Ben Sherwood

ABC News Celebrates 50 Years - Posted January 27, 2012
No one can put a precise date on when ABC News started. But it was in 1962 that the network established an assignment desk and newsgathering capabilities: the guts of a TV news organization. And so today, ABCNewsers celebrated 50 years of providing news and information to American homes (and now... [FishbowlNY]

KHOU Investigative Reporter Mark Greenblatt Named ABC News Correspondent - Posted January 17, 2012
Veteran KHOU investigative reporter Mark Greenblatt is joining ABC News as a New York-based correspondent. ABC News president ... [TVSpy]

New Global Hires at ABC News - Posted January 17, 2012
[caption id="attachment_107146" align="alignright" width="165" caption="Mark Greenblatt"][/caption]ABC News has hired two new correspondents, brought back a third, and upped a fourth for posts around the world. News president Ben Sherwood has hired ... [TVNewser]

Longtime CBS News correspondent Richard Threlkeld Killed in Car Crash - Posted January 13, 2012
Richard Threlkeld, who spent 25 years as an anchor and correspondent at CBS News, was killed this morning ... [FishbowlNY]

A Few More Minutes with Andy Rooney - Posted January 12, 2012
Friends and colleagues from across the TV spectrum joined Andy Rooney's four children this morning at Rose Hall, bidding farewell to the CBS News essayist, who died Nove... [TVNewser]

'World News Now' Celebrates 20 Years - Posted January 6, 2012
While NBC celebrates 60 years of "Today" next week, today ABC is marking 20 years of "World News Now." ABC News president Ben Sherwood calls the overnight news show, "the unsung hero of our news division." And to the production team, "You all have the confidence and creativity to take risks... [TVNewser]

Paula Faris To Join ABC As 'World News Now' Anchor - Posted December 22, 2011
ABC News president Ben Sherwood has officially announced the hire of Paula Faris as co-anchor of "World News Now" and "America This Morning." Faris joins A... [TVNewser]

ABC News: Come To Us To Understand What's Going On - Posted December 19, 2011
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NewsPro Names '10 Most Powerful in Television News' - Posted December 19, 2011
TVWeek's NewsPro magazine has announced its "10 Most Powerful in Television News," and the 2011 list features executives from all the broadcast and cable networks. Fox News CEO ... [FishbowlNY]

Jim Sciutto Leaving ABC News - Posted December 15, 2011
After 13 years with ABC News correspondent Jim Sciutto is leaving the network and TV news. He's moving to China where he'll be Chief of Staff to U.S. Ambassador to China Gary Locke... [TVNewser]

It's Official: Local Anchors Ginger Zee and Bazi Kanani Will Join ABC News - Posted November 7, 2011
ABC News president ... [TVSpy]

Kelly Cobiella and Bazi Kanani Join ABC News - Posted November 7, 2011
ABC News is on a talent hiring spree. In addition to two local news anchors from Chicago set to join the network, ABC News president Ben Sherwood... [TVNewser]

Sam Donaldson on Co-Anchor 'Jealousies' and Why 'The News Business Has Moved On' - Posted October 31, 2011
There is no trick involved in tonight's Halloween treat for Boomer news junkies -- Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts really are co-anchors again. Th... [TVNewser]

Newsers Pack the Waldorf to Honor Women Reporters - Posted October 27, 2011
PBS' Judy Woodruff was the mistress of ceremony at an awards luncheon of the of International Women's Media Foundation today at the Waldorf-Astoria. Four women journalists were honored for their work confronting danger while doing their jobs. Among them: Adela Navarro Bello, general director and columnist for Zeta news ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Stars Assemble for Photo Shoot - Posted October 26, 2011
Just about anybody who is on ABC News was in a photo studio on Manhattan's West Side this morning for what ABC News president Ben Sherwood calls a one-of-a-kind photo shoot. "Never in the history of the industry has ther... [TVNewser]

Todd Donovan Named SVP of BO&E at ABC News - Posted October 18, 2011
Todd Donovan has been promoted to senior vice president of broadcast operations and engineering at ABC Television, ABC News president Ben Sherwood announced today... [TVNewser]

Network News Chiefs: 'The audience ultimately will make the decision as to whether we are still relevant or capable or not' - Posted October 5, 2011
At The Atlantic's Washington ideas Forum this afternoon, the magazine brought together the three networks news chiefs for a panel discussion. James Fallows spoke to NBC's Steve Capus, ABC's Ben Sherwood and CBS' ... [TVNewser]

