Chris Licht, the former television producer who oversaw a brief and chaotic tenure as the chairman of CNN, is out at the network, according to a person briefed on the decision.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/media/chris-licht-cnn.html The Times story is just a few graphs so far. First reported by Dylan Byers whose reporting Licht was obsessed with (the Atlantic story - https://archive.ph/5683K ) https://puck.news/lichts-out/ who also reports Amy Entelis will be the interim head (though she won't be alone - see further below): Now, after a year of leadership missteps, programming misfires, a disastrous Trumptown hall and the near-total decimation of staff morale in the wake of a chilling all-access *Atlantic *story, Licht will be vacating the C.E.O. position. In the next 48 hours, I’m told, Warner Bros. Discovery will announce that Licht will be stepping down as chairman and C.E.O. of CNN, ostensibly bringing an end to one of the most turbulent periods in the network’s 43-year history. Licht will be replaced for an interim period by Amy Entelis, the revered longtime CNN executive, talent whisperer and CNN Films chief who served as a loyal deputy for years to Licht’s predecessor, Jeff Zucker. Entelis, who is 72, will oversee all programming which Kara Swisher suggested last night https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1666309466319364096 And has more on this morning https://twitter.com/karaswisher/status/1666423417631809539 https://twitter.com/karaswisher/ Licht scaled back CNN Films which is no longer buying outside films like Oscar winner Navalny, RBG, & Blackfish https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-ca-st-amy-entelis-cnn-interview-conversation-20150705-story.html I wonder what Jake (or whoever) will text Oliver who tweeted the news before CNN put it on TV https://twitter.com/oliverdarcy/status/1666427336152035328 Oliver: Zaslav says that, effective immediately in the interim, the acting CNN leadership team is Amy Entelis, Virginia Mosely, and Eric Sherling. David Leavy will continue on business side as COO. "I have great confidence in this group," Zaslav says. And Brian is tweeting the 9 am editorial meeting https://twitter.com/brianstelter/status/1666430294428114946 Zaslav: The CEO search "will take months, because I think it's important that things settle down, and we've gotta get it right. We [will] find a great leader, from inside or outside, and off we go." Notably, Zaslav did not consider inside candidates when he picked Licht last year Michael Bass, Amy Entelis and Ken Jautz were interim after Zucker was fired https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/business/media/jeff-zucker-cnn.html It is 9:20 am & CNN still hasn't reported on TV Licht was fired. Ukraine & Prince Harry are being teased as they go to commercial __________________________________________________________ Steve Rhodes - San Francisco Photojournalist @tigerbeat twitter/Instagram http://twitter.com/tigerbeat http://instagram.com/tigerbeat -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/wnndl/CAM_wZCnwLzog%3DQYmuO13DVEcP5VN76%3D5cSCkQjyR9HvGc%3DC1xA%40mail.gmail.com.
