Insiders hail the end of her “reign of error.”
Kim Godwin, the first black woman to lead a major broadcast network news division, is calling it a day. And what a day it’s been. Her reign as head honcho of such well-known news programs as Good Morning America (GMA) and World News Tonight comes to an end after what many say was a tumultuous three-year period of grumbling and angst.
It couldn’t have been an easy ride for Godwin. Newsrooms are typically hotbeds of gossip, backbiting, and ego-driven conflicts. Unfortunately, much of the misery and chaos inside the ABC newsroom was leaked to other media outlets during Godwin’s tenure, and it didn’t paint a pretty picture. The grumbling must have reached the ABC brass because network executives dropped Godwin down a peg in the corporate hierarchy three months ago by appointing Debra OConnell as president of News Group…
