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Kablooie

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18. A little more on Haaga

Reply to silvershadow (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 06:22 PM

Sep 2013

Paul Haaga Jr., who is a member of NPR's board and former chairman of the Los Angeles based investment firm Capital Research and Management Co., will replace Gary Nell as interim CEO. Nell is leaving his role at NPR to be CEO of National Geographic, KPCC (89.3) reported.

Haaga led funding for a recent gallery project at Descanso Gardens, donating a $2.1 million gift with his wife Heather Sturt Haaga to help build the Sturt Haaga Gallery.

The registered Republican is active in philanthropy in Southern California, working as a Huntington Library trustee and president of the Los Angeles County Museum of National History's board of trustees.

http://www.lacanadaonline.com/news/tsn-vsl-national-public-radio-names-la-canada-resident-ceo-announces-staff-cuts-20130913,0,3472910.story

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NPR cuts 10 % of staff, names Haaga acting CEO [View all] silvershadow Sep 2013 OP

surely they will correct "tits staff" Skittles Sep 2013 #1

I guess only women will be cut. nt valerief Sep 2013 #8

I was wondering why a RADIO network needed a tits staff. Jackpine Radical Sep 2013 #12

LMAO! OrwellwasRight Sep 2013 #15

Ummm oh my gosh.... Agschmid Sep 2013 #17

Typo is still there. jsr Sep 2013 #23

They haven't changed it yet...ntib pauliedangerously Sep 2013 #25

What a bunch of boobs Botany Sep 2013 #2

As illustrated here and across the media, copy editors/proof readers are always first to go. nt BumRushDaShow Sep 2013 #3

And the new CEO is a Wall Streeter. zeemike Sep 2013 #4

NPR is a shell of what it used to be. Botany Sep 2013 #5

I listen to MUSIC now... PassingFair Sep 2013 #6

We have Alternative Media Political Radio LovingA2andMI Sep 2013 #19

my local station is still great- wbez mopinko Sep 2013 #11

The chair of NPR runs Cleveland's very excellent station--WCPN Kolesar Sep 2013 #21

it's a great show. mopinko Sep 2013 #24

It'll get more Foxified than it already is. nt valerief Sep 2013 #9

Pacifica Radio Wilms Sep 2013 #7

Unfortunately, OrwellwasRight Sep 2013 #16

840 employees? You'd think our government, the richest on the planet, could support that in it's adirondacker Sep 2013 #10

They can. Hissyspit Sep 2013 #13

Yes, I'm afraid you're correct. Public disinformation seems to be on a roll these days. adirondacker Sep 2013 #14

A little more on Haaga Kablooie Sep 2013 #18

Good thing he is temporary...eom Kolesar Sep 2013 #22

When I see the words "philanthropy" and "Republican" in the same sentence, factsarenotfair Sep 2013 #26

Wouldn't more public funding help gopiscrap Sep 2013 #20

Of course it would. Orsino Nov 2013 #28

Man, this economy sucks. Pterodactyl Nov 2013 #27