NPR’s chief executive, Jarl Mohn, announced Tuesday that he would step aside next June at the end of his five-year term to focus on a newly created position to lead the public radio network’s fundraising drive ahead of its 50th anniversary in 2020.
Mohn announced that he and his wife, Pamela, would also contribute $10 million toward the effort.
“I’ve had a chance to work at some great companies. But this has been the most important and rewarding thing I’ve done in my career,” Mohn said in a telephone interview. “It really has been remarkable.”
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