TV producer resigns in protest over hiring of Chip Rogers at GPB
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Chip Rogers (publicity photo)
Chip Rogers (publicity photo)
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A veteran employee of Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta has quit in protest over the hiring of former State Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers at GPB, at double and triple the salary of others in similar positions there. A GPB executive praised Rogers and said he will do a great job for GPB.

The employee who quit, Ashlie Wilson Pendley, is calling Rogers' hiring "cronyism" at the expense of taxpayers -- and at the expense of long-time employees of Georgia Public Broadcasting.

Employees have been furloughed and laid off, as many of their jobs are being out-sourced and eliminated.

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