Kim Godwin Exits As President Of ABC News
deadline.comAfter weeks of speculation, Kim Godwin is leaving her post as President of ABC News. Debra OConnell, who added ABC News to her portfolio in February, will run the department in the interim.
She made the announcement internally, with Godwin also addressing her staff. You can read the memos below. At the time of OConnell’s February promotion when ABC News was put under her purview, Disney countered speculation about Godwin’s future by revealing that she had extended her contract to continue as ABC News President, now reporting to OConnell.
The abrupt exit follows CNN reports last week about frustration among ABC News staffers about Godwin’s management style that had been reportedly articulated to OConnell in her review of the division and its leadership.
Godwin joined ABC News in 2021. Although the network’s Good Morning America and World News Tonight still top in total viewers, CBS Mornings has been topping its ABC rival in the key adults 25-54 demo on multiple occasions.
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