Revolving Door Roundup: David Leavy Returns to Warner Bros. Discovery From CNN

Revolving Door Roundup: David Leavy Returns to Warner Bros. Discovery From CNN

Leavy has been with CNN for two years.

CNN Chief Operating Officer Heads Back to Warner Bros. Discovery

Longtime Discovery executive David Leavy stepped in to manage the news brand right as former chief Chris Licht was ousted two years ago.

David Leavy To Depart As COO Of CNN, Will Return To Parent Warner Bros. Discovery

David Leavy is departing his position as chief operating officer of CNN Worldwide and will return to parent Warner Bros. Discovery. Mark Thompson, chairman and CEO of CNN, wrote that Leavy “has decided to return to a role at Warner Bros. Discovery in the weeks ahead.” Leavy has served as COO for the past two […]

David Leavy Leaves CNN, Returns to Warner Bros. Discovery | Radio & Television Business Report

David Leavy, who joined CNN as Chief Operating Officer during one of the most turbulent periods in the network’s history, is leaving the cable news brand and returning to Warner Bros. Discovery, where he previously spent over two decades. Leavy stepped into CNN’s leadership in 2023, following the abrupt departure of then-chairman Chris Licht. Initially brought on during Licht’s programming overhaul, Leavy transitioned into a co-leadership role a…

Memo: David Leavy, who became CNN's COO in 2023, is leaving; sources say the longtime key lieutenant of David Zaslav is returning to Warner Bros. Discovery

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