Chris Licht is out after a year as chief executive at CNN, following a series of missteps and plunging ratings.
David Zaslav, the CEO of CNN parent company Warner Bros. Discovery, announced the leadership change on CNN's morning editorial call on Wednesday.
Listen now and subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS Feed | Omny Studio Zaslav appointed a four-person leadership team to lead the network in the interim. Licht replaced Jeff Zucker as CNN's chief executive last year, with a mandate to move the network more toward the political center. Subscribe to stay connected to Tucson. A subscription helps you access more of the local stories that keep you connected to the community.
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