18 Facts About James Goldston

James Goldston was born on 19 June 1968 and is a British-American journalist, media executive, and former president of ABC News.

James Goldston's mother Jill Goldston was a professional movie and TV extra.

James Goldston recalls as a child being taken to a shooting for a James Bond film, in which he made an appearance.

James Goldston was the first in his family to go to university, where he studied philosophy, politics and economics at Jesus College, Oxford.

James Goldston then attended the Cardiff School of Journalism where he was trained by academics including British newspaper editor Sir David English, graduating in 1991 with a PgDip Journalism qualification.

James Goldston began his career during work experience at the Richmond and Twickenham Times, followed by roles at The Surrey Herald and Legal Business.

James Goldston worked as an international correspondent for the BBC, and was responsible for reporting at the time of the end of The Troubles in Northern Ireland, during the start of the war in Kosovo, and on the Clinton Impeachment.

James Goldston became the programme's executive producer in 2002 and remained there until 2004.

In 2005, James Goldston became the first British executive producer of prime time broadcast Nightline under its then host Ted Koppel.

James Goldston reformed the programme by removing the "single-anchor, single-topic format" and brought in a three-person team of Bashir, Cynthia McFadden, and Terry Moran.

James Goldston became senior vice president for content and development at ABC News in 2012.

James Goldston replaced Ben Sherwood, who was promoted to a senior role within Disney.

James Goldston was at that point one of two Britons in charge of the Big Three television networks in the US, alongside Deborah Turness who was until 2017 the President of NBC News.

The Los Angeles Times Stephan Battaglio reported that the announcement of James Goldston's exit came six months after the ouster of Barbara Fedida.

James Goldston himself had been rumored to have been on his way out since Fedida officially parted ways with ABC in July 2020.

In 2022, James Goldston worked with the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack as an "unannounced adviser", assisting with their televised public hearings.

James Goldston met his wife, who was the anchor of BBC World News America, while studying journalism at Cardiff.

James Goldston is a supporter of Premier League side Chelsea FC.