{"id":17876,"date":"2025-06-27T02:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17876\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T02:18:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T02:18:12","slug":"ewtn-announces-retirement-of-president-and-chief-operating-officer-doug-keck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/17876\/","title":{"rendered":"EWTN announces retirement of president and chief operating officer Doug Keck"},"content":{"rendered":"


\n \"Amira
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

By Amira Abuzeid<\/a>\n <\/p>\n

CNA Staff, Jun 26, 2025 \/
\n 19:11 pm<\/p>\n

The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) announced June 26 that after a distinguished 29-year career at the network, Doug Keck will retire from his administrative duties as president and chief operating officer. He also will step down as a member of the EWTN board of governors.<\/p>\n

Keck joined EWTN in 1996 following a career in cable television, sports, and media in New York City. His tenure saw the network, founded in 1981 by Mother Angelica, evolve into an award-winning global powerhouse, becoming the largest Catholic media organization in the world.<\/p>\n

During Keck\u2019s tenure, EWTN (CNA\u2019s parent company) expanded its reach across television, radio, and digital platforms, producing notable initiatives such as \u201cLife on the Rock,\u201d \u201cEWTN Bookmark,\u201d and \u201cThe World Over with Raymond Arroyo,\u201d the pioneering show of the network\u2019s broader news programming.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Keck was named president and chief operating officer after serving since 2009 as executive vice president and chief operating officer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of the entire EWTN family around the globe, I want to thank Doug for keeping the mission of EWTN our No. 1 priority over the years and never compromising in sharing the truth of the Gospel for views or clicks,\u201d EWTN Board Chairman and CEO Michael Warsaw said in a statement. \u201cEWTN is better off today for his contributions and for his dedication to our mission.\u201d<\/p>\n

Keck, who has also served as president and chief operating officer of EWTN Religious Catalogue and EWTN Publishing, was also a member of the board of governors of the various EWTN entities. Keck will receive the honorary title of president emeritus and will continue to host \u201cEWTN Bookmark\u201d as well as co-host \u201cFather Spitzer\u2019s Universe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis announcement is one of many that will usher in the next generation of talent to EWTN,\u201d Warsaw continued. \u201cWhile this is a moment of change, I am excited about the future of our global team and how we are building upon the past to carry out our mission for future generations. Doug remains a member of the EWTN family and will continue to mentor the up-and-coming leaders in the Catholic media landscape.\u201d<\/p>\n

About EWTN<\/p>\n

EWTN, now in its 44th year, is the largest Catholic media organization in the world. Its 11 global TV channels broadcast 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in multiple languages, reaching over 435 million households in more than 160 countries and territories. EWTN platforms also include radio services transmitted through SIRIUS\/XM, iHeart Radio, and over 600 domestic and international AM & FM radio affiliates; a worldwide shortwave radio service; one of the most visited Catholic websites in the U.S.; as well as EWTN Publishing, its book publishing division.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., EWTN News operates multiple global news services, including Catholic News Agency; The National Catholic Register newspaper and digital platform; ACI Prensa in Spanish; ACI Digital in Portuguese; ACI Stampa in Italian; ACI Africa in English, French, and Portuguese; ACI MENA in Arabic; CNA Deutsch in German; and ChurchPop, a digital platform that creates content in several languages. It also produces numerous television news programs including \u201cEWTN News Nightly,\u201d \u201cEWTN Noticias,\u201d \u201cEWTN News In Depth,\u201d \u201cEWTN Pro-Life Weekly,\u201d \u201cThe World Over with Raymond Arroyo,\u201d and \u201cVaticano.\u201d<\/p>\n


\n \"Amira
\n <\/a><\/p>\n

Amira Abuzeid is a senior editor at Catholic News Agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Amira Abuzeid CNA Staff, Jun 26, 2025 \/ 19:11 pm The Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) announced…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17877,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[17159,17162,171,17160,17161,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-17876","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-catholic-news","9":"tag-doug-keck","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-ewtn","12":"tag-michael-warsaw","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-unitedstates","16":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114752933388259420","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17876"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17876\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}