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Departure of ABC's Stephen McPherson

ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson resigned unexpectedly this week. Kim and John discuss theories behind the story, including the alleged sexual-harassment accusations against him, his famous tantrums, and his failure to revive ABC's poor prime-time line-up...

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By Kim Masters • Jul 29, 2010 • 3m Listen

ABC Entertainment President Stephen McPherson resigned unexpectedly this week. Kim and John discuss theories behind the story, including the alleged sexual-harassment accusations against him, his famous tantrums, and his failure to revive ABC's poor prime-time line-up.

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    Kim Masters

    partner/writer at Puck News, host of KCRW's “The Business.”

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