Antonio Named VP, Dayside Programming, at CNN/U.S.

By
( )
published

John Antonio has been named vice president of dayside programming for CNN/U.S., based in Atlanta.  

Antonio has been director of programming for CNN/U.S., where he was in charge of more than 50 hours per week of live coverage. Before joining CNN, Antonio was managing editor at WABC-TV New York.   

Antonio succeeds Janelle Rodriguez, who left at the end of last year to join NBC.  

CNN chief Jeff Zucker announced the promotion to staffers Tuesday morning (Feb. 10).

This story was originally published on Multichannel.com. 

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.