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Leadership updates

Hi editors, I'm Robin and I work for Beutler Ink. On behalf of C-SPAN, I am requesting some updates to the last paragraph of the Channel expansion and access subsection. Those changes are as follows:

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Lamb semi-retired in March 2012 and gave executive control of the network to his two lieutenants, Rob Kennedy and [[Susan Swain]]. On May 14, 2024, the C-SPAN board of directors announced that longtime [[CNN]] executive Sam Feist would become the new CEO. This announcement followed a national search initiated after Swain and Kennedy announced they would be retiring.
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In 2012, Lamb became executive [[chair (title)|chair]] of C-SPAN; [[Susan Swain]] and Robert Kennedy succeeded him as co-[[chief executive officer]]s (CEO). Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as CEO by Sam Feist, head of [[CNN]]'s Washington D.C. [[news bureau]], in 2024. Lamb retired in 2024 and was succeeded as chair by [[Patrick J. Esser|Patrick Esser]].

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stelter was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Jeremy Barr (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of CSPAN". Washington Post.
  3. ^ Stelter, Brian (March 18, 2012). "C-Span Founder to Step Down as Chief Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Barr, Jeremy (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of C-SPAN". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  5. ^ "Sam Feist". C-SPAN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  6. ^ "C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb Retires After 47 Years". C-SPAN. August 30, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

Here's what it would look like all together:

In 2012, Lamb became executive chair of C-SPAN; Susan Swain and Robert Kennedy succeeded him as co-chief executive officers (CEO).[1] Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as CEO by Sam Feist, head of CNN's Washington D.C. news bureau, in 2024.[2][3] Lamb retired in 2024 and was succeeded as chair by Patrick Esser.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ Stelter, Brian (March 18, 2012). "C-Span Founder to Step Down as Chief Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013.
  2. ^ a b Barr, Jeremy (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of C-SPAN". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Sam Feist". C-SPAN. Retrieved April 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb Retires After 47 Years". C-SPAN. August 30, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

Here's why I'm requesting these changes:

  • The current paragraph isn't accurate. Lamb did not semi-retire. He became chair of the board. The sourcing used and other sourcing available does not support a statement of semi-retirement
  • The paragraph uses some future-looking and otherwise non-encyclopedic language related to the succession of Sam Feist. My proposed replacement makes it clear the succession has happened, rather than talking in announcements which goes against WP:CRYSTALBALL
  • The paragraph's sourcing is not correct, and the cited Stelter piece says nothing about the succession at C-SPAN. I suspect this is just due to a similarity in the ref name to a different Stelter source. I have made a sourcing update so that sources match the content

Because I have a conflict of interest, I will avoid making direct changes to the article. @GRuban: would you have any interest in reviewing this request since you reviewed my Susan Swain requests? Please let me know what you think! Cheers, BINK Robin (talk) 19:21, 15 April 2025 (UTC)

 Done Ilovefood123123 (talk) 10:10, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
@Ilovefood123123: Thank you! BINK Robin (talk) 20:55, 29 May 2025 (UTC)
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