NPR names Gary Knell, head of nonprofit behind ‘Sesame Street,’ as chief executive

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NPR on Sunday named Gary Knell, who has headed the organization that produces "Sesame Street," as its new chief executive and president.

Knell replaces Vivian Schiller, who left NPR in March after a succession of controversies that started with the firing of commentator Juan Williams last fall and ended after conservative activists secretly taped two NPR fundraisers appearing to make disparaging remarks about conservatives. Since then, the company has been run by an interim CEO, Joyce Slocum, while the organization's board searched for Schiller's replacement.

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Amy Gardner 03 Oct, 2011


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