Thursday, November 06, 2003
Eat my mcnuggets O'Reilly
Widow of McDonald's founder gives $200 million to NPR
Washington Post
The cash gift from the late philanthropist Joan Kroc shocked and delighted NPR staffers, report Paul Farhi and Reilly Capps. (It's almost twice NPR's annual operating budget.) "No one saw this coming," says a public radio employee. Kroc, who died on Oct. 12, had expressed admiration for NPR's pre-war and war coverage from Iraq. (Romenesko) ¶ 11/06/2003 07:29:00 PM
Washington Post
The cash gift from the late philanthropist Joan Kroc shocked and delighted NPR staffers, report Paul Farhi and Reilly Capps. (It's almost twice NPR's annual operating budget.) "No one saw this coming," says a public radio employee. Kroc, who died on Oct. 12, had expressed admiration for NPR's pre-war and war coverage from Iraq. (Romenesko) ¶ 11/06/2003 07:29:00 PM
