$30K
24/07/19for Q2 2024In-house$40K
24/04/22for Q1 2024In-house$30K
24/01/19for Q4 2023In-house$30K
23/10/20for Q3 2023In-house$40K
23/07/20for Q2 2023In-house$40K
23/04/20for Q1 2023In-house$40K
23/01/20for Q4 2022In-house$40K