Almin Karamehmedovic has been named president  of ABC News, it was announced yesterday by Debra OConnell, President, News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment, to whom Karamehmedovic will continue to report.

In his new role, Karamehmedovic will oversee the day-to-day operations of the news network and will lead the teams responsible for the many iconic, award-winning shows across the division, including ratings leaders ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’, ‘Good Morning America’, ‘The View’, ‘20/20’, and ‘Nightline’, as well as ‘ABC News Live’, ABC News Studios and special events coverage, the Walt Disney Company said in a media statement.

“Almin has devoted his career to ABC News, mastering every role and elevating excellence in journalism by connecting with viewers in a very meaningful and profound way that resonates with them,” OConnell said.

“He is a widely respected, seasoned journalist of the highest order who has worked his way up to senior executive producer of World News Tonight with David Muir, earning the trust of colleagues and industry peers along the way. I have no doubt ABC News will reach new heights under his leadership,” she added.

“I approach this role with great respect and humility, not only for the hundreds of colleagues around the world whose tireless contributions fuel the unflinching and unbiased reporting of ABC News but also for the viewers we serve,” Karamehmedovic said.

Karamehmedovic has overseen the production and all daily operations of ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’. In January 2022, News Content Development, including short- and long-form projects on streaming and broadcast, was added to his purview as his role expanded from executive producer to senior executive producer.

Under Karamehmedovic’s leadership, ‘World News Tonight with David Muir’ ranks as the No. 1 evening newscast in Total Viewers for the eighth straight year. In addition, the program ranks No. 1 in Adults 25-54 and Adults 18-49 for the fifth consecutive season, the Disney statement claimed.

Karamehmedovic has also been executive producer of ‘Nightline’, ABC News’ late-night flagship newsmagazine. He also executive produced ‘Nightline’ in primetime for two consecutive seasons as well as numerous other ABC primetime hours, ‘20/20’ specials and ongoing breaking news special reports.

Karamehmedovic joined ABC News as a freelance video editor based in London in 1998. Three years later, he was one of the first journalists to gain access to Tora Bora, Afghanistan, where Osama bin Laden was hiding. In 2003, he embedded with the US Army during the invasion of Iraq, and in 2005, he was one of the first journalists to travel to Darfur/Sudan to report on the genocide.

Karamehmedovic has travelled the world producing notable pieces for the programmes, including living among the indigenous people of the Enawene Nawe tribe in the remote and uncivilized Amazon; detailing the ongoing Mexican drug wars; and exposing American pedophiles permitted to leave the United States and abuse children in Cambodia, the statement added.