David Bohrman, a longtime producer and news executive who was responsible for innovations in live and special events and breaking news, including at CNN and other networks, died on Sunday. Bohrman also was executive producer of coverage out of CNN’s New York bureau on 9/11, and oversaw coverage of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. After CNN, Bohrman became president of Current TV, Al Gore and Joel Hyatt’s cable network, as it moved to a line up of progressive hosts. After Gore and Hyatt sold Current TV, Bohrman consulted for networks and other news ventures, particularly for election season coverage, including NBC News in 2016 and CBS News in 2020. Bohrman was born in Los Angeles to Delle Bohrman, a television writer, and Stan Bohrman, a TV newsman and anchor.

Source: CNN June 26, 2023 02:50 UTC