American television newsman and producer (born 1971)
Chris Licht
Licht in 2015
Born
Christopher Andrew Licht
(1971-10-22) October 22, 1971 (age 52)
Switzerland
Nationality
American
Education
Syracuse University (BA)
Years active
1993–present
Notable work
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Our Cartoon President
CBS This Morning Morning Joe
Spouse
Jenny Blanco
(m. 2006)
[1]
Children
2
Christopher Andrew Licht (born October 22, 1971)[2] is an American television newsman and producer. He is best known as the showrunner and executive producer of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, as well as CBS's executive vice president of special programming. He is also known for having launched Morning Joe on MSNBC, and the reboot of CBS This Morning. From May 2022 to June 2023 he was the chairman and CEO of CNN.
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^POLITICO Staff (October 22, 2018). "BIRTHDAY OF THE DAY: Chris Licht, executive producer/showrunner of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' and EVP of special programming at CBS Corp". POLITICO. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
"'Killer Producer' ChrisLicht's New Life". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on April 18, 2017. Retrieved April 17, 2017. Licht, Chris (May 24, 2011)...
and Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962–64. With the takeover of CNN by ChrisLicht and Warner Bros. Discovery, it was announced in October 2022 that CNN...
Hayes, Dade (May 18, 2022). "Chris Wallace Talk Show Headed To HBO Max And CNN Sunday Night Slot; New CNN Boss ChrisLicht Vows To 'Challenge' Cable News...
details. On April 13, 2016, former CBS This Morning executive producer ChrisLicht was named showrunner for The Late Show; CBS had shown concerns that,...
2022, CNN chief ChrisLicht oversaw the addition of guidance regarding the use of "breaking news" to the network's style guide. Licht, who took over leadership...
program was established as part of programming changes led by new CNN head ChrisLicht. For contractual reasons, the program also aired in simulcast on HLN...
appointed ChrisLicht as CEO of CNN in 2022 and received criticism for not interviewing internal candidates. With Zaslav's support, Licht implemented...
November 8, 2020, on Showtime. The series was created by Stephen Colbert, ChrisLicht, Matt Lappin, Tim Luecke, and R. J. Fried and is based on a recurring...
Jason Licht (/ˈlaɪt/; born February 13, 1971) is an American football executive who is the general manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National...
as part of changes to CNN's programming instituted by new president ChrisLicht, it was announced that the network planned to re-launch its daytime rolling...
since 1999. The founding executive producer of CBS This Morning was ChrisLicht, who was hired by CBS in the spring of 2011 after serving as executive...
Hayes, Dade (2022-05-18). "Chris Wallace Talk Show Headed To HBO Max And CNN Sunday Night Slot; New CNN Boss ChrisLicht Vows To "Challenge" Cable News...
produced by comedian and The Late Show host Stephen Colbert, R. J. Fried, ChrisLicht and Tim Luecke. The series premiered on CBS All Access (now Paramount+)...
platforms. She became the interim head of CNN with the departure of ChrisLicht in June 2023. Entelis was born Amy Lynn Radwell, the daughter of Jeanne...
would become Morning Joe with Scarborough Country executive producer ChrisLicht and screenwriter John Ridley. The pun in the show's title is echoed by...
April 10, 2024, the program was not aired on Wednesdays after CNN chief ChrisLicht had wanted more personality-based programming on the network and this...
Cartoon President Stephen Colbert, ChrisLicht, Tim Luecke, R. J. Fried, and Matt Lappin 2018–2020 Spartina Productions Licht Media Solutions Showtime Networks...
made public in early January 2022 during the network's investigation into Chris Cuomo. Following his resignation from CNN, Zucker also resigned from his...
2014. In November 2022, the series was cancelled after then-CNN CEO ChrisLicht discontinued CNN Original Series supplied by outside production companies...
Show with Stephen Colbert Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; ChrisLicht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Barry Julien, co-executive...
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