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The ABCs of Almin

Almin Karamehmedovic, the newly crowned president of ABC News, is inheriting a circumscribed remit, akin to a glorified executive producer, as his boss, Deb OConnell, keeps control of the business. In that regard, Almin may have been the perfect choice all along.

Almin Karamehmedovic
Almin Karamehmedovic is seen as an extremely talented showrunner and executive producer, but has no experience managing any organization larger than one anchor and one show Photo: Courtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Dylan Byers
August 22, 2024

On Monday, Almin Karamehmedovic was named president of ABC News, a remarkable capstone to an even more remarkable personal story. Some 30 years ago, Almin left his home in war-torn Sarajevo with just $700 and moved to London, where he eventually got a job as a freelance video editor logging overnight and weekend feeds in the ABC News London bureau. He later became a field producer for the network, filing from the front lines of various red hot conflict zones: Afghanistan, Iraq, Sudan.