Analysis: For ABC News and Yahoo!, New Partnership Requires a Long-Term Investment - Posted October 3, 2011
Fox News, The Huffington Post, Current TV, Gawker, Turner Sports, CBS and CBS News, Microsoft, Granite Broadcasting, CNN.com and ABC News--twice. These are just some of the major media companies that have partnered with Yahoo! over the last 15 years. Many of the agreements have been sma... [TVNewser]

Yahoo! and ABC News Launch New Partnership - Posted October 3, 2011
Yahoo! and ABC News just announced the launch of an extensive newsgathering partnership today. Under the agreement, ABC News becomes the primary news content provider for Yahoo!--although content from both organizations will be ... [FishbowlLA]

Clarissa Ward Jumps to CBS News - Posted October 3, 2011
First on TVNewser: ABC News foreign correspondent Clarissa Ward is jumping to CBS News. Ward will join CBS in December, where she will report from Kabul, Afghanistan for all of the CBS News platforms and shows, includin... [TVNewser]

ABC News Partners with Yahoo! - Posted October 3, 2011
Diane Sawyer, Barbara Walters, David Muir, ... [TVNewser]

Analysis: Don't Expect Networks to Pay Up For Casey Anthony Interview - Posted July 28, 2011
Reports from the past few days have suggested that Casey Anthony's legal team is already speaking to net... [FishbowlNY]

At ABC News, a Move Away From License Fees - Posted July 25, 2011
ABC News is planning to cut down significantly on the number of interviews it gets via the paying of license fees, ... [TVNewser]

CBS, ABC Staff Up for 2012 Election Cycle - Posted July 25, 2011
Both CBS News and ABC News announced key staffing appointments for their political teams today, as the 2012 election cycle looms. CBS News president David Rhodes announced in an email to staffers that ... [TVNewser]

NJ's Brownstein Gets ABC News Gig - Posted July 25, 2011
This just in...an announcement from ABC News President Ben Sherwood on NJ Editorial Director Ron Brownstein joining the network's political team. He ... [FishbowlDC]

Katie Couric Gets Acquainted With ABC News - Posted June 22, 2011
The Huffington Post reports that former "CBS Evening News" anchor and soon-to-be ABC News contributor Katie Couric atten... [TVNewser]

Andrew Morse named head of Bloomberg TV - Posted June 16, 2011
Andrew Morse is leaving ABC News after 15 years and joining Bloomberg as head of U.S. Television. Morse will oversee editorial, programming, operations and development in the U.S. for Bloomberg Television, the 24-hour business news channel. In addit... [TVNewser]

Network News presidents get together to honor Jeff Gralnick - Posted June 13, 2011
NBC News president Steve Capus, ABC News president Ben Sherwood and CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager will put compeition aside for a few hours next week as they honor Jeff Gralnick, who worked at all three network news divisions in his ca... [TVNewser]

Matthew Dowd Takes on Expanded Political Role at ABC News - Posted June 12, 2011
Former political strategist Matthew Dowd is taking on an expanded role at ABC News, according to a memo sent to staff by ABC News president Ben Sherwood. "In the past f... [TVNewser]

Morning Shows Zipline into Summer Concert Season - Posted May 27, 2011
[caption id="attachment_68632" align="alignnone" width="537" caption=""Good Morning America" anchors introduce the last of five songs Lady Gaga performed during the first of show's summer concerts in Central Park."][/caption] It's dawn for morning TV's Summer concerts once again, with Lady Gaga in Central Park for "Good ... [FishbowlNY]

ABC News' Clem Lane, 50, Dies - Posted May 14, 2011
Clem Lane, a longtime editorial staffer for ABC News passed away last night, announced ABC News president Ben Sherwood. Lane, who joined ABC News in 1983 had worked in the London, Los Angeles and New York newsrooms over the years. For a time, he penned Clem's Chronicl... [TVNewser]

Rick Kaplan named EP of ABC's 'This Week with Christiane Amanpour' - Posted May 12, 2011
He's not even out, and he's already back in. Rick Kaplan, whose final "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" production is set for tonight, is about to undertake his t... [TVNewser]

Tapper Wins Deadline Pressure Award - Posted April 22, 2011
For the second consecutive year, the White House Correspondent's Association has chosen ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper as the winner of the Merriman Smith Award for Excellence in Presidential Coverage Under Deadline Pressure. H... [FishbowlDC]

Ben Sherwood Names 3 to Executive Team; Barbara Fedida, Susan Mercandetti return to ABC News - Posted April 19, 2011
Four months into the top job at ABC News Ben Sherwood is building his executive team, and he's tapped two former colleagues for leadership roles. As we've been re... [TVNewser]

