Why? Lansing: About 11 months ago, in February, a pilot group of 15 stations got together and put together an 18-month plan to begin the process. Lansing Last year brought a host of challenges to NPR: a multimillion-dollar deficit, calls for changes in its workplace culture and a hit to broadcast listening. Vegas PBS General Manager, Tom Axtell, announces his retirement. "I have been an avid fan of NPR for many years. Did you know that one day you would become a CEO? The network had run deficits in six of the seven previous years; under Mohn, it has achieved a slight surplus for each year during his tenure, even as the annual budget grew by more than 40%. 2016 John Lansing leading a moderated a discussion with the members of the International Media Coordinating Council (ICC) about a unified strategy for the future. While serving as chief operating officer, she took on a greater role during two of Mohn's medical leaves and in the aftermath of the sexual harassment scandal. Today, we feature John Lansing, CEO of NPR. We need help now. So we began an intensive set of Zoom meetings that I attended, each one with a member station and a qualified potential donor. And weve seen some significant success with that. That's something that perceptive journalists should be able to pick up pretty quickly. Current: NPRs budget also took a hit because of the pandemic. If we don't get this right, then our audience of the next 50 years will lack the diversity that would give it the ability to grow and thrive and prosper and even survive. And were pleased to work with them. You go to college and all the sudden you're like 'wait a minute, I've got to do something when this is over.' hide caption. Learn more at npr.org/about or by following NPR Extra on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Live from. It really stretched me to understand that flexibility is a good thing. Last year brought a host of challenges to NPR: a multimillion-dollar deficit, calls for changes in its workplace culture and a hit to broadcast listening. Lansing will start in his new position in mid-October. It takes a good days drive to cover Colorado, but well help you do it in a few minutes. We still remain one of the top, if not the top, podcasters in America. Mohn fired head of news Michael Oreskes on Halloween 2017. [1] [2] Born and raised in Albany, New York, Lansing was trained as a lawyer, and was long involved in politics and government. I think you have to be in front of your teams. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. Well, what we're doing right now, I think communication. Lansing is a veteran executive and journalist who has spent decades leading complex media companies in growing their relevance and reach, while strengthening their business operations. For two years, he served as the president and CEO of a cable trade group called the Cable and Telecommunications Association for Marketing. "In terms of mission, understanding of media, the depth of experience, his strategic leadership, his commitment to people and culture, I would say those were really the key things that we were looking for," said Goli Sheikholeslami, vice chairwoman of the NPR board of directors and CEO of Chicago Public Media. That's a big thing too: having a common understanding of what management's committed to, what the Board supports, the work that's in front of us to live up to it, and ultimately diversifying our audience which leads to the business purpose. As we got to April of last spring, we saw a massive deficit develop for NPR on the order of about $25 million. Lansing: Generally, the numbers that we would like to see in terms of the diversity of our audience were still lagging. NPR is funded by the CPB/PBS which are funded in part by the U.S. government. He spent two decades at Scripps Networks, starting as a station manager in the Detroit, MI affiliate; eventually becoming President of Scripps cable networks company from 2005 to 2013. The budget for the new fiscal year is set below last years actual based on our forecasts on continued downward pressure on corporate sponsorship. Applicants to this years fellowship see its cancellation as a setback for journalists of color who want to work in public radio. There's always going to be things here and there that have to be worked out, because that's just the way a company is, but I've never been in a company before where it was so understood that we're here to serve the American people. I had no idea what was out there. In terms of mission, understanding of media, the depth of experience, his strategic leadership, his commitment to people and culture, I would say those were really the key things that we were looking for, said Goli Sheikholeslami, vice chairwoman of the NPR board of directors and CEO of Chicago Public Media. First of all, as a white man, my first reaction is that it's important for white people in general to understand the inherent biases that we have, even when we think we don't, unconsciously. Lansing says the agency referred Haroon Ullahs expenditures to auditors and investigators after travel assistants flagged them; according to the Justice Department statement, Ullah admitted submitting fraudulent receipts for hotel room reimbursements and fake medical claims to get government payments of upgrades in airline seat assignments, among other offenses. Lansing, who is 62, is. So mentally, how do you manage that? Under standard procedures for reporting on NPR matters, NPR's corporate and news executives were not allowed to review the report until it was posted. And our number one goal is to improve our audience diversity. And how's that being measured and accounted for? With a nationwide network of award-winning journalists and 17 international bureaus, NPR and its Member Stations are never far from where a story is unfolding. I remember we had several all-staff discussions about a variety of issues that branched off of that, including the Code of Conduct, for example, as it relates to NPR employees at public demonstrations. At a young age, my biggest goal at the time was to someday be a news director for a local TV station. The combination of his health issues plus the situation with Mike Oreskes did derail his plans.. 