When Licht took over CNN, he sought to differentiate himself from Zucker, who had publicly clashed with former President Donald Trump. Licht drew intense scrutiny in recent months as CNN prime-time ratings dipped and the new morning show flailed. Licht came to CNN from CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” where he served as executive producer and showrunner. In a profile of Licht published in The New York Times in December, Colbert recalled warning his executive producer not to take the CNN job. Licht began his career at the KNBC station in Los Angeles, roughly around the time the O.J.

Source: CNN June 07, 2023 19:32 UTC