Amanda Congdon and ABC Part Ways

25-year-old Amanda Congdon, former co-producer host and superstar of daily videoblog Rocketboom (who scored an interview with billionaire philanthropist George Soros, made a guest appearance as herself in an episode of CSI:, and who The New York Times described as "a big star on really small screens,") received a contract last year to host a weekly show on ABCNews.com and was heralded as “the first video blogger to make the jump to a major network, bridging the gap between old and new media.”

According to TV Decoder, "That bridge is closed, at least temporarily: Ms. Congdon’s one-year contract isn’t being renewed, ABC confirmed today.

Ms. Congdon said that leaving ABC was her decision.

“It’s been a fun, productive time filled with lots of traveling and lots of learning about traditional news media,” she wrote in an e-mail. She said she will begin a new digital project soon but didn’t elaborate. "

emily | 5:14 PM | News |
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