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NPR Makes Sesame Workshop’s Gary Knell New Boss

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Sunday October 2, 2011 @ 4:35pm PDTTags: Juan Williams, National Public Radio, NPR

NPR on its blog today confirmed that Sesame Workshop president and CEO Gary Knell has been tapped as president and CEO of National Public Radio, after the news broke on the network’s Weekend All Things Considered show. He will take over Dec. 1 and fill the spot that was vacated when former CEO Vivian Schiller departed following a couple of high-profile dust-ups: one when an NPR exec was caught on a hidden camera calling the Tea Party “racist” as well as Schiller’s part in the dismissal of NPR and Fox News commentator Juan Williams over his comments about being uncomfortable seeing people in Musilm dress on airplanes. NPR also has come under fire from some in Congress who are looking to cut the public radio network’s funding. From today’s announcement about Knell: READ MORE »

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Fox News Makes Post-’Glenn Beck’ Plans For Summer

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 30, 2011 @ 1:43pm PDTTags: Cable News Networks, Fox News, Geraldo Rivera, Glenn Beck, Juan Williams, The Five

Fox News is taking a platoon approach this summer to fill Glenn Beck’s former time slot. It has announced a new show called The Five that will feature commentators including Juan Williams, Dana Perino, Judge Andrew Napolitano, Geraldo Rivera, Andrea Tantaros, Eric Bolling, Monica Crowley, and Bob Beckel. Beck’s last show is tonight. Here’s the release: Read More »

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NPR Exec Who Fired Juan Williams Resigns

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday January 6, 2011 @ 11:55am PSTTags: Juan Williams, NPR, NPR Juan Williams, Radio, Vivian Schiller NPR
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UPDATE: On Fox News’ America Live, Juan Williams reacted to the resignation of NPR’s Ellen Weiss, the executive who fired him, and discussed the future of NPR. He didn’t have many nice things to say (video below):
Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com

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Fox News Gives Axed NPR Analyst Juan Williams New Deal, Expanded Role

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday October 21, 2010 @ 3:10pm PDTTags: Fox News, Juan Williams, NPR, NPR Juan Williams, Roger Ailes, The O'Reilly Factor, TV Deals
Nellie Andreeva

As they say, when one door closes, another opens. A day after NPR terminated news analyst Juan Williams over remarks about muslims he made on Fox News’ The O’Reilly Factor on Monday, Fox News chairman and CEO Roger Ailes said … Read More »

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