http://www.usatoday.com/communities/onpolitics/IndexNPR has announced that president and CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned.
Schiller is not related to former fundraising chief Ron Schiller, who was caught on a secretly taped video blasting Tea Party supporters as "racist" and saying the public broadcasting outlet doesn't need federal funding.
The NPR executive who was caught on a secretly taped video calling Tea Party supporters "racist" and saying the news organization would be better off without federal funding resigned late Tuesday night.
More from NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik, via Twitter:
"The board for NPR NEWS has just ousted CEO Vivian Schiller in the wake of video sting by conservative activist of a top exec."
Time to give them their wish. Cut them off.
