Entertainment Giant Peter Roth Sets Exit from Warner Bros. Television Group

After 22 years, industry legend will step down early next year

Longtime Warner Bros. Television Group chairman Peter Roth will leave his role at the top of one of the most prolific television studios in the business at the beginning of next year.

Roth’s retirement, announced today by WarnerMedia Studios and Networks Group chair and CEO Ann Sarnoff, marks the end of an era for the company, which under Roth’s purview was responsible for iconic and beloved television series ranging from The West Wing to Gossip Girl and The Big Bang Theory.

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