- In the wake of working at ABC, CBS, NBC, and at 10 neighborhood news stations in nine urban areas, Godwin said she’s stopping the business.
- Godwin was selected as an untouchable from CBS News and was plagued by protesting about her administration style that made it into print.
Kim Godwin is out following three wild years as ABC News president, a move forecasted prior this year when organization parent Walt Disney Co. introduced one of its chiefs, Debra O’Connell, to administer the news division.
Kim Godwin as ABC News President
Godwin, the principal Person of color to lead an organization’s news division, said Sunday she was resigning from the business. O’Connell said she will be in control “for the present” as it looks forward.
Godwin acquired a news division where its two most significant projects, “World News This Evening” and “Great Morning America,” drove rivals at CBS and NBC in the evaluations. Although “Great Morning America” has seen some slippage amid the untidy takeoffs of anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, and Cecilia Vega’s leap to CBS News, they’re still ahead.
In a note to staff individuals, Godwin said she comprehended and valued the meaning of being the main Person of color to hold such a conspicuous transmission news job.
