Posted on Fri, Jul. 4, 2008
Comcast Corp. has eliminated one of its five operating divisions in a restructuring of its cable business. About 120 jobs will be lost in Michigan.
Michael Doyle, the Eastern Division president whose wife, Lynn Doyle, hosts the popular CN8 show
It's Your Call, is leaving the company as a result of the restructuring, a Comcast spokeswoman said.
The head of the Midwest Division, Bill Connors, will take the top job in Comcast's Eastern Division. The Eastern Division, with headquarters in Oaks, Montgomery County, comprises Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Ohio.
Comcast said its restructuring would lead to better geographic alignment for the business, which has 24 million pay-TV subscribers.
Doyle, 53, a longtime Comcast executive, founded the company's local news operation, CN8. The CN8 operation, which was part of Doyle's Eastern Division, will now report to Jeff Shell, president of the Comcast Programming Group.
Doyle discussed senior jobs at Comcast, but decided to pursue other opportunities, the spokeswoman said.
Lynn Doyle will remain with the show she hosts, the company said.
Contact staff writer Bob Fernandez at 215-854-5897 or bob.fernandez@phillynews.com.
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