Comings and goings: Software exec Jo Lambert elected chair of NPR board, CPB SVP departs …
Jo Lambert, COO of the software company Olo, was elected chair of the NPR board, succeeding Jennifer Ferro, president of KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif.
Shawn Turner, GM of WKAR Public Media who joined the board in 2024, was elected to serve as vice chair. He succeeds Lambert, an NPR public director since 2022.
“I am honored to step into the role of Board Chair at this consequential moment for NPR and the public media system,” Lambert said in a news release. “The past year has clearly demonstrated our incredible resilience and the profound, mission-critical strength of our 50-state Network. With strong momentum behind us—reflected in growing audience and donor support—I look forward to working with NPR’s leadership and the entire Network to chart our course ahead.”
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