executive director
Katherine Maher.
chief executive officer and president of National Public Radio
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‘You’re A Rabid Progressive’: CEO Of Taxpayer-Funded NPR Skewered For Left-Wing Statements, ‘Pro-Censorship’ Views
NPR CEO Katherine Maher faced questions from Republicans at a Wednesday House Oversight Subcommittee hearing over her history of far-left statements and support for censorship. Maher became CEO of NPR in March 2024 and…
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About Katherine Maher
Katherine Roberts Maher is an American non-profit executive who has been the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of National Public Radio since March 2024. Prior to NPR, she was the CEO of Web Summit and chair of the board of directors at the Signal Foundation. She is a former chief executive officer and executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation.
Everything about Katherine Maher →- Occupation
- executive director, journalist
- Position held
- Chief Executive Officer of the Wikimedia Foundation, public relations officer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- April 18, 1983