Sorenson leaves Court TV for MSNBC. (Erik Sorenson)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, July, 1998 by Higgins, John M.

Amid continuing uncertainty about the future of Court TV, the network's top programming executive, Erik Sorenson, is heading for the exit. He has agreed to take the top news spot at MSNBC. Sorenson, Court TV's executive vice president of programming, will become vice president and general manager of MSNBC.

He replaces Mark Harrington, who died last month. Sorenson will be responsible for all the news and other editorial product on MSNBC. The legal network is in disarray following the sale by NBC- a partner in MSNBC-of its 33% Court TV stake to partners Time Warner Inc. and Liberty Media Corp. The two companies plan to reorganize Court TV and overhaul its programming but have left staffers in the dark for a month about their plans. While Sorenson says...

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