Paul Slavin Leaving ABC News after 33 years - Posted April 15, 2011
Paul Slavin, Senior VP of Digital for ABC News, is leaving the network where he began almost 33 years ago as a desk assistant. From his start at ABC News in 1979, Slavin rose from associate producer on "20/20", to producer for "This Week with David Brinkley"... [TVNewser]

Paul Slavin Leaving ABC News after 33 years - Posted April 15, 2011
Paul Slavin, Senior VP of Digital for ABC News, is leaving the network where he began almost 33 years ago as a desk assistant. From his start at ABC News in 1979, Slavin rose from associate producer on "20/20", to producer for "This Week with David Brinkley"... [FishbowlNY]

ABC News takes Archives to the eBook Store - Posted April 15, 2011
Considering the president of the news division is also a best-selling author, this should come as no surprise. Our publishing blog GalleyCat ... [TVNewser]

ABC News Unveils ABC Video Bookstore App - Posted April 14, 2011
Today ABC News introduced an interactive ABC Video Bookstore in the Apple App Store, producing eBooks and enhanced eBooks that draw from the news organization's extensive archives. ... [GalleyCat]

ABC News Unveils ABC Video Bookstore App - Posted April 14, 2011
Today ABC News introduced an interactive ABC Video Bookstore in the Apple App Store, producing eBooks and enhanced eBooks that draw from the news organization's extensive archives. ... [semanticweb.com]

Network Rivals Come Together for Common Cause - Posted April 14, 2011
ABC, CNN and CBS news executives all headed to NBC's 30 Rockefeller Center headquarters yesterday to discuss the safety and well-being of freelance journalists who increasingly serve the network news divisions worldwide. NBC News president ... [TVNewser]

Juju Chang Moving To 'Nightline,' ESPN's Josh Elliott To Become 'GMA' Newsreader - Posted March 29, 2011
Breaking: Changes are afoot at ABC's "Good Morning America," as Juju Chang will soon leave the program to join "Nightline," as a correspondent and fill-in anchor, while ESPN "Sportscenter" anchor ... [FishbowlNY]

Returning to Her Roots, Lara Spencer Joins 'GMA' - Posted March 17, 2011
Lara Spencer is returning to her roots. The former WABC reporter and one-time "Good Morning America" correspondent is joining "GMA" as a "lifestyle anchor." In an email to staff, ABC News pre... [TVSpy]

Katie Couric talks with ABC News - Posted March 15, 2011
Two new reports on the future of Katie Couric, including a meeting held with ABC News president Ben Sherwood last month, ... [TVNewser]

Who is Ben Sherwood? Depends who you ask - Posted March 11, 2011
The New York Times Sunday Styles section will have a profile of new ABC News president Ben Sherwood. The piece examines Sherwood's on-again, off-again relationship wit... [TVNewser]

Dan Abrams (Officially) Signs with ABC News - Posted February 28, 2011
Mediaite founder and former MSNBC host, GM and NBC legal analyst Dan Abrams is joining ABC News. As we reported in Janua... [TVNewser]

Breaking: Jim Murphy Leaving 'Good Morning America' - Posted February 23, 2011
First on TVNewser: ABC's "Good Morning America" senior executive producer Jim Murphy is leaving ABC News and will soon be named executive producer of Anderson Cooper... [FishbowlNY]

'Nightline' shortened by 5 minutes, Jimmy Kimmel to Start at Midnight ET - Posted January 20, 2011
ABC News "Nightline" is losing 5 minutes every night, but gaining about 13 hours in ABC primetime this year. The news, just announced in a staff email from ABC News boss Ben Sherwood, and obtained by TVNewser, is that the new 25-minute "Nightline" will allow "Jimmy Kim... [TVNewser]

TV News Bosses Discuss Media Criticism Following Tucson Shooting - Posted January 11, 2011
Following comments from... [TVNewser]

ABC News Chief Ben Sherwood: No More Layoffs, But Change Needs to Come to the Broadcast News Division - Posted January 10, 2011
This morning, new ABC News president Ben Sherwood kicked off ABC's day of presentations at the Television Critics Association Winter press tour in Pasadena. Sherwood told the assembled critics that there were ... [TVNewser]

ABC News President Ben Sherwood 'Laughs Off' Video Criticizing Him - Posted December 22, 2010
A video posted on Vimeo by someone using the pseudonym "Roone Arledge" (the former president of ABC News & Sports) a few days ago has been making the rounds at ABC and at other news organizations. The video attacks the choice of Ben Sherwood as the new president of ABC News: ... [TVNewser]

