There are very few declarations I'll make confidently about this industry, but here's one: late-night TV is dead, and no host alive today could bring it back.
During his tenure at The New York Times, Griggs worked under now CNN CEO Mark Thompson, who had previously served as the President and CEO of the publication from 2012 to 2020.
“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."
“You really wish the top echelons of the company would come out publicly and say, ‘60 Minutes, for example, is a crown jewel of American journalism, and we stand by it 100%.' I haven’t heard that.”
There are very few declarations I'll make confidently about this industry, but here's one: late-night TV is dead, and no host alive today could bring it back.