NPR's Gary Knell Steps Down After Only 20 Months as Head of 'Beacon of

Randy Hall
August 21st, 2013 2:13 PM
When Gary Knell became the chief executive officer of National Public Radio in December of 2011, his goal was to “calm the waters” after the publicly funded network had endured two high-profile scandals: the firing of Juan Williams and the video of a fund-raising executive slamming the Republican Party as “seriously racist, racist people” while accepting donations from a group that was…
 

NY Times Profiles New NPR CEO With Only Lefties, Skips Over Soros and

Tim Graham
December 7th, 2011 6:39 AM
New York Times media reporter Elizabeth Jensen reported on new NPR CEO Gary Knell on Monday without devoting one word to conservative NPR critics in a piece loaded with public-broadcasting officialdom. The Times is clearly reporting from inside the NPR tank. But Jensen did find time to quote the radical-left Noam Chomsky lovers at Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR) from October 7: "The…
 

No Laugh Track for New NPR CEO: We're 'Barred' From Bias, We're the Fa

Tim Graham
December 3rd, 2011 1:33 PM
New NPR President Gary Knell made an appearance on their afternoon talk show Talk of the Nation on Friday (his first day) to give the appearance of transparency and responsiveness and to build morale after scandals such as the Juan Williams firing and the deeply embarrassing Muslim Brotherhood sting video, which led to several firings. Knell just strained credulity beyond the breaking point…
 

Smug Incoming NPR Chief: 'I Think Critics...Don't Even Listen' to NPR

Tim Graham
October 20th, 2011 5:09 PM
Incoming NPR president Gary Knell smugly dismissed NPR critics in an interview with James Rainey of the Los Angeles Times. "If you listen over a period of time you hear voices from all ends of the political spectrum on NPR," Knell argued. "I think a lot of the critics, by what they say, don't even listen to the service." (Dear Mr. Smug: read the NPR section of NewsBusters, with links to your…