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NPR terminated his contract on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, two days after he made remarks on The O ' Reilly Factor.

He had commented, " Look, Bill, I'm not a bigot.

You know the kind of books I've written about the civil rights movement in this country.

But when I get on the plane, I got to tell you, if I see people who are in Muslim garb and I think, you know, they are identifying themselves first and foremost as Muslims, I get worried.

I get nervous.

" According to NPR, the remarks were " inconsistent with our editorial standards and practices, and undermined his credibility as a news analyst with NPR.

" As to the reason for the termination of Williams ' contract, NPR ’ s President and CEO Vivian Schiller offered the following comment: " News analysts may not take personal public positions on controversial issues ; doing so undermines their credibility as analysts ..." On October 21, 2010, Schiller told an audience at the Atlanta Press Club that Williams ' feelings about Muslims should be between him and " his psychiatrist or his publicist — take your pick.

" Schiller later apologized stating, " I spoke hastily and I apologize to Juan and others for my thoughtless remark.