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[[Image:Garyknellchamki.jpg|thumb|300px|Knell with Chamki, from ''[[Galli Galli Sim Sim]]'', at a Sesame Workshop benefit in 2008.]]
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'''Gary E. Knell''' was the President and CEO of [[Sesame Workshop]], with the organization from 1989 to 2011.
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'''Gary E. Knell''' was the President and CEO of [[Sesame Workshop]] and was with the organization from 1989 to 2011.
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Knell was replaced by [[H. Melvin Ming]] on October 10, 2011. Knell left to join [[NPR]] after a year where various top executives and funding challenges plagued the organization. On his departure, Sesame Workshop created a [[Gary Knell Muppet]].
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Knell left to join [[NPR]] on October 10, 2011 and was replaced by [[H. Melvin Ming]]. On his departure, Sesame Workshop created a [[Gary Knell Muppet]].
==Official bio==
==Official bio==
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''from sesameworkshop.org, during Knell's tenure''
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''from npr.org and sesameworkshop.org, during Knell's tenure''
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Gary Knell is President and Chief Executive Officer of Sesame Workshop. Mr. Knell leads the non-profit educational organization in its mission to create innovative, engaging content that maximizes the educational power of all media to help children reach their highest potential. He has been instrumental in focusing the organization on Sesame Street's global mission, including groundbreaking co-productions in South Africa, Russia, China and Egypt.
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Knell served as CEO of Sesame Workshop for 12 years before joining NPR in 2011. During his tenure at Sesame, which he joined in 1989 and assumed the role of COO in 1998 before moving into the CEO role in 2000, the organization expanded its revenue base, audience and global recognition. Knell led the non-profit educational organization in its mission to create innovative, engaging content that maximizes the educational power of all media to help children reach their highest potential. Knell was also instrumental in focusing the organization on Sesame Street's worldwide mission, including the creation of groundbreaking co-productions in South Africa, India, Northern Ireland and Egypt.
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Previously, Mr. Knell was Managing Director of Manager Media International, a print and multimedia publishing company based in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Singapore. In this capacity, he oversaw the development of the monthly business magazine Asia Inc., the daily Asian-based newspaper Asia Times, and several trade publications.
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As President and CEO of NPR, Gary E. Knell leads NPR's worldwide media operations, which include partnerships with 900 public radio stations. Knell oversees the fiscal, operational, and journalistic integrity of NPR and leads the building of the organization and its philanthropic base to support and leverage the strengths of NPR and its extensive network of stations. As a strong advocate of innovation, he is a key driver in leveraging new technologies to advance NPR's core mission and grow audience for all of public media.
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He also has served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel at WNET/Channel 13 in New York, was Counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees, and worked in the California State Legislature and Governor's Office.
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Prior to joining NPR and Sesame Workshop, Knell was managing director of Manager Media International, a print and multimedia publishing company based in Bangkok, Hong Kong, and Singapore. He has also served as senior vice president and general counsel at WNET/Channel 13 in New York, was counsel to the U.S. Senate Judiciary and Governmental Affairs Committees in Washington, D.C. and worked in the California State Legislature and Governor's Office.
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Mr. Knell is a Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves on the Board of Governors of the [[National Geographic]] Education Foundation and is a Board Member of AARP Services, Inc., providing high quality products and services serving the needs and interests of those 50 and older; NetAid, a UN founded organization using technology to fight global poverty; Business for Diplomatic Action, promoting public diplomacy through the private sector; and American Public Television. He is also an advisor to WFUV, public radio at Fordham University, the Annenberg School of Communications at USC, and Common Sense Media. He is a frequent spokesperson in the media, appearing in numerous venues, including CNN, Fox News, NBC Today Show, NPR, and CNBC.
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Knell is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He serves on the boards of Heidrick and Struggles, an executive search firm; National Geographic Education Foundation; and the Jacob Burns Film Center. He is a board member of Common Sense Media and an advisor to the Annenberg School of Communications at USC and the Military Child Education Coalition.
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Mr. Knell holds a BA in Political Science and Journalism from the University of California at Los Angeles and a JD from Loyola University School of Law.
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A Gordon Grand Fellow at Yale University, Knell was a guest lecturer at Harvard University, Duke University, Southern Methodist University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Puerto Rico. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Mercy College in New York and has served as the commencement speaker at Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, and the University of Texas at Austin.
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Mr. Knell is married and is the father of four children.
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Knell received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UCLA, where he also served as Editorial Director of the UCLA Daily Bruin and was a stringer for the Associated Press. He received a JD from Loyola University School of Law in Los Angeles.
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==Appearances==
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Appearances
* Unidentified appearance with [[Grover]] [http://www.edutopia.org/perspectives-international-education]
* Unidentified appearance with [[Grover]] [http://www.edutopia.org/perspectives-international-education]
* Africa Poverty Monitoring debriefing with [[Kami]], April 07, 2004 [http://www.worldbank.org/afr/debriefing/knell/default.htm]
* Africa Poverty Monitoring debriefing with [[Kami]], April 07, 2004 [http://www.worldbank.org/afr/debriefing/knell/default.htm]