Godwin came to the Walt Disney Co. unit from CBS. She made history as the first Black broadcast news division president.
Kim Godwin, who made history as the first Black woman to run a broadcast TV news division, is leaving ABC News after a turbulent three-year run. The Walt Disney Co.-owned network announced Godwin's departure Sunday in a memo from Debra OConne, president, News Group and Networks. Godwin joined ABC in May 2021 from CBS News, where she was an executive vice president and oversaw its diversity efforts. OConnell said she will oversee the news division 'for the time being.
She reportedly lead 'Happy Birthday' singalongs at morning meetings and emphasized life-work balance, a foreign concept to many long-timers in a division known for its cut-throat atmosphere. Godwin was also described as detached from the division's day-to-day operations. As part of a wave of Disney job reductions last year, Godwin made sweeping cuts in the division. Some staffers were unhappy at the treatment of veteran executives who were pushed out the door.
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