Longtime Discovery Communications executive Eileen O’Neill is leaving the company on her 25th anniversary this May. She made the announcement herself via an internal memo on Friday, which was obtained by TheWrap.
In her note, O’Neill recounted many of her successes with her team, including the ratings hit that was “Jon & Kate Plus 8” and the phenomenon of Shark Week.
Plus, “We introduced a sweet baker and a couple of fast and loud car guys to our global audiences; we celebrated five more births with Jim and Michelle Duggar since we first met them in 2004; we held hands and held our collective breath watching Felix Baumgartner ascend to Emmy-winning heights and Nik Wallenda power-walk across the Grand Canyon and into history,” she penned.