In Addition to CNN, WMUR Partnering with ABC News for Debate - Posted December 16, 2010
On the heels of announcing its partnership with CNN, WMUR is saying that it will team with ABC News to cover the Republican presidential primary debate. The ABC-affiliate will work with both CNN and ABC News to cover the debate, which will be the first big test for Republic... [TVSpy]

ABC News to Host Republican Primary Debate Between Iowa Caucus, New Hampshire Primary - Posted December 15, 2010
ABC News is the latest network to get into the 2012 Presidential debate game, announcing a GOP primary debate to be held in New Hampshire in between the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire primary in 2012. ABC will be partnering with Hearst-owned ABC affiliate WMUR on the debate. WMUR ... [TVNewser]

John Green Upped at ABC News - Posted December 10, 2010
ABC News veteran John Green has been named Executive Producer of ABC Newsmagazines. For the past 3 years, Green has been EP of special programming and development at ABC News. Before that he was EP of "Good Morning America" weekend, which he launched in 2004. In a note... [TVNewser]

Ben Sherwood: 'An insider and outsider there, and that's what ABC was looking for' - Posted December 4, 2010
While most industry types were surprised by yesterday's announcement of Ben Sherwood as ABC News president, ... [TVNewser]

ABC News' Sherwood: 'One Big Challenge is the Rapidly Changing World of News and Information" - Posted December 3, 2010
[caption id="attachment_10444" align="alignleft" width="577" caption="Sherwood (at left) and outgoing president David Westin shake hands during today's announcement."][/caption] Our colleagues at TVNewser interviewed the newly-named presiden... [PRNewser]

And Now The Good News: No More Cuts At ABC Under New Leadership - Posted December 3, 2010
Ben Sherwood will be taking over ABC News Monday morning, and our sister blog TVNewser has the scoop from the incoming president. ABC cut hundreds of jobs earlier this year but it sounds as if the worst is over: Sherwood... [MediaJobsDaily]

'Charlie St. Cloud' Novelist to Lead ABC News - Posted December 3, 2010
Novelist and TV news producer Ben Sherwood (pictured, via) has been ... [GalleyCat]

What Ben Sherwood Inherits: 'GMA,' 'World News,' 'This Week,' and 'Nightline' by the Numbers - Posted December 3, 2010
Ben Sherwood not only inherits from David Westin (right at ABC News HQ this morning) a smaller ABC News staff then the one he left four years ago, he'll also be overseeing... [TVNewser]

Ben Sherwood: 'There's not been a syllable about cuts or more shrinking' - Posted December 3, 2010
Incoming ABC News president Ben Sherwood and outgoing news boss David Westin this morning at ABC News headquarters as Sherwood was re-introduced to the ABC News staff. Ben Sherwood... [TVNewser]

Producer, Author, Entrepreneur, now Network News President - Posted December 3, 2010
We'll be talking with Ben Sherwood about his new job this afternoon. In the meantime, here's the press release announcing his appointment as ABC News president. ... [TVNewser]

Ben Sherwood Will Put Novels on Hold as ABC News President - Posted December 3, 2010
Our sibling blog TVNewser interviewed incoming ABC News president Ben Sherwood... [GalleyCat]

Breaking: Ben Sherwood to Lead ABC News - Posted December 3, 2010
First on TVNewser: Anne Sweeney, the president of Disney/ABC Television has named Ben Sherwood to lead the news division, TVNewser has learn... [TVNewser]

Ben Sherwood on Going from News Producer to Author of a Novel-turned Zac Efron Movie - Posted August 4, 2010
In her daily pre-World News webcast "The Conversation" today, ABC's Diane Sawyer talks with her former producer-turned-author Ben Sherwood whose book was turned into a the Zac Efron movie "Charlie St. Cloud." Sawyer talks with Sherwood about how one ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Former 'GMA' EP Sees Novel Adaptation Hit Theaters - Posted August 2, 2010
Former "Good Morning America" executive producer Ben Sherwood saw his bestselling novel, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud, appear on the big screen this week as the film adaptation starting Zac Efron opened Friday in 2,718 th... [TVNewser]

Charlie St. Cloud Sequel Sold - Posted August 2, 2010
As the adaptation Charlie St. Cloud debuted this weekend (starring Zac Efron), Ballantine Bantam Dell acquired a sequel to the bestselling novel by Ben Sherwood. Editor-in-chief ... [GalleyCat]