CNN CEO Licht is leaving after a quick, stormy tenure at community
CNN’s embattled CEO, Chris Licht, is leaving the cable community after 13 months on the job, the community confirmed Wednesday.
Anchor Kate Bolduan made the announcement Wednesday morning, saying Mr. Licht will likely be changed for now by a administration staff.
Warner Bros. Discovery President and CEO David Zaslav informed CNN staff on a name Wednesday morning that Mr. Licht “will be leaving CNN.”
“We are in the process of conducting a wide search internally and externally for a new leader. The intention is that it will take a while,” Mr. Zaslav informed the workers, in accordance with Puck News.
Amy Entelis, a CNN government vp, is anticipated to take over as interim CEO.
Mr. Licht, who took over final 12 months for Jeff Zucker, has had a turbulent tenure amid weak scores and plummeting morale. Problems got here to a head final month, when CNN hosted a city corridor with former President Donald Trump, the main candidate for the GOP presidential nomination.
The community’s internet hosting of the occasion angered Democrats and CNN workers for giving Mr. Trump a platform. The former president acquired enthusiastic applause incessantly from the dwell viewers.
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