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Chris Licht will be replaced for an interim period by longtime CNN executive Amy Entelis. | Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images
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<p class="story-meta__authors">By <span class="vcard"><a href="https://www.politico.com/staff/kierra-frazier" target="_top">Kierra Frazier</a></span></p><p class="story-meta__timestamp">
<time datetime="2023-06-07 09:05:49">06/07/2023 09:05 AM EDT</time>
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">CNN CEO Chris Licht is stepping down, according to reports published Wednesday morning.</p>
<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The news comes after Licht’s rocky tenure as CEO, a widely criticized town hall with former President Donald Trump and a recent <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/06/cnn-ratings-chris-licht-trump/674255/" class=" js-tealium-tracking " target="_blank" data-tracking="mpos=&amp;mid=&amp;lindex=&amp;lcol=">Atlantic profile</a> on the CEO.</p>
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<p class="story-text__paragraph ">The news of Licht’s departure was <a href="https://puck.news/lichts-out/" class=" js-tealium-tracking " target="_blank" data-tracking="mpos=&amp;mid=&amp;lindex=&amp;lcol=">first reported by Puck</a>, and confirmed by <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/business/media/chris-licht-cnn.html" class=" js-tealium-tracking " target="_blank" data-tracking="mpos=&amp;mid=&amp;lindex=&amp;lcol=">The New York Times</a> and <a href="https://www.axios.com/2023/06/07/cnn-chris-licht-step-down-atlantic" class=" js-tealium-tracking " target="_blank" data-tracking="mpos=&amp;mid=&amp;lindex=&amp;lcol=">Axios</a>. Licht will be replaced for an interim period by longtime CNN executive Amy Entelis, according to Puck. </p>


The news comes after a widely criticized town hall with former President Donald Trump and a recent Atlantic profile on the CEO.{ai:summary}<p>CNN CEO Chris Licht is stepping down amid criticism of his tenure and a controversial town hall with former President Donald Trump. He will be replaced on an interim basis by longtime CNN executive Amy Entelis. #media</p>

CNN CEO Chris Licht to step down, reports say

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