CNN CEO Chris Licht will step down, Puck reported Wednesday.
He was the subject of a disastrous Atlantic profile published Friday.
Embattled CNN CEO Chris Licht will be shown the door, according to reporting Wednesday from Puck's Dylan Byers, as well as CNN itself and The New York Times.
COO David Leavy, who Zaslav installed last week to run the business side of CNN, will continue to do so, Byers reported.
The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that top CNN talent including Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, and Erin Burnett had criticized Licht to Leavy.
Persons:
Chris Licht, Puck, Licht, Puck's Dylan Byers, I'm, Byers, Amy Entelis, Jeff Zucker, Entelis, David Zaslav, David Leavy, Zaslav, Oliver Darcy, Anderson Cooper, Jake Tapper, Erin Burnett
Organizations:
CNN, New York Times, Warner Bros, Discovery, CNN Films, Street