ABC TV PRESIDENT QUITS BORNSTEIN RESIGNATION FOLLOWS RATINGS SLIDE.(Business)

From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: May 1, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer

BURBANK - ABC Television - working desperately to resuscitate its disastrous prime time schedule - announced Tuesday the resignation of its president, Steven M. Bornstein, after only a year on the job.

Bornstein, previously chief executive of ABC-owned ESPN, had long been considered a favored son at the network but several analysts said that with ABC in serious rebuilding mode after a dramatic ratings slide this season, cha...