CNN to Replace Jeff Zucker With Chris Licht

CNN announced a replacement for former President Jeff Zucker, who left the network earlier this month amid scandal.

CBS’s Chris Licht, known for his work on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and MSNBC’s Morning Joe, will step in to head CNN, the cable news network announced Saturday, nearly a month after Zucker departed following the release of findings from an internal investigation.

“Licht has more than two decades of television news experience. He has a reputation as a hands-on producer and talent manager with a keen interest in politics and news,” CNN’s Brian Stelter wrote in the Saturday announcement.

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On Feb. 2, Zucker resigned over his failure to disclose a consensual relationship with a co-worker. Zucker kept the relationship hidden for years until an investigation into ousted anchor Chris Cuomo unearthed the affair. In the interim, three CNN executives have filled the position.

While Zucker oversaw news and sports at the network, Licht is slated to oversee only news. It is not yet clear who will oversee the network’s sports.

The former network president played a key role in giving former President Donald Trump substantial airtime during his 2016 campaign.

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CNN’s current owner, AT&T, is in the midst of a merger. Its WarnerMedia conglomerate and Discovery are set to come together in April with Discovery CEO David Zaslav at the head, a reshuffling Discovery executives called a “fresh start” following Zucker’s departure.