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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.
David Leavy, CNN’s Chief Operating Officer, Will Return to Warner Bros. Discovery
David Leavy will leave CNN and return to duties at corporate parent Warner Bros. Discovery, where he has long been a key aide ...
CNN COO David Leavy Pivots Back to Role at Warner Bros. Discovery
CNN Chief Operating Officer David Leavy is heading back to Warner Bros. Discovery, two years after leaving the entertainment ...
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 CEO Chris Licht was ousted two years ago.
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David Leavy Leaves CNN, Returns to Warner Bros. Discovery
David Leavy, who joined CNN as Chief Operating Officer during one of the most turbulent periods in the network’s history, is ...
New York Post2y
CNN boss Chris Licht’s days could be numbered after Warner Bros. Discovery names COO
Now, Thursday’s announcement that David Leavy, a longtime loyalist of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, will become CNN’s COO has “fueled talk of an imminent power struggle — and ...
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CNN Names David Leavy, a Key Zaslav Lieutenant, COO
David Leavy, a longtime confidant of Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav, was named chief operating officer of CNN Thursday, in a move that may free up CEO Chris Licht to focus more intently ...
The Hollywood Reporter2y
David Leavy Tapped as COO of CNN
On Thursday the company announced that David Leavy, currently WBD’s chief corporate affairs officer, will become COO of the news brand, reporting to CNN CEO Chris Licht. Leavy is a 23-year ...
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CNN’s Chief Operating Officer, David Leavy, To Return To Warner Bros
David Leavy, who’s been steering the ship as Chief Operating Officer at CNN Worldwide since mid-2023, is stepping away from the role at the end of June 2025. He’s heading back to familiar ...