March 9, 2011 | Read Time: 1 minute
Washington
Vivian Schiller, the chief executive of NPR, today resigned following the release of an embarrassing video of a former top NPR fund raiser.
Her resignation was announced in a statement by NPR’s board.
“The board accepted Vivian’s resignation with understanding, genuine regret, and great respect for her leadership of NPR these past two years,” said Dave Edwards, the board chairman.
Joyce Slocum, senior vice president for legal affairs, will serve as interim chief executive, and a transition committee will develop a process for selecting a new leader, the statement said.
The undercover video showed Ronald Schiller, former senior vice president for development (no relation to Ms. Schiller), criticizing the Tea Party and Republicans and suggesting the public broadcaster would be better off without federal money. He resigned last night.
Archive: The Chronicle‘s 2009 interview with Ms. Schiller when she was hired
