Overview

• Feist has been with CNN since 1989, serving as Washington bureau chief since 2011.
• He will be C-SPAN's third CEO in its 45-year history.
• Feist praised C-SPAN as an 'American treasure' and emphasized its importance for democracy.
• Kennedy and Swain praised Feist's leadership skills and digital transformation expertise.
• Feist will remain at CNN until the end of June before transitioning to C-SPAN.