Shortly after news broke that Mark Pedowitz is stepping down as Chairman and CEO of the CW, effective immediately, the veteran TV executives sent a memo to his staff about his departure. “Together, we have accomplished so much,” Pedowitz wrote. “This upstart network with its unique blend of programming brought The CW into the forefront of pop culture and social media.
We made water cooler TV in a multi-platform world. We embraced what the audience wanted and gave it to them.” Pedowitz had been at the helm of the broadcast network for eleven and a half years — one of the longest tenures in network television — the last almost three as Chairman and CEO.
His exit comes as Nexstar Media Group is taking over the CW, with its acquisition of 75% stake in the 16-year-old broadcast operation now completed.
He will be replaced by Dennis Miller as President, confirming new owners’ intention to take the CW in a different direction.
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