The much-discussed appointment of a republican hack with a partisan agenda into a leadership position in taxpayer-supported CPB (which in turns supports PBS and NPR) finally
backfired.
Tomlinson, a Republican, quit shortly before CPB Inspector General Kenneth Konz was to publish a report after investigating his activities, including paying outside researchers to check public programming for liberal bias.
My guess the CPB Inspector General concluded that such action represented
conservative bias.
Well, one down two to go:
Center for Digital Democracy Executive Director Jeff Chester, a critic of Tomlinson, said his departure was unlikely to stop what he described as behind-the-scenes programming pressure on PBS and NPR.
"Board chair Halpern and vice chair Gaines will continue Tomlinson's legacy to reshape public broadcasting more to the liking of conservatives," Chester said in a statement.
Veteran Republican Party fund-raisers Cheryl Halpern and Gay Hart Gaines were elected in September as CPB board chairman and vice chair, respectively.