By Kevin McCauley
Rick Kaplan, Katie Couric's executive producer on "CBS Evening News" has moved to ABC News for that same position with "This Week with Christiane Amanpour."
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Kaplan also is in charge of political coverage as the Walt Disney-owned property gears up for the key 2012 elections.
ABC News president Ben Sherwood called Kaplan a "towering figure in broadcast news."
He spent half his broadcast career at ABC in roles such as executive producer of "Good Morning America," "Nightline," "PrimeTime Live" and "World News with Peter Jennings."
Kaplan also served as president of CNN/U.S. and MSNBC before rejoining CBS in 2006 to handle Couric ascension to the anchor slot. He worked at CBS during the `70s on the evening news that was hosted by Walter Cronkite.
Scott Pelley, "60 Minutes" correspondent, takes Couric's anchor seat on June 6.
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