NEW
YORK, June 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Warner Bros.
Discovery (Nasdaq: WBD) today announced that Chris Licht, Chairman and CEO of CNN Worldwide,
has stepped down, effective immediately.
As the company undertakes an active search for a replacement, it
has put in place a strong interim leadership team comprising
seasoned programming leaders Amy
Entelis, EVP of talent and content development, Virginia Moseley, EVP of editorial, and
Eric Sherling, EVP of US
programming, as well as David Leavy,
chief operating officer, on the commercial side.
"I have great respect for Chris, personally and professionally,"
said David Zaslav, president and
CEO, Warner Bros. Discovery. "The job of leading CNN was never
going to be easy, especially at a time of huge disruption and
transformation, and he has poured his heart and soul into it. While
we know we have work to do as we look to identify a new leader, we
have absolute confidence in the team we have in place and will
continue to fight for CNN and its world class journalism."
Licht assumed his position in May
2022, following a distinguished career in broadcast and
network television, most recently as EVP of special programming at
CBS and executive producer and showrunner for "The Late Show with
Stephen Colbert." Prior to that, he
was vice president of programming for CBS News and executive
producer of the network's morning news program, "CBS This Morning,"
which he helped launch in 2012. Prior to CBS, Licht was the
co-creator and original executive producer of MSNBC's popular
morning news show, "Morning Joe."
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SOURCE Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.