Chris Licht named as new head of CNN channel

Chris Licht named as new head of CNN channel
Chris Licht attends The Hollywood Reporter’s annual most powerful people in media cocktail reception (Evan Agostini/AP)

Chris Licht, most recently Stephen Colbert’s top producer at CBS, was appointed as the new head of CNN, where he is expected to take over in May.

Licht’s expected appointment to replace Jeff Zucker as chief of CNN was widely reported over the weekend.

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