kgodwin21@nul.org

Kimberly Godwin oversees editorial and business operations for broadcast, digital, streaming and audio news across the ABC News organization, which includes trusted and iconic franchises “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight,” “20/20,” “Nightline,” FiveThirtyEight, “The View” and “This Week.” Godwin brings to the role her 35 years of dedication to excellence and the vital role of journalism. She began her career running local newsrooms in markets across the U.S. including New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Philadelphia, and Cleveland. Godwin joins Disney from CBS where she was second-in-command as executive vice president of news. She also served as senior broadcast producer of the “CBS Evening News.” A fierce champion for inclusion and telling representative stories, in 2020 Godwin helped to develop and oversaw both the CBS News Race & Culture Unit and CBS Village, a multiplatform franchise to highlight content about diverse groups. She was recognized in November 2020 by the National Association of Black Journalists and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with the Ida B. Wells Award.