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- Kevin Klose, former National Public Radio (NPR) president and CEO, died in Washington, D.C., at age 85 from Alzheimer's disease.
- Klose joined NPR in 1998 despite fundraising concerns.
- Under his leadership, NPR's weekly listeners grew to 26 million by 2005.
- Klose secured a $230 million donation from Joan B. Kroc, expanding NPR's budget and foreign bureaus.
- He introduced new hosts and enhanced programming to create a more diverse network.
