ABC News underwent a round of staff reductions on Thursday, with about 50 positions impacted as part of parent Walt Disney Co.’s companywide cuts. ABC News President Kim Godwin also announced…
were Wendy Fisher, senior vice president, newsgathering; Galen Gordon, senior VP of talent strategy and development; Mary Noonan, vice president of talent strategy and development; Alison Rudnick, vice president of corporate communications, Chris Vlasto, senior executive producer and head of the investigative unit; Heather Riley, executive editorial producer; and David Herndon, executive director and Los Angeles bureau chief.
Disney started the process of eliminating about 7,000 jobs this week, with plans to phase the staff reductions over the next several weeks. Among the employees laid off earlier this week was Ike Perlmutter, the chairman of Marvel Entertainment.Throughout the company, teams are being impacted by the downsizing that was announced several weeks ago, including our own ABC News family.
Effective immediately, our Business and Operations team will expand to include Talent Strategy, Production Operations, Business Operations and Business Affairs. All will report to Derek Medina, EVP, ABC News.
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