Longtime CNN executive Sam Feist will leave the network at the end of June to become the new CEO of the nonprofit public affairs network C-SPAN, the network’s board of directors announced Tuesday.
Feist will become only the third CEO in the network’s 45-year history, taking over the role from co-CEOs Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, who have served in this role since 2012.
“Our democracy needs C-SPAN now more than ever,” Feist said in a statement. “I look forward to working with C-SPAN’s extraordinary and dedicated team to expand the network’s reach and meet new audiences where they are.”