Neal Shapiro
Neal Shapiro
Neal B. Shapiro is the President and CEO of WNET. He worked previously as the President of NBC News and the executive producer for Dateline NBC. Prior to this Shapiro spent 13 years as a news producer at ABC News...
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It was wrong for Mr. Arnett to grant an interview to state-controlled Iraqi TV, especially at a time of war, and it was wrong for him to discuss his personal observations and opinions in that interview,
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I also found myself missing the opportunity for the kind of creativity that I've had in previous jobs,
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Reflecting on all of this, I've concluded that it's time to move on to a new challenge,
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important to me that my departure not be used in any way to diminish the accomplishments of this news division.
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I've concluded that it's time to move on to a new challenge,
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For me it was pretty easy, ... get involved in legislation, except this.
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The Today show remains number one; Meet the Press continues to set the standard on Sunday; and Dateline is still the most innovative newsmagazine on television, with as many as four or five hours in a single week. After years of flux, we've stablized and improved the programming at MSNBC. There is more work to be done, but we've taken positive steps just as we did at MSNBC.com. We've added depth and diversity to the best television newsgathering team ever assembled. I hope you all share the pride that I have about NBC News.