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Bill Marimow reportedly clashed with his immediate boss, head of programming
Jay Kernis, about the scope and nature of his responsibilities. Former NPR ombud
Jeffrey Dvorkin tells Katharine Q. Seelye that Marimow "was perceived as a traditional newspaperman who had difficulty adapting to a broadcast medium." The former Baltimore Sun editor joined NPR in 2004 and was
promoted to vice president for news in February.
