Ex-NPR Boss Lands On Her Feet At NBC

Remember Vivian Schiller? She was NPR's former boss who fell on her sword in the wake of a network fundraiser soliciting donations by characterizing the Tea Party as racist. That was in March.

Fast forward to June. Presto! Schiller has a new job. She's NBC's (read Comcast) "chief digital officer." The Washington Post version of events, taken from an AP story, provides the bare bones on Schiller's adios from the unemployment line.

What's got NBC/Comcast's heart palpitating so wildly? NBC President Steve Capus talked about Schiller's skill in building a "multi-platform organization." Oh, yes, he "raved about NPR's tablet app..." I see: she understands how to appeal to a liberal bourgeois audience.

What's ironic is that NBC News "has new digital properties in...theGrio.com...a site devoted to news particularly affecting black Americans."

The odds on Schiller hiring Juan Williams to be a commentator on theGrio.com start at a million to one.