An Ol' Broad's Ramblings
NPR Unbiased?
NPR’s new chief vows to focus on news and ‘depoliticize’ network
The man who helped bring Sesame Street to a global audience for the past 11 years will take over as president and CEO of NPR, the public radio network announced Sunday.
Gary Knell, the longtime president and CEO of Sesame Workshop, will start at NPR on Dec. 1.
Knell succeeds Vivian Schiller, who resigned under pressure in March after a former NPR fundraiser was caught on camera calling the tea party racist. The episode led some conservatives to call for an end to federal funding for NPR, but Congress ultimately retained the money as part of a budget deal in April.
Schiller was also criticized for firing analyst Juan Williams over comments about Muslims.
Will Big Bird be doing the news on the half hour? Schiller should have been canned a long time ago, but hey, that’s just my opinion. Since they consistently have fundraisers, and it’s suppose to be listener funded, why are we, the taxpayers, funding them? I don’t listen to NPR, therefore, I don’t send them money. If it’s listener funded, by those who actually listen to them, and buy into their point of view, then they can send in their own money, and leave mine alone. 
Knell, 57, told the Associated Press on Sunday that he wanted to “depoliticize” NPR by highlighting its commitment to hard-hitting local, national and international journalism across multiple platforms. He said he does not believe that NPR is biased and wants to try to change the minds of those who perceive it as such.
“I think NPR needs to do a better job of telling a story,” Knell said. “It’s about journalism, it’s about news. It’s not about promoting one political agenda or another.”
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Ok ok ok…..let me catch m’breath! *snicker*snort* Ahhhhhhh…. Whew! Glad I got that out of my system.
Since this is NPR, I honestly can’t say whether or not this guy is serious. But considering past experience, I find it highly unlikely that he’ll be successful. The liberal mindset is ingrained in that bunch.
