NPR’s Edith Chapin to step down
"I have had two big executive jobs for two years and I want to take a break,” Chapin told NPR's David Folkenflik.
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NPR Editor in Chief and interim CCO Edith Chapin will step down later this year, the network announced Tuesday.
Chapin, who has worked in editorial leadership roles for 13 years at NPR, will step down in September or October, according to a report by NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik. The decision was hers and not motivated by Congress’ defunding of CPB, Folkenflik reported.
“I have had two big executive jobs for two years and I want to take a break,” she told Folkenflik. “I want to make sure my performance is always top-notch for the company.”
In addition to being NPR’s top editor, Chapin has served as CCO on an interim basis since 2023 as part of then-CEO John Lansing’s merger of news and programming divisions.