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Hi editors, I'm Robin and I work for Beutler Ink. On behalf of C-SPAN, I am requesting some updates to the last paragraph of the Channel expansion and access subsection. Those changes are as follows:

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− Lamb semi-retired in March 2012 and gave executive control of the network to his two lieutenants, Rob Kennedy and [[Susan Swain]]. On May 14, 2024, the C-SPAN board of directors announced that longtime [[CNN]] executive Sam Feist would become the new CEO. This announcement followed a national search initiated after Swain and Kennedy announced they would be retiring. + In 2012, Lamb became executive [[chair (title)|chair]] of C-SPAN; [[Susan Swain]] and Robert Kennedy succeeded him as co-[[chief executive officer]]s (CEO). Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as CEO by Sam Feist, head of [[CNN]]'s Washington D.C. [[news bureau]], in 2024. Lamb retired in 2024 and was succeeded as chair by [[Patrick J. Esser|Patrick Esser]]. References Cite error: The named reference Stelter was invoked but never defined (see the help page). Jeremy Barr (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of CSPAN". Washington Post. Stelter, Brian (March 18, 2012). "C-Span Founder to Step Down as Chief Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013. Barr, Jeremy (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of C-SPAN". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2025. "Sam Feist". C-SPAN. Retrieved April 7, 2024. "C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb Retires After 47 Years". C-SPAN. August 30, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025. Here's what it would look like all together: In 2012, Lamb became executive chair of C-SPAN; Susan Swain and Robert Kennedy succeeded him as co-chief executive officers (CEO).[1] Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as CEO by Sam Feist, head of CNN's Washington D.C. news bureau, in 2024.[2][3] Lamb retired in 2024 and was succeeded as chair by Patrick Esser.[2][4] References Stelter, Brian (March 18, 2012). "C-Span Founder to Step Down as Chief Executive". The New York Times. Retrieved February 13, 2013. Barr, Jeremy (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of C-SPAN". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 7, 2025. "Sam Feist". C-SPAN. Retrieved April 7, 2024. "C-SPAN Founder Brian Lamb Retires After 47 Years". C-SPAN. August 30, 2024. Retrieved April 7, 2025.

Here's why I'm requesting these changes:

• The current paragraph isn't accurate. Lamb did not semi-retire. He became chair of the board. The sourcing used and other sourcing available does not support a statement of semi-retirement
• The paragraph uses some future-looking and otherwise non-encyclopedic language related to the succession of Sam Feist. My proposed replacement makes it clear the succession has happened, rather than talking in announcements which goes against WP:CRYSTALBALL
• The paragraph's sourcing is not correct, and the cited Stelter piece says nothing about the succession at C-SPAN. I suspect this is just due to a similarity in the ref name to a different Stelter source. I have made a sourcing update so that sources match the content

Because I have a conflict of interest, I will avoid making direct changes to the article. @GRuban: would you have any interest in reviewing this request since you reviewed my Susan Swain requests? Please let me know what you think! Cheers, BINK Robin (talk) 19:21, 15 April 2025 (UTC)[reply]