ABC News boss Kim Godwin ‘badmouthing’ new boss was ‘last straw’: sources

Embattled ABC News president Kim Godwin stepped down after she was caught “badmouthing” her new boss — the “last straw” in a “confluence” of bad decisions that included the bungled firing of weatherman Rob Marciano last week, The Post has learned. Godwin — the first black person to lead a major network news division — … Read more

Embattled ABC News President Kim Godwin steps down: sources

Embattled ABC News President Kim Godwin announced she was calling it quits Sunday night as she faced heightened scrutiny from corporate superiors over her job performance — and months after she was stripped of much of her power, sources confirmed to The Post. “I have decided to retire from broadcast journalism,” Godwin said in a … Read more

ABC News president Kim Godwin gets new ‘micromanager boss,’ effectively demoted: sources

Embattled ABC News president Kim Godwin was effectively demoted and will report to a “micromanager boss,” insiders told The Post — after parent Disney on Wednesday announced a major restructuring to the network’s leadership. The Mouse House said it is elevating veteran executive Debra O’Connell to helm a new division that would encompass ABC News, … Read more

COVID-19 variant JN.1 leading cause of infection in US- CDC

The Omicron coronavirus subvariant JN.1 now makes up about 44.2 per cent of COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The variant, which was previously classified under its parent strain, BA.2.86, prompted concern among some scientists earlier this year due to its high number of … Read more