Kim Godwin out as ABC Information president after 3 years as first Black girl as community information chief

NEW YORK — Kim Godwin is out after three tumultuous years as ABC Information president, a transfer presaged earlier this 12 months when community guardian Walt Disney Co. put in considered one of its executives, Debra O’Connell, to supervise the information division.
Godwin, the primary Black girl to steer a community information division, stated Sunday she was retiring from the enterprise. O’Connell stated she can be in cost “in the intervening time” because it appears forward.
Godwin inherited a information division the place its two most vital applications, “World Information Tonight” and “Good Morning America,” led rivals at CBS and NBC within the scores. They’re nonetheless forward, though “Good Morning America” has seen some slippage amid the messy departures of anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, and Cecilia Vega’s leap to CBS Information.
Godwin was recruited as an outsider from CBS Information and was beset by grumbling about her administration model that made it into print.
In a word to workers members, Godwin stated she understood and appreciated the importance of being the primary Black girl to carry such a distinguished broadcast information position.
“It is each a privilege and a debt to those that chipped away on the ceiling earlier than me to steer a group whose model is synonymous with belief, integrity and a dogged dedication to be the most effective within the enterprise,” she wrote.
After working at ABC, CBS, NBC and at 10 native information stations in 9 cities, Godwin stated she’s quitting the enterprise.
“I go away with my head held excessive and want your complete group continued success,” she wrote.
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David Bauder writes about media for The Related Press. Comply with him at http://twitter.com/dbauder.