ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - APRIL 15: CNBC's Middle East anchor Hadley Gamble at the new Middle East Headquarters Abu Dhabi Global Market on April 15, 2018, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Only weeks after the sexual harassment accusation she filed led to the termination of former NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell, CNBC anchor Hadley Gamble has decided to depart the network.
On Wednesday, May 10, a CNBC representative announced her impending resignation. The spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch, "Gamble has been a distinguished journalist for more than a decade for CNBC, undertaking highly visible and challenging assignments and developing deep expertise in the Middle East and beyond."
The statement also praised her ambition and effort as she was able to get insightful interviews with numerous prominent international politicians.
At CNBC, Gamble was a senior international correspondent, focusing on the beats of energy, geopolitical, and financial markets. She also hosted Capital Connection, a program that went out to the Middle East from the network's studio in the United Arab Emirates. Gamble has previously worked as a producer for ABC and Fox News stations in the DC area.
The CNBC representative was vague on why Gamble left the Comcast-owned network.
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Harassment Charge Against Jeff Shell
Gamble's attorney, Suzanne McKie, released a statement last month saying that a sexual harassment investigation was launched after her client filed a complaint against Shell, the former head of NBCUniversal.
In the SEC filings made by Comcast, the company conducted an internal inquiry and found evidence supporting the claims. Accordingly, under the terms of his employment contract and effective as of April 23, 2023, the company terminated Shell.
Shell reportedly issued an apology last month for his improper contact with a female coworker. The sudden firing of Shell put CNBC in the spotlight of its own corporate tale.
According to The New York Times, CNBC is a very successful international business with offices in London, Dubai, and other financial hubs. However, it faces many of the same difficulties as other cable networks as people switch from conventional TV to streaming platforms.
Meanwhile, Shell was a powerful media executive who headed the entertainment and news departments of NBCUniversal during the company's aggressive push to compete with streaming services. Then in the first month of 2020, he was promoted to CEO.
Misconduct-Related Dismissals
Shell's retirement follows in the footsteps of several prominent figures in the media industry who have been forced out of their positions of power in the wake of misconduct probes.
CNN's previous president, Jeff Zucker, resigned in February 2022 after it was revealed that he had engaged in an undisclosed "consensual relationship" with a coworker.
In 2018, accusations of sexual assault and misbehavior led to Leslie Moonves' departure as CEO of CBS. In 2016, former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes resigned less than a month after former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson sued him for sexual harassment.
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