NorCal Public Media Receives Funding Boost for Climate Reporting
The Campbell Foundation has awarded Northern California Public Media a $15,000 grant to support the broadcaster’s ongoing climate reporting, the organizations announced.
The grant extends the foundation’s environmental funding efforts and helps sustain NorCal Public Media’s Center for Environmental Reporting, which produces local and global climate coverage, emergency alerts, podcasts, film and digital shorts, investigative projects, and other stories for audiences across the Bay Area.
NorCal Public Media, based in Rohnert Park, CA, says it continues to serve as an independent news source focused on community issues and diverse storytelling. The organization says it remained on track in 2025 to meet the goals outlined in its five-year strategic plan.
Its “Climate California” series won an Emmy Award in June 2025 and will be released nationally by PBS in January 2026. NorCal Public Media says the exposure is expected to boost visibility for the Center for Environmental Reporting and expand its broadcast, streaming and social media audiences.
NorCal Public Media’s environmental reporting is widely recognized for its coverage of human-climate issues and community-driven solutions, the organization said.
“We’re facing a large, unanticipated funding gap but remain committed to the work and serving our community,” says President and CEO Darren LaShelle. “And significant gifts like that of The Campbell Foundation are tremendous contributions to ensure the sustainability of our work and to fuel reporting and education about shared environmental and social concerns.”
NorCal Public Media operates public TV stations KRCB (PBS) and KPJK, along with NPR member station KRCB FM, serving nine Bay Area counties across TV, radio, digital and streaming platforms.
The Campbell Foundation was founded in 1998 by Keith Campbell to improve conditions across the Chesapeake and Atlantic Coastal bays. Its geographic focus expanded in 2003 to include California and the San Francisco Bay watershed. The organization is now led by his daughter, Samantha Campbell.
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