NPR's Gary Knell Takes Over National Geographic Society

National Geographic Society announced today that Gary Knell has taken over as president and CEO from John M. Fahey, who will continue to serve as chairman of the National Geographic board of trustees. Knell previously served as the president and CEO of NPR from 2011 to 2013 and as CEO of Sesame Workshop for 12 years.

The move to National Geographic is the fulfillment of an announced Knell made in August of last year. He announced then that after a tenure of only 21 months, he would be leaving NPR.

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