W.House rejects call to fire public-broadcast head

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Wednesday rejected Democratic calls to fire the head of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, who is accused by critics of trying to politicize public television and radio programming.

Asked about a letter from Democratic senators seeking the ouster of corporation Chairman Kenneth Tomlinson, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, "We continue to support him."

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is a federally funded nonprofit and the largest single source of funding for U.S. public television and radio programming. It is governed by a presidentially appointed board.

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