Licht, who was installed as the network’s chairman and CEO around a year ago, faced growing discontent over his leadership.
Embattled CNN chairman and CEO Chris Licht is out of his role at the top of the news network, amid fallout over the controversial decision to broadcast former President Donald Trump’s town hall.
CNN was one of a number of outlets to report Licht’s departure, with Puck’s Dylan Byers reporting that the executive will be replaced for an interim period by CNN Films chief Amy Entelis until a new head is officially announced.
However, Licht’s appointment did little to halt the hemorrhaging of viewers and reports of low morale and unease among a number of the network’s top journalists. His boss, WBD CEO David Zaslav, didn’t seem worried about the drop in viewership figures in March, telling CNN managers in a pep talk: “Ratings be damned.
