Adrienne Roark is exiting her top leadership post at CBS News after just a half-year in the job.
A source confirmed Roark’s departure. She told staffers that she would be leaving to join Tegna, the station group, according to the newsletter Breaker.
Roark was named president of editorial and newsgathering at CBS News and Stations in August, assuming the responsibilities of Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, who stepped down from her role stop the news division after just a year in the post. She had cited the pending merger between Skydance and Paramount Global, with cuts throughout the company.
Roark’s departure comes amid concern and consternation in the news division over Donald Trump’s attacks on 60 Minutes over the way that the show edited an interview with Kamala Harris. Sources say that discussions have taken place between Paramount Global executives and Trump’s team about settling the president’s $20 billion lawsuit against the network, even though it has been widely viewed by legal observers as frivolous. The Skydance-Paramount Global merger is currently pending regulatory review.
More to come.
