The top news executive at National Public Radio suddenly resigned from his post last night, leaving the Washington-based organization without an editorial leader for programming that reaches more than 20 million listeners a week.
Bill Marimow will stay at NPR and become its ombudsman, which removes him from daily responsibility for programs such as “All Things Considered.” The much-decorated newspaperman joined NPR in mid-2004 and was named vice president for news and information only in February.
A replacement has not been named. NPR, which declined to comment on Marimow’s departure yesterday, will announce his resignation today.
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