New York, New York (X17online) -New York - NPR announced Wednesday president and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned after last Tuesday night, when NPR fundraising executive Ron Schiller was caught on videotape bashing the Tea Party and Republican Party. While Schiller is not related to her, this comes after the fall firing of political analyst Juan Williams for incendiary remarks and NPR's CEO was criticized for the handling of that issue. NPR chairman Dave Edwards said in a statement posted on a blog on the Web site: "It is with deep regret that I tell you that the NPR board of directors has accepted the resignation of Vivian Schiller as president and CEO of NPR, effective immediately. The board accepted her resignation with understanding, genuine regret, and great respect for her leadership of NPR these past two years."...
- 3/9/2011
- x17online.com
NPR is embroiled in yet another scandal as pressure from conservatives mounts to de-fund the public radio broadcaster. NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller resigned this morning as a fallout of conservative activist James O'Keefe posting a hidden-camera video of senior NPR executive Tom Schiller (no relation) bashing the tea party movement as "racist" and "xenophobic" and saying that NPR would be better off without federal funding. (Tom Schiller resigned after his statements were made public. On Wednesday, he also pulled out of what was to be his next job, at the nonprofit Aspen Institute, citing the controversy.) Last year, Vivian Schiller came under fire for the dismissal of longtime analyst Juan Williams over his comments on Fox News Channel that he feels uncomfortable when he sees people in Muslim garb on planes. "The Board accepted (Schiller's) resignation with understanding, genuine regret, and great respect for her leadership of NPR these past two years,...
- 3/9/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller has been ousted by NPR's board of directors a day after another NPR executive was caught in a hidden camera video slamming Republicans and the Tea Party -- and less than six months after her mishandling of the firing of Juan Williams. NPR chairman Dave Edwards released a statement on Wednesday, saying it accepted Schiller's resignation. Joyce Slocum, NPR's Svp of Legal Affairs and General Counsel, has been named interim CEO while the board searches for Schiller's replacement. The video -- featuring Ron Schiller (no relation...
- 3/9/2011
- by Dylan Stableford
- The Wrap
Ellen Weiss, the executive who fired Juan Williams last year, has stepped down as senior vice president for news at NPR, the station announced Thursday.
CEO Vivian Schiller will retain her position, but will forgo her 2010 bonus because of "concern over her role in the termination process." Margaret Low Smith, the current vice president for programming, will step in as acting senior vice president for news until Weiss' replacement is name, Schiller wrote in a letter to staff. (Read the entire memo after the jump). Eric Nuzum will oversee the programming division in the interim. Williams was fired in October after making remarks about Muslims on Fox News, where he also served as a correspondent. (He went on to sign a new multi-year deal with Fox shortly after his termination.) He told Bill O'Reilly, "I'm not a bigot…. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you,...
CEO Vivian Schiller will retain her position, but will forgo her 2010 bonus because of "concern over her role in the termination process." Margaret Low Smith, the current vice president for programming, will step in as acting senior vice president for news until Weiss' replacement is name, Schiller wrote in a letter to staff. (Read the entire memo after the jump). Eric Nuzum will oversee the programming division in the interim. Williams was fired in October after making remarks about Muslims on Fox News, where he also served as a correspondent. (He went on to sign a new multi-year deal with Fox shortly after his termination.) He told Bill O'Reilly, "I'm not a bigot…. But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you,...
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