For nearly three years, she has served as VP/GM of ABC Audio.
Starting today, she’ll serve in the newly created New York-based position of Executive Editor and Senior VP of ABC News.
Earning the elevation at ABC is Stacia Philips Deshishku.
Team members in the news division were notified of the appointment on Wednesday, via an e-mail memo sent by ABC News President Kim Godwin.
Deshishku will lead the editorial, strategic and creative cross-platform direction across the news division. She will also collaborate with the leaders of “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “The View,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “20/20,” “Tamron Hall” and “Nightline,” as well as bookings and integrated content strategy.
Godwin said, “At [ABC] Audio, Stacia’s leadership and journalistic skills helped re-brand ABC Radio to ABC Audio within six months of her appointment. She spearheaded new business opportunities, including growing its award-winning podcast library and designing a suite of digital audio, text and video businesses.”
During her tenure ABC Audio won a groundbreaking five Edward R. Murrow Awards in 2021, including Overall Excellence, Breaking News Coverage, Continuing Coverage, News Series, and Investigative Reporting. Radio Ink Magazine also named Stacia one of the Most Influential Women in Radio in both 2020 and 2021.
Until 2019, Deshishku served as the Washington Bureau Chief for ABC News, a role she held for five years. She joined ABC after holding several key roles at CNN.
