Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who led network to new heights, has died

Former NPR President and CEO Kevin Klose died Wednesday at the age of 85. During his tenure, NPR received a multimillion-dollar gift from the late Joan Kroc that enabled the network to weather financial crises.

Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network.

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