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, namely Aug. 31. Paid Promoted Stories Top 5 banks Offering Unusually High APY% on CD's bankerology.com Ad is Hidden Please tell us why you hid this ad?

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