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Warner Bros. Discovery Taps Robert Gibbs, Former Obama White House Press Secretary, To Head Communications, Public Affairs – Update


Warner Bros. Discovery to named Robert Gibbs, former President Barack Obama's White House press secretary, as its new communications chief.

Discovery ’s search for a new comms chief is over with the media giant expected to name Robert Gibbs, the White House press secretary for former president Barack Obama, to the job, Deadline has learned. Gibbs is a political consultant, partner in marketing and communications firm Bully Pulpit International, and hosts the podcast Hacks On Tap with David Axelrod and Mike Murphy. CEO David Zaslav is routinely called out for his large pay packages and occasional faux pas.

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