Kevin Klose (born Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is the president and chief executive officer for National Public Radio (NPR), the United States' largest nonprofit radio outlet for news and cultural programming. He has served in this position since December 1988. Template:Hide = Motto: Template:Unhide = Diversity Our Strength City of Toronto, Ontario, Canadas Location. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Area 1,076,395 km² (4th) • Land 917,741 km² • Water 158,654 km² (14. ... NPR logo NPR redirects here. ...

Klose grew up in Red Hook, New York. His parents, Woody and Virginia Taylor Klose, were radio producers and writers during the 1930s and 1940s. Red Hook has several meanings: Red Hook is a neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York Red Hook, New York is a town in Dutchess County Red Hook is a brewery and a brand of beer in the United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water...

Prior to his tenure at National Public Radio, Klose was for 25 years an editor and reporter The Washington Post. From 1994 to 1997, he served as president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL). The Washington Post is the largest and oldest newspaper in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. ... Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is a radio and communications organization which is funded by the United States Congress. ...

Klose is a graduate of Harvard University and has authored five books. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, and a member of the Ivy League. ...

External links

• Biography at National Public Radio site
• NPR announcement of Klose's installation (11 November 1998)
• Interview from Eurozine