Kim Godwin, photo courtesy Twitter
Kim Godwin, 57, currently works at CBS News as executive vice president of news, and joins ABC News as president in May, replacing James Goldston who left ABC in March.
Godwin becomes the first Black woman to run a broadcast news division.
ABC’s parent company is Walt Disney Co.
Godwin started at CBS News in 2007 as senior producer for the evening news anchored by Katie Couric.
She was also the executive director for development and diversity at CBS and received the Ida B. Wells Award last November from The National Association of Black Journalists “for her work to create a diverse newsroom, and her focus on identifying and advocating for young journalists throughout their careers.”
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