Katherine Roberts Maher (/ mɑːr / MAR; [1] born April 18, 1983) [2] is an American non-profit executive. She has been the chief executive officer (CEO) and president of National Public Radio (NPR) since March 2024. [3] . Prior to NPR, she was the CEO of Web Summit and chair of the board of directors at the Signal Foundation.

Jan 24, 2024 · – The board of directors of NPR announced today that it has selected Katherine Maher to become its next president and chief executive officer. Katherine Maher has spent her career at the...

The following is a list of National Public Radio personnel: Source [1] Jarl Mohn, president emeritus, board member of NPR Foundation, and co-chair of NPR's 50th anniversary capital campaign. Peter Sagal – Host, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me. Deepa Shivaram - White House Correspondent (formerly Multiplatform Reporter, Washington Desk).

Katherine Maher is the President and CEO of National Public Radio. She's an experienced executive leading public interest institutions through technological disruption and strategic...

The board then hired Donald Quayle to be the first president of NPR with 30 employees and 90 charter member local stations, and studios in Washington, D.C. [12] NPR aired its first broadcast on April 20, 1971, covering United States Senate hearings on …

Apr 17, 2024 · NPR CEO Katherine Maher is facing criticism for suspending editor Uri Berliner in response to his recent essay criticizing the network's progressive bias for the "Free Press" website. During...

Jan 30, 2025 · We have worked for decades with the FCC in support of noncommercial educational broadcasters who provide essential information, educational programming, and …

Jan 24, 2024 · The NPR Board has selected tech executive Katherine Maher as its next president and CEO. She will be tasked with steering the network towards greater stability as layoffs and larger market forces continue to unsettle media companies. Maher, who starts her leadership term March 25, succeeds outgoing CEO John Lansing.

Jan 24, 2024 · Katherine Maher, the CEO of Web Summit and former CEO of Wikipedia parent organization, Wikimedia Foundation, will be the new president and CEO of NPR.

Jan 24, 2024 · NPR has selected former Wikimedia Foundation chief Katherine Maher to lead the network through an era of declining broadcast listenership, financial uncertainty and technological turbulence.