Head of Oprah Winfrey Network Steps Down
Written by DJ Special Blend from Chicago on May 7, 2011
Christina Norman has bounced from Oprah’s network. The network ain’t been around but for a minute. Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications, will be sitting in the big chair on an interim basis. He’s supposed to help find a replacement. Miss Norman used to run MTV. AP suggest that it was a ratings thing.
CHICAGO (News One) — In the wake of initial disappointing ratings for OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, its head, Christina Norman, has abruptly left the 4-month-old channel.
The network announced Friday that Peter Liguori, the chief operating officer for Discovery Communications, will take over on an interim basis. His appointment is effective immediately.
OWN, which premiered on Jan. 1, is jointly owned by Discovery and Winfrey’s Harpo, Inc.
Winfrey said she and Liguori will work together the reminder of this year to recruit a permanent CEO for the network’s “next phase of growth.”
Winfrey added that with the end of her syndicated talk show this month, she can devote her full energies to OWN.
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