2023 Colorado Public Radio. How does the economy react to all of that? Yet Lansing also takes over an institution riven by a scandal that hit its top reaches, with a chief news executive toppled over #MeToo complaints of inappropriate conduct toward female subordinates and colleagues. But thats our commitment. Lansing: Everybodys at a different place with DEI depending on where they stand, whether thats a person who is white and doesnt understand how white privilege has improved their standing in their career in a way that persons of color may have not experienced. Required fields are marked *. We couldnt be more proud of the quality and the depth of the journalism thats coming from the member stations, and it really has strengthened the entire system enormously. At the same time, we have to think creatively. Just be tuned into our folks. He began his career in media at age 17 when he was hired as a studio technician and cameraman for WPSD TV in Kentucky. So I think thats being offset by some listening through smart speakers and even online, and thats helping to offset some of the reduction in listening within vehicles. Lansing: When we look at our strategic plan and our commitment to growing our audience of the future, its clear to us that every corner of NPR has a digital on-demand initiative thats critical to our success and that it makes more sense to have the digital assets closer to the work thats influencing our audiences and growing our audiences. That said, Mohn set higher annual expectations for the network in fund-raising and agreed to be co-chairman of its 50th anniversary capital campaign. Unlike some predecessors, Lansing doesnt face a particularly fraught political landscape. 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I'm sure that's true even today. Our DEI efforts at the beginning of 2020 were not a project or an extracurricular activity; it really became our work. Lansing has earned an advanced degree in political agility. "Your mobility becomes extremely important to be involved and connected to audiences that are mobile and that tend to be, frankly, younger and, as we think of it at USAGM, future leaders, who can influence the rise of free and open societies.". Video Snippet Your mobility becomes extremely important to be involved and connected to audiences that are mobile and that tend to be, frankly, younger and, as we think of it at USAGM, future leaders, who can influence the rise of free and open societies.. Because when you're all at work, you're all at work, and you go home to your individual situations. Scripps Networks September 5, 2019; Washington, D.C. - The NPR Board of Directors announced today that it. This is essentially the DEI work writ large, but also our culture of respect, safety, upward mobility, training and making NPR a world-class organization for which to work. NPR's president of operations, Loren Mayor, was the leading internal candidate for the chief executive position. The varied broadcasters also offered jazz and other music to appeal to people under communist regimes using a soft form of diplomacy. At the U.S. Agency for Global Media known until last year as the Broadcasting Board of Governors he presided over 53 percent growth in the weekly audience for the agencys networks over the last three years, to 345 million. And I still think we have a long way to go. So sad to lose an American institution to propaganda. Lansing said he took pride in maintaining conventional broadcasts while appealing to new audiences, reaching about 25% more people each week. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. Lansing also elevated to chief strategy officer a former U.S. State Department staffer who recently pleaded guilty to having defrauded the U.S. Agency for Global Media out of more than $40,000 in government money in 2018, according to federal prosecutors. "What you really want to do is be connected to people that are consuming content on something they're holding in their hand, and aren't necessarily tied to a TV set on a wall or a radio in a living room," Lansing said. Lansing's tenure at the agency has not been without controversy. Today, those individual situations are happening in the background when everybody's working, whether it's kids that are school age, or kids that are toddlers, or elder care, or spouses working in the same room or in the same apartment. The only route to a successful engagement on this issue is to deal with it, to talk about it, and to take action. Current: You came to NPR after serving as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media. Current: Did anything else stand out to you in that survey that you believe needed attention and needs attention? I thought, wow. Current: NPR has helped stations during the pandemic by delaying planned changes to the dues they pay. "We are delighted to welcome John, whose deep experience as a media industry executive and practicing journalist make him ideally suited to lead NPR into its next chapter," said Paul Haaga, Chair of the NPR board. It all goes back to our mission: serving the American public, recognizing the American public is a diverse mosaic that makes America great and strong, and making sure that we're building systems and content that resonates with all Americans. Built with the Largo WordPress Theme from the Institute for Nonprofit News. During the Donald Trump administration, he held roles in the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and was acting Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for Community Planning and Development. Others have waded into the podcast fray with a vengeance. It's interesting. Coming into public media, which I love, I noticed something that would be unusual in commercial media, in that there really wasnt a great investment in marketing podcasting to outside audiences off of our platforms. Podcasting in particular allows NPR to reach audiences that are not necessarily tied to a radio., Paul Haaga, the chairman of NPRs board, said in a statement that Mr. Lansing was a listener and a collaborative leader with a passion for our public service journalistic mission who will help us continue to expand the audience for our storytelling.. John Lansing, president and CEO Chair of the NPR Foundation John McGinn Public members of the board Carlos Alvarez, CEO, The Gambrinus Company Fred Dust, designer, speaker, and consultant Paul G. Haaga Jr., retired, Capital Research and Management Company - Chairman of the NPR Board of Directors We went from about 900 people a day at headquarters down to about 80 and were virtually broadcasting from peoples homes and offices, in terms of the hosts, almost exclusively beginning in April. Listen now. Both Lansing and Sheikholeslami say he is adamant about pressing forward with reforms to the workplace culture at NPR that Mayor has already started to put in place. A later report commissioned by the NPR board found that questions had been raised about Oreskes behavior even before his hiring and that concerns were raised throughout his tenure; the repeated and formal warnings by top executives (including Mohn) to Oreskes to cut short the unwanted attention he paid to female colleagues proved ineffective. Experts say the behavior could have constituted insider trading. John Lansing, a veteran government broadcast and cable television executive, has been selected by NPR's corporate board to succeed its current chief, Jarl Mohn. Lansing: We hope to have that completed within about eight to 10 weeks. Prior to that, Lansing was VP and GM of Scripps ABC affiliates. Four years ago, Lansing was named by President Barack Obama to be the first chief executive of the broadcasting outfit that was renamed the U.S. Agency for Global Media. 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