Here’s a collection of Ken Stern / NPR article links for those interested in a curated list.
Updated 24 Mar 2008.
- Stern lost support in his tryout as No. 1 at NPR
Current / 24 Mar 2008 - NPR Reboots — NewsGang Live 03.14.08 (MP3, 1 hour, 25 minutes)
New NPR CEO Dennis Haarsager, Hearts of Space producer Stephen Hill, and Doc Searls - NPR grapples with the prospect of a post-radio future
Christian Science Monitor / 14 Mar 2008 - What’s the problem with NPR?
The Sound of Young America (Jesse Thorn) / 13 Mar 2008 - Haarsager wades into murky water as interim chief at NPR
Seattle Post-Intelligencer / 12 Mar 2008 - Why is managing NPR so damn difficult?
Jeffrey Dvorkin / 9 Mar 2008 - Change at National Public Radio
Technology360 (Dennis Haarsager) / 9 Mar 2008 - NPR is Radio Too
Phil Wilson / 8 Mar 2008 - Value-added local journalism
Etaoin Shrdlu (Howard Weaver) / 8 Mar 2008 - NPR CEO O-U-T
On The Media / 7 Mar 2008 - WSU associate vice president’s retirement effective immediately
Pullman-Moscow Daily News / 7 Mar 2008 (registration required, or read the full text in the comments below, thanks to Kerry Swanson) - Trouble for NPR
BuzzMachine (Jeff Jarvis) / 7 Mar 2008 (includes a comment from Dennis Haarsager and lots more interesting comments) - Did new media success cost NPR boss his job?
New Tech Heroes / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR Chief Executive Ousted After Fights With Board
Chronicle of Philanthropy / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR – Horses for Courses
Robert Paterson / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR – The Opportunity
Robert Paterson / 7 Mar 2008 - How NPR’s CEO was Dumped
David Weir / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR CEO Ken Stern Forced Out
NPR.org / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR Leader Out After Board Clash
Washington Post / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR Chief, in Office Since 2006, Will Depart
New York Times / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR’s chief executive resigns
Washington Business Journal / 7 Mar 2008 - Head of U.S. broadcaster NPR ousted
CBC.ca / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR taps WSU administrator
Seattle Post-Intelligencer / 7 Mar 2008 - NPR’s Chief Executive Steps Down
Associated Press / 6 Mar 2008 - NPR CEO Ken Stern Resigns Abruptly; Differences Over Digital Media Part of It
paidContent.com (Rafat Ali) / 6 Mar 2008 - CEO Ken Stern Leaving NPR
NPR.org / 6 Mar 2008 - NPR chief resigns abruptly
UPI / 6 Mar 2008 - CEO of National Public Radio out
LA Observed / 6 Mar 2008 (includes text of NPR board memo, signed by Dennis Haarsager)
Older Articles (for context)
- NPR Chief Ken Stern Rides the Airwaves
Wall Street Journal / 22 Oct 2007 - Ken Stern Named CEO, NPR
fishbowlDC / 22 Sep 2006
Feel free to share more links in the comments.
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Good collection John, of course now, don’t forgot the article from today’s Pullman-Moscow Daily news (the local paper here in Pullman WA home of NWPR)
Kerry Swanson
Northwest Public Radio
http://www.dnews.com/story/local/28728/
WSU associate vice president’s retirement effective immediately
Staff report
Friday, March 7, 2008 – Page Updated at 12:00:00 AM
Dennis L. Haarsager is leaving his post at Washington State University to become interim chief executive officer of National Public Radio.
Haarsager has led Northwest Public Radio from his office at WSU for the last 30 years.
Haarsager was elected chairman of the NPR Board of Directors in November. He joined the NPR board in November 2005.
At WSU, Haarsager served as associate vice president and general manager of educational and public media. His retirement is effective immediately.
He stated in a WSU news release that he did not seek the CEO position, but he is “honored that the NPR board of directors asked me to take it on for this interim period.”
“NPR is a great institution and I look forward to keeping it moving forward,” Haarsager stated.
Viji Murali, vice president for information services and chief information officer for Washington State University, wished Haarsager well.
“He has done a tremendous job here at Washington State University for many years, and we wish him great success in this new role,” she stated in the release.
Murali said Tony Wright, senior director of integrated media services at WSU, will assume Haarsager’s role at WSU on an interim basis.
While at WSU, Haarsager has overseen the 13-station Northwest Public Radio network, two public television stations, the country’s most-used interactive video network and on-campus instructional technology services, according to the release.
Prior to coming to WSU, Haarsager served as state coordinator for Idaho Public Broadcasting and as director of administration for South Dakota Public Broadcasting.
NPR plans to conduct a national search for a permanent successor to Ken Stern, who left the CEO’s role “by mutual agreement,” according to an NPR news release.
Kerry — Thanks for the link and the full article. The paper requires registration and I didn’t want to bother. But I’m going to go ahead and add the link to the list, especially since this adds yet another layer to the story.
We love Haarsager in Alaska, so we’re sorry to see him leave WSU and take a job that’s going to eat up all of his time. Maybe he’ll remember us — someday! 😉
Current pointed out an additional article this morning — on their site, not here, and involving OTM covering Current covering the story. So I’m adding it to the collection above. It’s a good one.
http://tinyurl.com/2zkud4