CNN elects new president: CBS Late Show executive producer Chris Licht will take over the network after the dramatic removal of Jeff Zucker
- CNN reports that bosses have chosen Chris Licht to take over the network
- He is playing the role released from Jeff Zucker’s resignation due to workplace relationships
- Leach is currently the executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
CNN He reportedly chose a new president of the network after Jeff Zucker resigned in disgrace for failing to properly reveal romance in the workplace.
Chris Licht, who is currently the executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, has been appointed to lead CNN, according to a CNN media reporter Brian Stelterwhich cites three sources.
Licht’s election will be officially announced next week and he will take over after Discovery completes the merger with CNN’s WarnerMedia, sometime this spring, sources said.
Chris Licht, currently executive producer of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, has been appointed to lead CNN
CNN reportedly chose a new president of the network after Jeff Zucker resigned in disgrace
Prior to The Late Show, Licht led This Morning at CBS, as well as Morning Joe at MSNBC, where he chaired a significant increase in ratings and revenue.
Dylan Byers of Puck was the first to announce Licht’s election.
An evolving story follows.
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