CBS Chief Glenn Geller Won't Return Following Heart Attack

Longtime network scheduler Kelly Kahl will take his place as Entertainment president

CBS Entertainment president Glenn Geller, who had been sidelined for the past two months after suffering a heart attack, won’t return to the network as planned, and will be stepping down from his role, CBS Corp. announced today.

UPDATE: The network has promoted Kelly Kahl, formerly senior evp of CBS Primetime and the network’s longtime scheduler, to replace him as CBS Entertainment president. Thom Sherman, evp in charge of development at CBS’ sister network, The CW, will become Kahl’s No.

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