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Stephen Colbert’s Exec Producer Is Set to Be New CNN Boss

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Chris Licht will reportedly replace ousted Jeff Zucker this spring.

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Chris Licht, a veteran media executive who runs The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, is set replace ousted Jeff Zucker as president of CNN, the news organization reported Saturday.

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