ABC News President James Goldston Departing
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James Goldston, president of ABC News for the past seven years, is departing.
Goldston said in a memo to staff Thursday that he ll step down as head of the news division at the end of March and will help with the transition to a new leader. I ve loved every day of my 17 years at ABC News, but in recent times I ve always assumed that after this extraordinary election cycle, which we ve covered at a full sprint for four years, it would be time for a change, Goldston wrote (see the full memo below). After a great deal of reflection over the last few months, I m ready for a new adventure.
ABC News President James Goldston to Exit in March
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James Goldston, the president of ABC News, will leave the Walt Disney-backed unit at the end of March, the latest in a recent series of changes among top national news executives.
“It’s a really tough decision,” Goldston said in a memo to staffers. “I’ve loved every day of my 17 years at ABC News, but in recent times I’ve always assumed that after this extraordinary election cycle, which we’ve covered at a full sprint for four years, it would be time for a change. After a great deal of reflection over the last few months, I’m ready for a new adventure.”
ABC Newsâs president, James Goldston, is exiting as executive turnover in TV news continues.
Jan. 28, 2021, 4:18 p.m. ETJan. 28, 2021, 4:18 p.m. ET
More change is coming to the television news business.
James Goldston, the president of ABC News, said on Thursday that he would leave the network at the end of March. His exit comes weeks after Phil Griffin, the longtime president of MSNBC, announced his own departure, and as CNNâs president, Jeffrey A. Zucker, is deciding whether to remain in his role.
No successor for Mr. Goldston has been announced. ABC News said it had begun a search for his replacement, which will be led by Peter Rice, the powerful Walt Disney Company executive whose portfolio includes ABC.
2021/01/29 04:32 FILE - ABC News President James Goldston attends the International Women s Media Foundation s 26th Annual Courage in Journalism Awards in New York on . FILE - ABC News President James Goldston attends the International Women s Media Foundation s 26th Annual Courage in Journalism Awards in New York on Oct. 21, 2015. Goldston said Thursday that he will leave the network at the end of March, after seven years leading the news division. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File) NEW YORK (AP) ABC News President James Goldston said Thursday that he will leave the network at the end of March, after seven years of leading the news division.
ABC News President James Goldston to Step Down After 17 Years With Network
He announced to staff Thursday that he is leaving the company March 31Lindsey Ellefson | January 28, 2021 @ 11:45 AM Last Updated: January 28, 2021 @ 12:05 PM
ABC News president James Goldston is stepping down after 17 years with the network. Of those 17 years, he spent seven as president.
In a memo to staff sent Thursday, he said his last day with the company will be March 31.
Goldston cited the 2020 election as a turning point in his career, writing, “It’s a really tough decision. I’ve loved every day of my 17 years at ABC News, but in recent times I’ve always assumed that after this extraordinary election cycle, which we’ve covered at a full sprint for four years, it would be time for a change. After a great deal of reflection over the last few months, I’m ready for a new adventure.”