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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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Ex-NPR Boss Vivian Schiller Tapped For Top Digital Post At NBC News

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday June 2, 2011 @ 10:52am PDTTags: National Public Radio, NBC News

Vivian Schiller, the former National Public Radio president and CEO who resigned in March in the wake of a hidden-camera scandal at the organization, has joined NBC News in the newly created position of Chief Digital Officer. She will … Read More »

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House Votes To End Fed Funding Of NPR

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Thursday March 17, 2011 @ 5:32pm PDTTags: National Public Radio

The vote today was 228-192 in favor of permanently defunding National Public Radio. The public broadcaster gets about 2% of its revenue via grants from federal agencies in places like the Department of Education, but NPR says it gets 40% from member station … Read More »

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