Kim Goodwin Out At ABC News!

ABC News president out.

Just weeks after Rob Marciano was fired out the cannon, ABC News president Kim Goodwin is out as well. The Walt Disney Media Company which owns ABC News has struggled with programming. Calling it an early retirement.

Although ABC has No. 1 with ABC News Tonight with David Muir, the other shows are not doing so well.

Goodwin was the one responsible for firing Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes after it was revealed the two were involved while married to their former spouses.

Also she was responsible for icing Whoopi Goldberg after The View host criticized Israel and the AIPAC influence on politicians. She also said the Holocaust was not about race.

Godwin, the first Black woman to lead a network news division, said Sunday she was retiring from the business. Debra O’Connell said she will be in charge “for the time being” as it looks ahead.

Godwin inherited a news division where its two most important programs, “World News Tonight” and “Good Morning America,” led rivals at CBS and NBC in the ratings. They’re still ahead, although “Good Morning America” has seen some slippage amid the messy departures of anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach, and Cecilia Vega’s jump to CBS News.

Godwin was recruited as an outsider from CBS News and was beset by grumbling about her management style that made it into print.

In a note to staff members, Godwin said she understood and appreciated the significance of being the first Black woman to hold such a prominent broadcast news role.

“It’s both a privilege and a debt to those who chipped away at the ceiling before me to lead a team whose brand is synonymous with trust, integrity and a dogged determination to be the best in the business,” she wrote.

After working at ABC, CBS, NBC and at 10 local news stations in nine cities, Godwin said she’s quitting the business.

“I leave with my head held high and wish the entire team continued success,” she wrote.