EXCLUSIVE: It’s the end of another era for American Idol.Showrunner Trish Kinane is stepping down and retiring from the ABC show with exec producer Megan Michaels Wolflick moving up to take the big chair.It comes ahead of the finale of season four on May 23 and after it was renewed for season five.Kinane has been showrunner of American Idol since 2016 with season 15, its last on Fox, and the four seasons on ABC since 2018.
She has been an exec producer of American Idol since its launch in the U.S. She has also held a dual role of President of Entertainment Programming for Fremantle and will also be stepping down from that position.She will stay on as a consultant and exec producer on the show.Megan Michaels Wolflick, who has been Kinane’s
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