Chris Licht is joining The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as executive producer. He comes to the program from CBS’ news arm, where he served as executive producer of CBS This Morning and as vice president of programming for CBS News, roles he’s held since 2011. He was previously an executive producer for MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Taking Licht’s place as executive producer for CBS This Morning is Ryan Kadro, who has been a producer since the inception of the show’s current iteration in 2011. Follow The Late Show on Twitter and ‘Like’ on Facebook for show clips, announcements and previews.
Chris Licht named Executive Producer and Showrunner for "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" #LSSC https://t.co/SAdSBVlvXK
— CBS Tweet (@CBSTweet) April 13, 2016
Very excited! Thx @davidgrayrhodes for the opportunity. Congrats @ChrisLicht on new gig. Thx @CBSThisMorning team. https://t.co/Lg9fKyrcDo
— ryan kadro (@RyanKadro) April 13, 2016