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Kimberly Godwin

Kimberly Godwin

African-American television executive

Kimberly Godwin is an American television executive. In April 2021, Godwin was named president of ABC News making her the first black woman to lead a major American broadcast news network.[1][2][3][4]

Education

Godwin graduated from Florida A&M University with a degree in broadcast journalism.[5]

Career

Godwin has held newsroom-leadership roles in various cities including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia and Cleveland.[2]

Godwin joined CBS News in 2007. While with the network, she served as senior broadcast producer of CBS Evening News, executive director for development and diversity, and executive vice president of News.[5]

In April 2021, Godwin was named president of ABC News. She is the first black woman to lead a major American network's broadcast news division.[2][6]

Awards

Godwin has won six National News and Documentary Emmy Awards, two Edward R. Murrow Awards, an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award, a Sigma Delta Chi Award, and the National Association of Black Journalists' Ida B. Wells Award.[5][7]

References

  1. [1]
    "Kimberly Godwin Named President of ABC News". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  2. [2]
    Grynbaum, Michael M.; Koblin, John (2021-04-14). "ABC News names Kimberly Godwin as its new president". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  3. [3]
    Barr, Jeremy. "Kim Godwin will be president of ABC News, the first black woman to run a broadcast television news division". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  4. [4]
    Brian Stelter (14 April 2021). "The new president of ABC News is about to make history". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  5. [5]
    "Kimberly Godwin makes network history as next president of ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
  6. [6]
    Brian Stelter (14 April 2021). "The new president of ABC News is about to make history". CNN. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
  7. [7]
    "It's Official: Kim Godwin Makes History as First Black Executive, First black Woman to Head ABC News". 14 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
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