The Walt Disney Company has promoted Almin Karamehmedovic, executive producer of its top rated “World News Tonight,” as President of ABC News to succeed Kim Godwin, who departed earlier this year. In the role, Karamehmedovic will oversee the day-to-day operations of ABC News and will lead the teams responsible for shows including “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Good Morning America,” “The View,” “20/20” and “Nightline,” as well as ABC News Live, ABC News Studios and special events coverage. He will report to Debra O'Connell, president of Disney news group and networks.
“Almin has devoted his career to ABC News, mastering every role and elevating excellence in journalism by connecting with viewers in a very meaningful and profound way that resonates with them,” O'Connell said. “He is a widely respected, seasoned journalist of the highest order who has worked his way up to senior executive producer of ‘World News Tonight with David Muir,’ earning the trust of colleagues and industry peers along the way. I have no doubt ABC News will reach new heights under his leadership.”
Almin Karamehmedovic was named Executive Producer of "World News Tonight with David Muir" in August 2014, overseeing the production and all daily operations of the program. Under Karamehmedovic’s leadership, "World News Tonight" has become the most-watched newscast in America - more people are watching “World News Tonight with David Muir” than at any time in the last 13 years. Prior to the show, Karamehmedovic was Executive Producer of “Nightline,” ABC News’ late night flagship newsmagazine. He has won 14 Emmys, five Edward R. Murrow awards, two Overseas Press Club Awards, two Genesis awards, as well as contributing to a number of ABC News’ Peabody and DuPont Awards.
Since joining ABC News in 1998, Karamehmedovic has been involved in many firsts: in 2001 he was one of the first journalists to gain access to Tora Bora, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden was holed up, and in 2003 he embedded with the US Army during the invasion of Iraq and spent much of the next three years there. In 2005, he was one of the first journalists to travel to Darfur/Sudan to report on the genocide and in 2006 he covered the war in Southern Lebanon.