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   From: bwoodward@fakenews.cnn.com   
      
   Channing Dungey, the ABC Entertainment president who made the bold   
   decision to yank Roseanne after its star made a racist tweet, has   
   resigned her post.   
      
   Dungey will be replaced by Karey Burke, the current head of   
   programming at Freeform, ABC’s sister cable network.   
      
   “I’m incredibly proud of what the team and I have accomplished over   
   the years, and all the meaningful and impactful programming we’ve   
   developed,” Dungey said in a statement. “This job has been the   
   highlight of my career. While I’ve loved every moment and knew I could   
   call ABC home for many years to come, I’m excited to tackle new   
   challenges.”   
      
   It was Dungey who announced the cancellation of Roseanne after   
   Roseanne Barr posted a racist tweet about Obama adviser Valerie   
   Jarrett. “Roseanne’s Twitter statement is abhorrent, repugnant and   
   inconsistent with our values, and we have decided to cancel her show,”   
   she said at the time.   
      
   Dungey became the first black American president of a major broadcast   
   TV network when took she over the top post in 2016. Though she helped   
   to launch new hits like The Good Doctor, her tenure was marred when   
   uber-producer Shonda Rhimes and Kenya Barris (black-ish) left ABC   
   Studios for rich new pacts at Netflix. She was widely praised,   
   however, for canceling Roseanne and for figuring out a way to salvage   
   the production by launching The Conners without Barr.   
      
   Burke brings a wealth of experience to the role as ABC Entertainment   
   president. A veteran of the broadcast TV business, Burke began her   
   career at NBC, where she rose through the ranks to oversee production   
   of series including The West Wing, Will & Grace, and ER. She also   
   helped to develop shows like Freaks and Geeks, Scrubs, Friends, Mad   
   About You, and Just Shoot Me before eventually leaving the network to   
   work as an independent producer.   
      
   She was named executive vice president of programming at Freeform in   
   2014.   
      
   https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/16/channing-dungey-abc-president-resig   
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