Vivian Schiller, CEO Of NPR, Steps Down

National Public Radio CEO Vivian Schiller has resigned after controversial comments made by NPR's former top fundraising executive came to light in a secret video.

The video of Ron Schiller (no relation to the CEO) made public Tuesday shows him disparaging conservative groups during what he thought was a fundraising meeting. The lunch meeting with two people posing as potential contributors to public radio was secretly taped by conservative activists. A statement released by NPR's board of directors said the resignation by Vivian Schiller, who also faced criticism last fall for the dismissal of commentator Juan Williams, "was accepted." But NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik tells Morning Edition host Renee Montagne that the CEO was forced out.

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said, "Our concern is not about any one person at NPR, rather it's about millions of taxpayers. NPR has admitted that they don't need taxpayer subsidies to thrive, and at a time when the government is borrowing 40 cents of every dollar that it spends, we certainly agree with them."