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Topic: Memos Sent to Romenesko
Date/Time: 1/24/2008 11:10:05 AM
Title: NPR programming veep Kernis steps down
Posted By: Jim Romenesko
 
From: Communications
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 6:58 PM
To: Communications
Subject: From Ken Stern: Jay Kernis to Leave NPR

To: NPR Staff
From: Ken Stern
Re: Jay Kernis

After seven years as Senior Vice President for Programming, Jay Kernis has decided to leave NPR to return to television. Jay's last day with us will be Friday, February 1 and we've promised his new employer that we wouldn't pre-empt their announcement, which will come shortly.

Jay's commitment to NPR and public radio reaches far beyond his current tour of duty. When he was 16, he started working at New York public radio station WRVR-FM. Jay joined NPR in 1974 and, among his accomplishments, was founding producer of Morning Edition and creator of Weekend Edition. In 1987, Jay moved to TV as a producer at CBS News, working on such broadcasts as CBS This Morning, Eye-To-Eye with Connie Chung and 60 Minutes.

In May 2001, Jay returned to NPR and his present position. Since then, he has overseen all NPR programs and content on all platforms; helped launch Day to Day, News & Notes, Tell Me More and The Bryant Park Project; and directed the overhaul of Morning Edition in 2003 that thoughtfully renewed our flagship program. Jay has also been instrumental in guiding company- and system-wide initiatives including, most recently, the New Realities process and the Newsroom of the Future project.

Our programming efforts are the core of our service to the Member stations and the system's future success. Mitch Praver and I have begun evaluating the Programming structure, which includes News, Digital Media and Program Acquisitions. This change in leadership offers us an opportunity to shape our programming operations so they are best suited for the longterm goals of NPR and the Member stations. We will move quickly to hire a senior-level program executive who will carry Jay's passion for public radio and for programming that reflects our core values. This position will be filled within the context of our goals for this area: one that takes the most strategic approach to producing and acquiring programming for stations, that enhances our creation of digital content for stations and multimedia users and enables us to attract and retain the most talented, diverse pool of journalists. We will keep you posted on this process.

In the interim, Mitch will assume Jay's responsibilities overseeing our programming and digital media activities. I will be counting on Mitch, Maria Thomas, Ellen Weiss and Margaret Low Smith to continue Jay's commitment to the quality of our craft.

We'll recognize Jay in an appropriate way next Friday; details are forthcoming. In the meantime, let me be the first to thank him for his contributions, past and present, and to wish him well in his new endeavor.

-Ken

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