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CNN CEO Chris Licht to step down

Chris Licht, the embattled CEO of CNN, plans to step down, he confirmed to Axios on Wednesday. Licht has been on the job for 13 months.

Why it matters: Licht’s leadership became untenable following a damning profile about him published by The Atlantic last week.


  • Warner Bros. Discovery executive David Leavy, a longtime confidant of CEO David Zaslav, was named chief operating officer of CNN last week, the day before The Atlantic story was published.
  • The news of Licht's planned departure was first reported by Puck.

What's next: Amy Entelis, CNN's executive vice president for talent and content development, is expected to take over as interim CEO, per Puck.

Go deeper: Chaos looms over CNN

Disclosure: This author is a CNN contributor.

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