Npr Chief Executive Quits Over Hidden Camera Video

NPR chief executive quits over hidden camera video

WASHINGTON -- NPR president and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned in the wake of comments by a fellow executive that angered conservatives and renewed calls to end federal funding for public broadcasting.

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