Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings.
Licht oversaw layoffs last year following Zaslav’s decision to shutter the CNN+ streaming service only weeks after it had started.
“Chris poured his heart and soul into it,” he said."He has a deep love for journalism and this business and that has been evident throughout his tenure. Unfortunately, things did not work out the way we had hoped — and ultimately that's on me.”profile of Licht in Atlantic magazine Some of CNN's chief anchors — Jake Tapper, Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett — had privately expressed their reservations about Licht's leadership, according to a Wall Street Journal article that was posted Tuesday evening.
Zaslav appointed four current CNN executives — Amy Entelis, Virginia Moseley, Eric Sherling and David Leavy — to run the network while a search for a replacement is conducted.
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