New NPR Chief Faces Tough Funding Choices Children's television executive Gary Knell has new ideas about raising money for the network — and he may well need them. He is taking over NPR at a time when taxpayer support is under fire.

New NPR Chief Faces Tough Funding Choices

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LYNN NEARY, Host:

NPR's business news starts with Sprint gambling on the iPhone.

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NEARY: It's a risky move for a company which has been losing money and customers. According to the Journal, Sprint would have to double its number of contract customers to sell all those iPhones.

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