Ken Jautz, a key senior CNN executive who played a critical role in both making the news giant run properly and developing some of its best known personalities, will leave the Warner Bros, Discovery operation by year’s end. “After 36 years with the company, Ken has decided he is ready for a new chapter,” said Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, in a memo sent to staffers Wednesday. Without Jautz, CNN might have had to go off the air during the coronavirus pandemic, and without Jautz, figures such as Nancy Grace and Robin Meade would not have enjoyed widespread national appeal. When Jeff Zucker left abruptly as CEO of CNN in 2022, Jautz served as a temporary co-CEO of the CNN business. Popular on VarietyJautz was an overseas bureau chief for the Associated Press in the 1990s when he first joined the operations of CNN parent Turner.

Source: CNN October 09, 2024 15:52 UTC