Phil Plait steps down from JREF

Posted on December 8, 2009 by John C. Snider

Holy Haleakala!  After just over a year at the helm, Phil “Bad Astronomer” Plait is stepping down as president of the James Randi Educational Foundation to pursue an undisclosed TV project.  His worthy successor is Center for Inquiry’s D.J. Grothe.  Read JREF’s press release here, and Plait’s comments here.

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One Response to Phil Plait steps down from JREF

  1. FSM_Ed says:
    December 8, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    It’s great that everything seems so amicable. D.J. Grothe is a great choice for successor. His interviews are always very well done on the CFI podcasts.

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