NPR chief ousted after exec's racism remarks

MSNBC ^ | March 10, 2011

[La Lydia]

NPR's CEO and president, Vivian Schiller, has been forced to resign, the radio broadcaster's media correspondent said Wednesday, following an undercover sting in which a senior executive was videotaped describing Tea Party members as "racist." On Tuesday, Schiller had condemned the comments by Ron Schiller (no relation) — NPR Foundation's senior vice president for fundraising at the time — that were secretly filmed by political activist James O'Keefe of "Project Veritas."

But a Wednesday statement from the chairman of NPR's board of directors, Dave Edwards, said the board had accepted Vivian Schiller's resignation "with deep regret." It was effective immediately...

Joyce Slocum, SVP of legal affairs and general counsel, was appointed as interim CEO.

While the statement said Vivian Schiller had resigned, David Folkenflik, NPR's media correspondent, said in messages on Twitterthat she had been forced to do so.

"The board for NPR NEWS has just ousted CEO Vivian Schiller in the wake of video sting by conservative activist of a top exec," he said, repeating the message for emphasis...

[Theophilus]

Vivian Schiller just tweeted: “I’m hopeful that my departure from NPR will have the intended effect of easing the defunding pressure.” Yeah, right.

If NPR had any conservatives, I would contribute. But they have to let go of my tax dollars.

[wmileo]

ESPECIALLY SINCE SHE SAID MONTHS AGO WHEN HE WAS FIRED THAT JUAN NEEDED TO WORK HIS PROBLEMS OUT BETWEEN HIM AND HIS THERAPIST.
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JUST A LITTLE PRESUMPTUOUS.

[muir_redwoods]

Some guy named Folkenflik is their media advisor? Really? BTW “ Schiller” translates from German as one who squints or a young student. I’m not sure which irony in the more delicious