Fox News Names Suzanne Scott its First Female CEO

Promotion part of a broader executive reorganization ahead of proposed asset sale to Disney

Suzanne Scott, the longtime programming chief of Fox News, has been named chief executive of the top-rated cable news channel in an executive reorganization.

The promotion of Ms. Scott comes as part of broader changes throughout Fox News-parent 21st Century Fox in advance of the company’s proposed sale of the bulk of its entertainment assets to Walt Disney Co.

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