Lisa Simeone

NPR Dumps Opera Show Because Host Participated In Occupy DC Protest

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.21.2011

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WASHINGTON -- NPR will no longer distribute the member station-produced program "World of Opera" to about 60 stations across the country because the s...

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Jason Linkins

Lisa Simeone Under Fire From NPR For Part In D.C. Protests, Remains 'World of Opera' Host

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.20.2011

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UPDATE, 10.22: NPR, having failed to pressure WDAV into getting rid of Lisa Simeone as the host of "World Of Opera," has gone ahead and done the next ...

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NPR Host Fired For Occupy Protest Involvement

AP | BRETT ZONGKER | Posted 12.20.2011

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WASHINGTON — A freelance radio host was fired from a documentary program that airs on NPR affiliates because she helped organize a Washington pr...

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