Amy Entelis

Amy Entelis is the Executive Vice President for Talent and Content Development for CNN Worldwide. She leads the development, production, and acquisition of original, long-form premium content for the network. Entelis is the senior talent executive at CNN and is responsible for the recruitment and development of all on-air correspondents, anchors, and contributors for CNN programming and global platforms.She became the interim head of CNN with the departure of Chris Licht in June 2023. Entelis was born Amy Lynn Radwell, the daughter of Jeanne and Louis Radwell, on Long Island, NY. Entelis graduated from Vassar College, where she majored in psychology, and later attended Columbia University, where she earned a Master of Science in journalism.After graduation, she worked at ABC News as a producer for the weekly news magazine 20/20 and then as a producer at World News Tonight with Peter Jennings. She spent 30 years at ABC in varying roles culminating in being named senior vice president for talent strategy, development, and research where she managed the recruitment of journalists and hosts for ABC programs including Good Morning America, World News Tonight, Nightline, and 20/20. At ABC she received numerous awards including the National News Emmy, the DuPont-Columbia Award, the Front Page Award from the Newswomen's Club of New York, the Headliner Award, and the Planned Parenthood Award. In 2012, Entelis joined CNN. During her tenure, CNN launched CNN Films (which either co-produces or acquires documentary films); CNN Films Presents (which acquires and broadcasts encore runs of documentary films); and CNN Original Series (which develops non-fiction series). She is credited with shifting CNN away from a breaking news channel to a more broad-based channel developing programs such as Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain and United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell.