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VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post
Abramowitz was notified of his termination on Friday. The court filing was yesterday, Monday. The story should show up in LBN no later than tomorrow.
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VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post
Kari Lake tried to dispatch Michael Abramowitz to North Carolina. When he refused, she fired him.
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 6:46 p.m. EDT
2 min
The Washington headquarters of the Voice of America. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
By Scott Nover
Michael Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, has been fired after refusing to accept what he called an “illegal” reassignment to run a broadcasting station in North Carolina, according to a new court filing on Monday.
A letter sent Friday by John A. Zadrozny, a senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA, said Abramowitz would be terminated after 30 days notice, on Aug. 31.
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By Scott Nover
Scott Nover is a media reporter for The Washington Post.follow on X@ScottNover
VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post
Kari Lake tried to dispatch Michael Abramowitz to North Carolina. When he refused, she fired him.
August 4, 2025 at 6:46 p.m. EDT Yesterday at 6:46 p.m. EDT
2 min
The Washington headquarters of the Voice of America. (Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post)
By Scott Nover
Michael Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, has been fired after refusing to accept what he called an “illegal” reassignment to run a broadcasting station in North Carolina, according to a new court filing on Monday.
A letter sent Friday by John A. Zadrozny, a senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees VOA, said Abramowitz would be terminated after 30 days notice, on Aug. 31.
{snip}
By Scott Nover
Scott Nover is a media reporter for The Washington Post.follow on X@ScottNover