Gary Knell

Gary Knell
Born Gary Evan Knell
1954-02-27[1] (age 58)
Sacramento, California[2]
Nationality American
Alma mater BA, UCLA
JD, Loyola Law School[3]
Occupation Broadcast executive
Spouse Kim Larson
(m. 1981)[2]
Children 4

Gary Evan Knell (born 27 February 1954)[1] is an American broadcast executive who is the president of Sesame Workshop[4] and effective December 1, 2011, began serving as president and CEO of NPR.[5]

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Early life

Knell graduated from Grant High School and earned a BA in journalism and political science from UCLA in 1975, followed by a law degree from Loyola Law School in 1978.[1][3] While at UCLA, he worked on the school's newspaper, the Daily Bruin.[1]

Career

Knell has been the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop since 2000.[2][5] Prior to that, he held other positions at Sesame Workshop (formerly Children's Television Workshop), including vice president and director of legal affairs.[4][6] From 1981 to 1989, he held several positions at WNET-TV in New York.[2][4]

He has been a member of the board of directors of Heidrick & Struggles since 2007.[7][8]

Personal

Knell is married to Kim Larson, a non-profit fund raiser, and they have four children.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Schlosser, Joe (2000-02-14). "Being Big Bird's boss". Broadcasting & Cable 130 (7): p. 72. 
  2. ^ a b c d Who's Who In America - 2002 (56 ed.). Marquis Who's Who. 2001. 
  3. ^ a b Rainey, James (2011-10-19). "On the Media: Gary E. Knell wants to 'retell' the NPR story". Los Angeles Times: p. D1. http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/19/entertainment/la-et-onthemedia-20111019. 
  4. ^ a b c "Gary E. Knell". Sesame Workshop. http://www.sesameworkshop.org/subpage/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_AAAA/10174/ITW_GaryKnell_20080516. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  5. ^ a b Associated Press (2011-10-02). "Gary Knell named chief of NPR". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/money/media/story/2011-10-02/npr-new-ceo/50637472/1. Retrieved 2011-10-24. 
  6. ^ Lipman, Joanne (1992-04-28). "Advertising: Cookie Monster Is Caught Moonlighting". Wall Street Journal: p. 10. 
  7. ^ "Heidrick & Struggles: Company Leadership". http://www.heidrick.com/AboutUs/Pages/CompanyLeadership.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-26. 
  8. ^ "Knell Named To Heidrick & Struggles Board". FinancialWire. 2007-09-25. 
  9. ^ Brooke, Jill (2006-05-21). "Fun for the Entire Family, but Not All at Once". New York Times: p. 2 (Style). http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/fashion/sundaystyles/21travel.html. Retrieved 2011-10-26.