By DAVID BAUDER, AP Television Writer
NEW YORK –
ABC News President David Westin, the longest-reigning network news division chief, with more than 13 tumultuous years on the job, told his staff Monday that he is resigning and will leave by the end of the year.
Westin has presided over anchor changes at three of ABC's top news programs over the past year. Under pressure from his corporate bosses to save money during a dispiriting time in the news business, he also oversaw a cut of 25 percent in ABC News' staff in the past few years.
Westin, who just turned 58, said he wanted to pursue other opportunities but agreed to stay on through a transition to a successor.
"I've always admired those few who know when it's time to move on," Westin wrote in a staff memo that was given to The Associated Press by a staffer. "This is the right time for me."
Westin's successor will be appointed soon, Disney-ABC Media Networks co-chairwoman Anne Sweeney said.
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