February 12, 2009
National Public Radio Tunes In a New Listener in Chief
Michael Benabib
Vivian Schiller, the chief executive of NPR, resigned following the release of an embarrassing video of a former top NPR fund raiser.
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Michael Benabib
Vivian Schiller, the chief executive of NPR, resigned following the release of an embarrassing video of a former top NPR fund raiser.
For years, Vivian Schiller has counted herself among the millions of devoted listeners who enjoy National Public Radio shows such as Morning Edition and Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!
But in January, her interest in the programs switched from casual to professional when she took over as president of NPR, the nonprofit organization that provides programs to some 26 million listeners through more than 860 public radio stations.
"I love it," she says with a chuckle. "I
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