Amy Entelis

Amy Entelis is the executive vice president (EVP) for talent and content development for CNN Worldwide. She leads the development, production, and acquisition of original, long-form premium content for the network. Entelis is the senior talent executive at CNN and is responsible for the recruitment and development of all on-air correspondents, anchors, and contributors for CNN programming and global platforms.

She was twice one of three EVPs appointed as interim heads of CNN—first, in February 2022, for three months, and then, again, in June 2023 for four months.

Early life Entelis was born Ami Lynn Radwell on Long Island, NY, the daughter of Jeanne and Louis Radwell. Entelis graduated from Vassar College in 1971,

She has twice acted as an interim co-head of CNN. In February 2022, she and two other senior EVPs—Michael Bass and Ken Jautz— fulfilled the role for three months, following the sudden departure of CNN president Jeff Zucker, and then, again, in June 2023, following the ousting of his replacement, Chris Licht, for four months.

She is credited with shifting CNN away from a breaking news channel to a broader based one, developing programs such as Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations and United Shades of America; as well as for attaining CNN’s first Academy Award, for its Navalny documentary about then imprisoned Russian political dissident Alexei Navalny. In 2023, Entelis was overseeing documentary series and films, along with recruitment of on-air broadcast talent for CNN.