CNN Senior VP Rachel Smolkin is departing CNN after 10 years, most recently as senior vice president of global news for CNN Digital Worldwide.Smolkin will become the next president and CEO of Oregon Public Broadcasting.Smolkin has led the breaking news, politics and other coverage across the network’s digital platforms. She previously was vice president and executive editor of CNN Politics, and previously was managing editor of Politico.CNN executive editor Virginia Moseley wrote in a memo to staffers that Smolkin “has been an exceptional leader and partner, recruiting and supporting talented, diverse journalists across the network.”Moseley also noted that Smolkin has in recent years “pursued and earned an MBA from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. She has utilized all the information at her disposal to marry her business leadership skills with CNN’s mission and great journalism and plans to continue to do that in her future endeavors.”“Rachel has been an exceptional leader and partner, recruiting and supporting talented, diverse journalists across the network,” Moseley wrote.Smolkin’s last day will be July 3, and she will start in her new role in September.Rukaiyah Adams, chair of Oregon Public Broadcasting’s board of directors, said in a statement, “Rachel will advance our work with deep experience in journalism, wide professional networks and adaptive leadership skills.”Last month, Sam Feist, longtime Washington bureau chief and senior vice president, announced that he was departing to become CEO of C-SPAN.
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