Neufeld Departs, Kepnes Takes On Added Role

By Chris Ariens 

With Victor Neufeld‘s departure from CNN, Jeff Kepnes becomes interim EP of the 8pmET hour. The current program, Out in the Open, is thought to be a place-holder for a show hosted by Campbell Brown. The Brown hour is expected to launch early next year.

Kepnes was a senior producer on Paula Zahn Now. He also produced special projects for the network, including Anderson Cooper‘s New Year’s Eve special.

And some more background from the editorial meeting at which Neufeld announced his resignation. From an insider: There was a lot of spontaneous applause for Victor and a lot of positive words about him from staffers on the call. Victor and Jon [Klein] were seated together…they both talked about how Victor is leaving on very positive terms…there was nothing here at CNN that was suitable for Victor.

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