Gary Knell
@garyknell
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Senior Advisor, The Boston Consulting Group; Former Chairman, National Geographic Partners
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
LIVE: US senators hold press conference in Tel Aviv on support for Israel
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Unbelievable, joyous and emotional celebrations in Buenos Aires. Just look what Argentina's World Cup win means.🤩🇦🇷 🎥 via IG/alepetra_
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The Houston Astros are a perfectly engineered baseball machine of death no one in their right minds would challenge, but the Philadelphia Phillies are “That sign can’t stop me because I can’t read” personified as a baseball team.
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100 in Britain. 107 in Salt Lake City. 108 in Glasgow, Montana. 109 in Dallas. (a record 86 for a low) Not normal. Read more: https://t.co/T6LNus5KJq
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STARTING NOW: Verdict is read in the Johnny Depp-Amber Heard defamation trial.
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Exciting news!  I’ve been working with @esri on StoryMaps, a new storytelling tool, and it’s now available to everyone. You can create and share really powerful digital content easily.  Give it a try on https://t.co/HXWuByIrLF. Let me know what you think!
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In one of his last interviews, Jackie Robinson explained why he was not happy with baseball or the Dodgers
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In 1972, 25 years after he broke MLB’s color barrier, Robinson reflected on the ongoing fight for equality. Former Times sportswriter Ron Rapoport recounts that interview just months before Robinso...
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Why does the media keep apologizing for showing “graphic images?” This is not a video game. This is war. And war kills and maims real people.
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This is great. Thank you!
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Thrilled to be joining this super important enterprise dedicated to wildlife protection worldwide.
Excited to welcome @GaryKnell, former chairman of @NatGeo & @AulaniWilhelm, senior VP for Oceans at @ConservationOrg to @SanDiegoZoo Wildlife Alliance's Board of Trustees. As long time partners, leaders, & friends, it is exciting to have them join our board.
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A loss for all of us. A voice for our planet we will dearly miss.
The world lost a great scientist and I, a dear friend, with the passing of E.O. Wilson. Ed was an intellectual giant and a gentle, humble, compassionate man. We were fortunate to have had him for 92 years. - Paul Simon
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So saddened to hear the news of Tom Lovejoy’s passing. He was an amazing human being. If there was a better person on this earth, I’m not aware.
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Couldn’t agree more, @edokeefe .What a wonderfully inspiring person and thank you 60 Minutes for doing it.
I'm a little biased, but the @60Minutes piece on Tony Bennett and @ladygaga tonight is simply brilliant. What a get, what an intimate look into a person's most vulnerable moment, and what a rush it provided. So well done.
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In U.N. climate push, UK PM disputes Kermit in his speech at #UNGA, says 'It is easy to be green' https://t.co/L3vHDfEtWt
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Incredibly powerful. ❤️ Leylah Annie Fernandez's father, Jorge, chats with @markhmasters about what it means to represent Canada as an immigrant family. 🇨🇦
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Say no more. Afghan All-Girl Robotics Team Members Land in Mexico | TOLOnews
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The U.S. pullout from #Afghanistan has left journalists, media workers, and their families at increased risk. The U.S. must intervene to bring them to safety, writes CPJ Executive Director @Joelcpj in @PostOpinions. @washingtonpost
https://t.co/cHmZtyFJVJ
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The success of President Biden's foreign policy agenda depends on it.
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So sorry to hear this news. There was no greater gentleman or reporter than Neal Conan.
JUST IN: The radio host Neal Conan, who spent 36 years at NPR and helmed the network's Talk of the Nation for more than a decade, has died at the age of 71, his nephew confirmed. Robert Siegel shares this remembrance: https://t.co/bOlO07e6Qx
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A wonderful essay putting the Euro final in perspective. A Day Filled With Noise, and a Silence They’ll Never Forget
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A Euro 2020 delayed by the pandemic and then extended to a shootout ends, finally, with an Italian celebration on the field and stunned fans in the stands.
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