'Papa' John Schnatter is finally leaving the Papa John's board

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Papa John's pride and joy is finally up for adoption.

John Schnatter — also known as the Papa John of pizza fame — was progressively sliced from the company he founded after serving up a slew of insensitive comments. He somehow remained on the Papa John's board through it all, but that's about to change, a Tuesday securities filing shows.

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Kathryn Krawczyk

Kathryn is a graduate of Syracuse University, with degrees in magazine journalism and information technology, along with hours to earn another degree after working at SU's independent paper The Daily Orange. She's currently recovering from a horse addiction while living in New York City, and likes to share her extremely dry sense of humor on Twitter.