Yes, but it would also infuriate me if they were using tax $$$ to support right-wing propaganda outlets.
The Board of Directors of NPR is responsible for the governance of our 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation. The board sets the policies and overall direction for NPR management, monitors NPR’s performance, and provides financial oversight. The board consists of seventeen directors, ten of whom are managers of NPR member stations and are elected to the board by their fellow member stations. The seven remaining directors include the president of NPR, the chairman of the NPR Foundation, and five prominent members of the public selected by the board and confirmed by NPR member stations.
NPR Board Meetings
NPR Member Station Managers
Steve Bass
President and Chief Executive Officer, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Bill Davis
President and CEO, Southern California Public Radio
Dave Edwards
Director/General Manager, WUWM
Chair of the Board, NPR
Jose Fajardo
President & CEO, WMFE
Betsy Gardella
President and CEO, New Hampshire Public Radio
Kit Jensen
Chief Operating Officer WVIZ/PBS & 90.3 WCPN ideastream
Jon McTaggart
Chief Operating Officer, Minnesota Public Radio
Greg Petrowich
Executive Director, WSIU Public Broadcasting
Marita Rivero
Vice President and General Manager for Radio and Television, WGBH
Roger Sarow
President, WFAE-FM
President of NPR
Vivian Schiller
President and CEO
Chair of the NPR Foundation
Antoine W. van Agtmael
Chair, NPR Foundation; Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Emerging Markets Management, LLP
Public Members of the Board
Carol Cartwright
President, Bowling Green State University; Vice Chair of the Board, NPR
Eduardo A. Hauser
Chief Executive Officer, DailyMe, Inc.
John A Herrmann, Jr.
Vice Chairman, Lincoln International
Lyle Logan
Managing Director, Global Financial Institutions Group
Howard H. Stevenson
Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor, Harvard Business School; Senior Associate Dean, Director of HBS Publishing