Banner exits 'World News,' stays at ABC

Longtime "World News" producer Jon Banner is departing the program for just about any new publish at ABC News. Effective Monday, Banner will finish up senior professional producer, which makes them responsible for division-wide initiatives. He'll account to Ben Sherwood, the Alphabet's news division topper. Sherwood is improving Michael Corn from senior producer to professional producer, overpowering for Banner. "As senior producer in the broadcast, Michael has aided lead our coverage of breaking news occasions around the globe, in the western world Virginia mine disaster for the Gulf oil spill to any or all the historic occasions this year,In . Sherwood mentioned inside an internal memo. Banner went the program throughout 10 years that saw four anchor changes. When Diane Sawyer found the program from "Hello America" this past year, she introduced Corn along with her, but Banner continued to be inside the top place for the next couple of years. Using this appointment, the three network newscasts have attracted on new talent inside their mind producer positions throughout the final four several days. Patricia Shevlin needed over as professional producer of "CBS Evening News" when Scott Pelley needed over for Katie Couric, succeeding Ron Kaplan and Patrick Burkey showed up Bob Epstein's place as professional producer of "NBC Nightly News" when the former was promoted. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com