Stephen George Elected To NPR Board
• NPR welcomes the election of Stephen George to the NPR Board of Directors as a Public Director. George, Head of Emerging Markets for the American Journalism Project, was elected by the Board on November 14, 2024, and confirmed by NPR’s Membership on February 7, 2025, to an expired term vacancy that expires in November 2027. He was seated on February 20, 2025.
George most recently served as President & CEO of Louisville Public Media (LPM). During that time, he also served as NPR’s Member Director from Feb. 2023 to Dec. 2024. He previously served as Executive Editor of LPM, Editor-in-Chief of the Nashville City Paper and LEO Weekly, Louisville’s alternative newsweekly.
“Fact-based, independent journalism is essential to understanding our world today — from our neighborhoods to our nation’s capital, from hollers in my home state of Kentucky to cities and towns around the globe,” said George. “NPR takes us there and back every day. I’m thrilled to continue my service on the Board at this critical moment for NPR and journalism across America, and I’m eager for the important work ahead.”
NPR’s 23-member Board of Directors is comprised of 12 Member Directors who are managers of NPR Member stations and are elected to the Board by their fellow Member stations, 9 Public Directors who are prominent members of the public selected by the Board and confirmed by NPR Member stations, the NPR Foundation Chair, and the NPR President & CEO.
