CNA Staff, May 8, 2020 / 05:00 am
EWTN Global Catholic Network, the world's largest Catholic media organization, announced Friday that Andrew Walther – an experienced Catholic journalist, media executive, and advocate for persecuted Christians – has been named president and chief operating officer of EWTN News, Inc. The appointment is effective June 1.
Walther began his Catholic media career as a journalist writing for the National Catholic Register two decades ago. Most recently he has served as vice president for communications and strategic planning at the Knights of Columbus.
In his role as president of the news division, Walther will oversee EWTN's vast news media platforms, which create content in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese and Italian. Its holdings include Catholic News Agency, the National Catholic Register, the ACI Group, ChurchPop and EWTN's lineup of television and radio news programming.
"As well as being an accomplished Catholic journalist and media executive, Andrew Walther brings to this role unique expertise in the global Church," said EWTN Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw.