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Home Front: Culture Wars
NPR President Schiller Resigns Following Hidden-Camera Sting
2011-03-09
Embattled NPR CEO Vivian Schiller resigned Wednesday after a hidden-camera video was released showing a fellow executive criticizing Republicans as "anti-intellectual" and calling the Tea Party "racist."

The resignation caps a tumultuous period for Schiller and comes just two days after she delivered a major speech in Washington outlining her vision for NPR's future. NPR Board of Directors Chairman Dave Edwards, in a statement on NPR's website, said the board accepted Schiller's decision, which is "effective immediately," with regret.

"The Board accepted her resignation with understanding, genuine regret, and great respect for her leadership of NPR these past two years," he said.

The announcement was made one day after a conservative activist released an undercover video showing an NPR senior executive criticizing conservatives. NPR swiftly condemned the comments by Ron Schiller, who is not related to Vivian Schiller. Ron Schiller later apologized and, though he was already planning to leave NPR to join the Aspen Institute, said his resignation as a senior vice president and president of the NPR Foundation would be effective immediately.
So long screwy. Defund NPR now!
Posted by:DarthVader

#19  Commies. Doing what commies do. Got into the sunlight this time is all.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2011-03-09 20:33  

#18  Watched the whole two hours. What I like best was how they immediately sat down and ordered wine with such devout Moooslims. Then at dessert, Schiller went into a quarter hour rif on how wonderful Madiera was and how it was invented and the pros and cons of the 1948 versus 1930 vintages.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2011-03-09 17:29  

#17  I have a muck rake and rake muck. How much muck can a muckraker muck when a muckraker does rake muck?
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2011-03-09 15:54  

#16  >I'm all for mucking out the stables.

Of course, you refer to Hercules and the Augean Stables. Very appropriate.
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2011-03-09 15:38  

#15  Resume:
Prior to joining NPR, Vivian Schiller served at The New York Times Company as Senior Vice President and General Manager of NYTimes.com. Schiller led the day-to-day operations of NYTimes.com, the largest newspaper website on the Internet, overseeing product, technology, marketing, classifieds, strategic planning, and business development.

Previously, Schiller spent four years as Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Discovery Times Channel, a joint venture of The New York Times and Discovery Communications. Schiller launched the network, and under her leadership, Discovery Times Channel tripled its distribution while achieving critical acclaim for its award winning journalistic programming.

Schiller also served as Senior Vice President of CNN Productions, where she led CNN's long-form programming efforts.
Posted by: Tom--Pa   2011-03-09 15:29  

#14  I'm all for mucking out the stables.

Lord knows they are well overdue for it.
Posted by: DarthVader   2011-03-09 15:14  

#13  And yes, I am beginning to appreciate muck-raking. :-)
Posted by: gorb   2011-03-09 14:41  

#12  True journalism in the muck-raking style of a century ago. I love it.

I remember one of my history teachers disparaging muck raking.

Now I know why.
Posted by: gorb   2011-03-09 14:40  

#11  From what I can tekk, O'Keefe has not made a dime for taking down ACORN or NPR shadey characters. Fox News should give this kid a nice offer.
Posted by: wr   2011-03-09 13:20  

#10  True journalism in the muck-raking style of a century ago. I love it.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2011-03-09 12:57  

#9  "The Board accepted her resignation with understanding, genuine regret, and great respect for her leadership of NPR these past two years," he said.

Well, kinda...

WASHINGTON – The chairman of NPR's board of directors says the board asked chief executive Vivian Schiller to step down after another executive called the tea party racist.

NPR chairman Dave Edwards said Wednesday that accepting Schiller's resignation was difficult. She stepped down a day after a conservative activist posted a video showing NPR executive Ron Schiller calling tea party Republicans xenophobic and racist.

Vivian Schiller says NPR is facing the most serious threat yet to its congressional funding. She says there's extraordinary pressure on Congress to make cuts and the remarks by Ron Schiller were outrageous and unfortunate at such a critical time.

There's money on the line here, folks. If Vivian can't control her people, she's gotta "pursue other interests"...
Posted by: tu3031   2011-03-09 12:54  

#8  Fox News On-Line Poll as to whether NPR should continue to recieve federal funding has 93% against federal funding.

I'm sure the left will ignore this poll since their viewers are all nazi racist homophobic bigoted prejudiced gun/religious clingers in flyover territory. Unlike me, of course.
Posted by: gorb   2011-03-09 12:17  

#7  Ron Schiller...Box Office Poison!
Posted by: tu3031   2011-03-09 12:16  

#6  You just gotta love these kids. The power of true journalism. Putting the the giant Liberal Lame Stream Media to shame.
Posted by: Glaper Black7330   2011-03-09 12:13  

#5  Unacceptable. It's an institutionalized atmosphere of hate and intolerance. I recommend the solution that the left has jammed down the throats of every other organization and institution. Mandatory education classes, goals for diversity representation in hiring and promoting, and a filing of compliance with such implementations. [Oh, this could be fun]
Posted by: Procopius2k   2011-03-09 12:13  

#4  oh, and Ron is not joining the Aspen Institute, now. Voluntarily, I'm sure, as well
Posted by: Frank G   2011-03-09 12:10  

#3  she was booted, not resigned. Get out and don't let the door hit you in the ass.
Posted by: Frank G   2011-03-09 12:07  

#2  Fox News On-Line Poll as to whether NPR should continue to recieve federal funding has 93% against federal funding.
Posted by: Ulavish Splat7578   2011-03-09 12:06  

#1  She didn't do a thing wrong and she'll never do it again.
Posted by: Steve White   2011-03-09 11:43  

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