Gary Knell, NPR President and CEO
CLAYTON, New York (July 23, 2013) – The Antique Boat Museum (ABM), North America’s premier freshwater nautical museum based in Clayton, New York, announced today that the Museum, along with North Country Public Radio, will host NPR CEO Gary Knell on Thursday, July 25 for an invitation-only luncheon and meet-and-greet session. [See subsequent update 7/25/13 below.]
Knell will be
visiting as a guest of North Country Public Radio, giving residents of the
region – in the Adirondacks, St. Lawrence County and the Thousand Islands, an
opportunity to meet and talk with one of public media’s top leaders.
Under Knell's
leadership, NPR has thrived in a rapidly changing media environment due to his
ability to leverage the organization's extensive network of Member Stations,
which includes North Country Public Radio, drive cross-platform journalism and
cultural programming, grow philanthropic and corporate underwriting support,
and draw new audiences to NPR's distinct offerings. A strong advocate of
innovation, he is making possible the exploration of new technologies that
advance NPR's core mission and grow audience for all of public media.
The ABM and
North Country Public Radio will host Knell on Thursday, July 25 at Noon for a
luncheon with Museum Board members, as well as a number of listeners from North
Country Public Radio who have won the opportunity to attend.
With a career
in public media spanning nearly three decades, Knell served as CEO of Sesame
Workshop for 12 years before joining NPR in 2011.
He is a member
of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the boards of the National
Geographic Education Foundation and the Jacob Burns Film Center. He is also a
board member of Common Sense Media and an advisor to the Annenberg School of
Communications at USC and the Military Child Education Coalition.
Knell received
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA, and he received a JD
from Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles.
Members of the
media wishing to attend this event should contact Michael Folsom at
315-686-4104 x250 or by email at michaelfolsom@abm.org.
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NPR CEO Gary Knell speaking at the Antique Boat Museum today
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ABM photo: NPR CEO Gary Knell (left) conversing with
Antique Boat Museum Executive Director Fritz Hager
7/25/13 on the boat Zipper.
