Veteran TV executive Channing Dungey jumps to Warner Bros.

Veteran TV industry executive Channing Dungey will be taking over as chairman of the Warner Bros

Dungey, who at ABC in 2016 became the first African American head of a network entertainment division, will succeed veteran Warner executive Peter Roth when he steps down from the post early next year, the company announced Monday.

While at ABC, Dungey was responsible for shows including “The Good Doctor,” the revival of “American Idol” and the “Roseanne” reboot with Roseanne Barr — canceling the sitcom in 2018 over a racist tweet from Barr that Dungey called “repugnant.”

During Dungey’s tenure at Netflix she worked alongside “Scandal” and “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes, among the prominent producers and actors lured to the streaming service with lucrative deals. Dungey oversaw projects including “Away” with Hilary Swank and Octavia Spencer’s “Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam CJ Walker.”

The Warner Bros. Television Group is part of parent company’s WarnerMedia group that includes HBO and the recently launched HBO Max streaming service.

“This is such an electric time in our industry, and we have so much opportunity available to us between Warner Bros.’ core businesses and HBO Max, I cannot wait to dive in,” Dungey said in a statement.

She joins Pearlena Igbokwe, head of NBC Universal’s television studios, as a rare Black executive in charge of a TV studio.

source: abcnews.go.com