(Jul 23, 2013) ABC News veteran Kate O’Brian has been named president of Al Jazeera America, the new US channel from the Qatar-based TV network, which will launch on 20 August.
O’Brian was senior vice president for news at ABC News, having been responsible for all ABC News’ newsgathering operations since 2007. She has won many awards, including an Emmy for ABC’s 2000 Millennium coverage and a Peabody for the network’s September 11 reports.
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