Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Almin Karamehmedovic, who has overseen “World News Tonight” for a decade, has been named president of ABC News, a move that puts a veteran producer of hard-news coverage and overseas reporting at the top of the Disney unit, albeit one with a lack of experience in some key operations, including the critical “Good Morning America” daytime franchise.
Staffers inside ABC News were taken aback by the announcement, according to two people familiar with the matter, which was made at the unit’s Monday news meeting.
Some praised the hire, noting Karamehmedovic’s facility with newsgathering and close ties to “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir, one of ABC’s most-watched figures.
Others were puzzled by the maneuver, noting Karamehmedovic’s minimal exposure to key ABC News properties, including “GMA,” “The View” and “The Tamron Hall Show.” Many ABC News staffers and talent executives who deal regularly with the unit had thought Disney might bring back Tom Cibrowski, a former senior ABC News producers who is currently the general manager of KGO, a San Francisco station that is owned by ABC.
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