Stacia Philips Deshishku Upped To VP/GM Of ABC Radio

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ABC NEWS has promoted WASHINGTON Deputy Bureau Chief and Interim ABC RADIO VP/GM STACIA PHILIPS DESHISHKU to VP/GM of ABC RADIO. DESHISHKU has been serving as Interim VGM since the departure of longtime division leader STEVE JONES for the Pres./COO post at SKYVIEW NETWORKS in APRIL.

In an e-mail to staffers, ABC NEWS President JAMES GOLDSTON wrote, "In APRIL we asked STACIA to be the interim leader of the radio division. She dove in immediately and quickly demonstrated the same steadfast leadership and journalistic smarts the WASHINGTON team has come to rely on during her tenure as deputy bureau chief for the last five years. Although I know she will be missed greatly in WASHINGTON, we are thrilled to have her join us in NEW YORK full time.

"STACIA is a terrific mentor, providing wise and candid counsel to all, including me. She helped successfully transform the WASHINGTON bureau and was instrumental in ensuring it maintained its competitive edge and high standards in this non-stop news cycle. Throughout her impressive career STACIA reported on big stories and events at home and around the world. She covered the WHITE HOUSE extensively, during the 2000 election was CNN's Manager of Political Coverage and later was head of CNN's WHITE HOUSE unit. STACIA led CNN’s breaking news coverage for many years, including the network’s PEABODY AWARD-winning coverage of Hurricane Katrina.

"As VP/GM, STACIA will be integral in leading ABC News to even greater success and growth in this exciting time for the audio industry. I’m incredibly proud of the team’s success and its well-earned reputation for outstanding breaking news coverage and its top podcasts, including THE DROPOUT, which ranked in the top 10 for over two months, and START HERE. I can’t wait to see where they’ll go next."

DESHISHKU tweeted, "“I am thrilled to join the @ABCRadio powerhouse at this exciting and innovative time for the audio world. I'm honored to work with the passionate journalists and creative business leaders who are poised to continue to lead the team into the future."

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