Tom Ciabrowski, who oversaw ABC's "Good Morning America" during one of its most successful eras, is joining CBS News as president and executive editor. The storied news division, which has been reeling over its legal battle involving President Trump, announced Thursday that Ciabrowski will oversee newsgathering and programming.

The next potential leader of CBS News has built up a lot of experience running newsrooms for ABC. Tom Cibrowski, a former senior ABC News executive who played a big role in moving “Good Morning America” past NBC’s “Today” in the ratings last decade,

This marks a return to CBS News for Cibrowski, who earlier was a broadcast producer for CBS News' The Early Show.

Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Television Stations and CBS Media Ventures, announced Cibrowski’s hiring Thursday morning. Cibrowski succeeds Adrienne Roark, the former CBS News president of newsgathering, who left for a job at Tegna earlier this month.

Tom Cibrowski, who had top roles at ABC News, has been named president and executive editor of CBS News. Cibrowski’s appointment follows the exit of Adrienne Roark, who announced last week that she was going to Tegna for a senior role.

Journalism and storytelling are what CBS News does the best,” Cibrowski said in a statement. “There is simply no one better. I'm beyond thrilled to be returning to this ico