The new president of ABC News is about to make history
Kimberly Godwin is about to make history as the incoming president of ABC News, she’ll be the first Black executive to run one of America’s major broadcast network newsrooms.
ABC’s parent company, Disney, announced Godwin’s appointment on Wednesday. She will take over in May.
Godwin is currently an executive vice president at CBS News, one of ABC’s main rivals. “She has top editorial oversight of newsgathering around the world, including the national desks, foreign desks and bureaus,” according to CBS.
She previously worked on the “CBS Evening News;” served as the news outlet’s executive director for development and diversity; and oversaw units like News Standards & Ethics and CBS Audio Services.
Kimberly Godwin is about to be the first Black person to run a major US broadcast network newsroom
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Kimberly Godwin Named President Of ABC News
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ABC News announced that Kimberly Godwin will be its next president, making her the first Black woman to lead a major broadcast news division.
Godwin will start her role in May as she is still working out the details to get out of her contract with NBC News, where she is currently the executive vice president of news, ABC News confirmed to The Hill.
Godwin s transition to ABC News was flagged last week when she was still working on the final details of her new contract with Disney, ABC s parent company.