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…