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NPR CEO Jarl Mohn To Step Down After 5-Year Term Ends In June

3:18pm December 04, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Mohn will step aside to focus on a newly created position to lead the network's fundraising drive. He and his wife will contribute $10 million toward the effort from their personal fortune.

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NPR announced Thursday that Loren Mayor has been promoted to its President of Operations. Mayor was previously the company's Chief Operating Officer.

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NPR Promotes COO Loren Mayor To President Of Operations

2:31pm September 13, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The promotion reflects the increasingly prominent role that Mayor plays in the company. But it doesn't indicate significant changes to the division of responsibilities of Mayor and CEO Jarl Mohn.

NPR CEO Jarl Mohn, shown here in 2015, said Tuesday that he is going on leave for medical reasons for at least four weeks.

NPR CEO Takes Medical Leave As Harassment Scandal Hangs Over Newsroom

10:03pm November 07, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

CEO Jarl Mohn has faced tough questions from staff over his handling of the Michael Oreskes sexual harassment scandal. He also revealed that an additional formal complaint was leveled against Oreskes.

Michael Oreskes was hired to lead NPR's news and editorial operations in March 2015.

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NPR's Head Of News Placed On Leave After Past Harassment Allegations Surface

6:48am November 01, 2017

by David Folkenflik

NPR has placed its head of news, Michael Oreskes, on leave following allegations of sexual harassment two decades ago, when he worked at The New York Times.

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Elizabeth Jensen's three-year term as NPR's ombudsman is set to begin Jan. 26.

NPR Appoints Longtime Print Reporter As New Ombudsman

3:11pm January 12, 2015

by David Folkenflik

Elizabeth Jensen, who has written extensively about public broadcasting, says she is keen to explain NPR's journalistic choices to the public and offer criticism when warranted.