US: Schiller named NPR CEO
Posted by Rosemary D'Amour on November 12, 2008 at 1:46 PM
National Public Radio has ended its eight-month search for a full-time CEO with Vivian Schiller, the current senior vice president and general manager of NYTimes.com.
Beginning January 5, Schiller will succeed Dennis L. Haarsager, interim CEO, to work with NPR's independently operated member stations.
Calling NPR "among the nation's most vital and trusted news organizations, unique in its original programming and distinctive voice," Schiller continues what has been an extensive career.
Former senior vice president and general manager of the Discovery Times Channel, and former senior vice president of CNN Productions, Schiller, 47, began her career as a Russian interpreter and produced documentaries for Turner Broadcasting.
Source: Editor and Publisher
Beginning January 5, Schiller will succeed Dennis L. Haarsager, interim CEO, to work with NPR's independently operated member stations.
Calling NPR "among the nation's most vital and trusted news organizations, unique in its original programming and distinctive voice," Schiller continues what has been an extensive career.
Former senior vice president and general manager of the Discovery Times Channel, and former senior vice president of CNN Productions, Schiller, 47, began her career as a Russian interpreter and produced documentaries for Turner Broadcasting.
Source: Editor and Publisher
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