Exit Interviews
Laura Walker: ‘Meeting mission and achieving deep impact are not warring principles’
|
Reflecting on her 23 years as CEO of WYNC and NYPR, Laura Walker says success in public media comes from reaching for both ideals.
Current (https://current.org/tag/laura-walker/)
Reflecting on her 23 years as CEO of WYNC and NYPR, Laura Walker says success in public media comes from reaching for both ideals.
Current and former NYPR employees describe a difficult work environment that extends beyond the studios where hosts like John Hockenberry once presided.
The NYPR board heard from Walker, staff and board about how to restore trust.
In an interview on WNYC’s “Brian Lehrer Show,” Walker declined to elaborate on why the station did not renew John Hockenberry’s contract or whether the “Takeaway” host received a severance payment.
Plus: An NPR and KQED founder dies, and a TV critic questions PBS’s programming.