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Kim Godwin’s Exit Raises New Questions About ABC News’ Future
The exit of ABC News President Kim Godwin comes as Disney is merging the business of its national newsroom with that of its local stations
Tasked, ostensibly, with shaking up a culture of the Disney-backed news organization that pit anchors against one another and led to claims of intolerable behavior behind the scenes, Godwin was supposed to revamp a storied journalism hub without losing any of the impetus that spurred employees to make shows such as “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America” the most-watched in their category. ABC launched a new studio aimed at producing streaming content, harnessing high-power anchors like George Stephanopoulos and Robin Roberts with new production deals. While Godwin took part in daily calls and routine matters, ABC News staffers have grown accustomed to news chiefs like Ben Sherwood and James Goldston, who, if they weren’t physically in the control room at the Times Square studio from which “Good Morning America’ is broadcast, they were calling in regularly, all in the early hours of the morning.
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