""Gathering news and getting it out to other people it's absolutely essential for our democracy," Klose told the public media publication Current in 2003."
"Klose often said, having learned that there is no force more vital than the freedom of ideas and inquiry."
""People turn to us in times of crisis," he used to remind us. "Let's be sure to be there.""
"Klose first heard the news at home in his slippers; and felt he should come in. "Actually," he told me later, "I couldn't stay away.""
Kevin Klose, who served as NPR's president from 1998 to 2008, passed away at 85. He was a prominent journalist who covered the Cold War and advocated for the necessity of real news in a democracy. Klose played a crucial role in securing a $200 million bequest from Joan B. Kroc, which allowed NPR to expand its reporting and endure financial challenges. He encouraged journalists to challenge norms and be present during crises, exemplified by his response to the Columbia shuttle disaster in 2003.
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