Welcome to the Site of the Week chosen by GMU's Nonfiction Universe. This week's site is everybody's favorite radio station: NPR! We've chosen this site because Kevin Klose, President and CEO of National Public Radio, will be speaking in Meryl Secrest's English 513: Style and Construction nonfiction writing class. His talk will address writing for the radio.

You may attend his talk on Thursday, February 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Robinson A-248. If you would like to post a message in a virtual discussion forum on his talk, please do so by entering our Townhall forum devoted to the Site of the Week. Posters, please follow netiquette guidelines.

Brief Bio

Kevin Klose is a former editor and national and foreign correspondent with The Washington Post. He is also an award-winning author and international broadcasting executive. Prior to joining NPR in December 1998, Klose served successively as director of U.S. International Broadcasting, overseeing the U.S. Government's global radio and television news services (1997-98); and president of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL), broadcasting to Central Europe and the former Soviet Union (1994-97).