Jautz has most recently served as executive vice president, operations.
Thompson wrote, It is difficult to capture the impact Ken has had on our brand.
He helped organize coverage of 9/11, Hurricane Katrina, and other domestic stories.
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The graphics, design and lighting teams led by Guy Pepper will move to Eric Sherlings programming organization.
Sherling serves as executive vice president, U.S. programming.
Status first reported on Jautzs exit.
programming from 2010 to 2013.