Kimberly Godwin
Kimberly Godwin is an award-winning television executive. In April 2021, Godwin was named president of ABC News making her both the first African-American person and first African-American woman to lead a major broadcast news network.[1][2][3][4]
Education
Godwin graduated from Florida A&M 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, executive vice president of News, and executive vice president of News.[5]
In April 2021, Godwin was named president of ABC News. She is the first African-American person and first African-American woman to lead a major network's broadcast new division.[2]
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][6]
References
- ^ "Kimberly Godwin Named President of ABC News". The Hollywood Reporter. 2021-04-14. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Business, Brian Stelter, CNN. "The new president of ABC News is about to make history". CNN. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c News, A. B. C. "Kimberly Godwin makes network history as next president of ABC News". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-04-16.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "It's Official: Kim Godwin Makes History as First Black Executive, First Black Woman to Head ABC News". Retrieved 2021-04-16.