arrow Laura Walker, the former president of New York Public Radio WNYC
Former New York Public Radio CEO and President Laura Walker received almost $1.9 million in total compensation in 2019, despite leaving the public media organization that March after acknowledging she could have done more to address allegations of sexual harassment and bullying that led WNYC to end its relationship with three prominent hosts. (Walker stayed on in an advisory role through that June.)
Walker’s compensation figures come from an annual federal tax filing, which is required of most nonprofits and was posted on WNYC’s website Thursday. The documents include compensation figures for the 2019 calendar year and list two “former” employees, Walker and former Senior Vice President Dean Cappello, among its highest-paid workers. New York Public Radio is the parent company of WNYC and Gothamist.