For the past month, ever since Chris Licht officially became the chairman and CEO of CNN, the place has been a swirling cauldron of leaks and gossipmongering about his grand vision for the 42-year-old network. First it was chief digital officer Andrew Morse, who left amid the wreckage of CNN+. And in a Wednesday morning memo, Licht announced the departures of interim digital chief Alex MacCallum and chief technology officer Robyn Peterson, both of whom informed Licht of their intention to move on during his first week on the job. And of course everyone wants to know whom Licht will install at 9 p.m., which has been without a permanent host since the spectacular downfall of Chris Cuomo. “Most people anticipate significant announcements in the fall but nothing major happening this summer,” a CNN source told me.

Source: CNN June 08, 2022 20:12 UTC