“We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew."
He takes over the chairmanship from Nexstar Media Group chairman and CEO Perry Sook, who will remain on the executive committee as immediate past joint board chair.
"I think ESPN rightly wanted to own and operate and produce RedZone outright because of the galactic popularity of the show. But the NFL, for their reasons, wanted to retain control of the production of RedZone."