Litton Entertainment senior execs Dave Morgan, Pete Sniderman to retire

Litton Entertainment’s founder, president and CEO Dave Morgan and chief operating officer Pete Sniderman have revealed they will retire from their positions at the New York-based company at year’s end.

Dave Morgan

“Over the course of three decades, Dave has built a tremendous organisation, recognised by the industry for unique programming that entertains, educates and inspires,” said Frank Biancuzzo, president of Litton’s parent company Hearst Media Production Group. “Together with Pete Sniderman, they’ve positioned the company for an exciting and innovative period of growth.”

The announcement comes four years after Hearst acquired a majority interest in Litton Entertainment in 2017, and the remainder of the company in 2021.

Litton Entertainment’s management and creative teams will continue under the direction of Biancuzzo and the Hearst Media Production Group, according to a release.

Pete Sniderman

Litton is a prolific producer of programming for the ABC stations in the US, and networks including CBS, NBC, Telemundo and The CW. The company, formed in 1989, has a library of over 4,000 hours of content.

“I’m most proud of our Litton partnerships and my Litton colleagues who helped me define the gold standard in quality, educational television in America. I leave the television industry better than I found it,” said Morgan. “We created a great company, and we’re pleased that Hearst Media Production Group will bring the resources to help grow Litton to the next level.”

“I’m so gratified to have had the opportunity to make a contribution to programming that educated generations of young people,” added Sniderman said. “And I’m excited for the future of the enterprise – the people and the projects.”