MPR cuts jobs due to funding crunch amid pandemic Fourteen employees of Minnesota Public Radio’s parent company, American Public Media Group, are voluntarily leaving the company, as it contends with the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has led to steep budget cuts at media companies around the state — and around the country. On Monday, Minnesota Public Radio’s parent company, American Public Media Group, announced that 14 staffers from MPR and American Public Media had taken….