‘No Present Plan’ to Replace ABC’s Harbert

There is “no present plan” to replace ABC Entertainment Chairman Ted Harbert, network President David Westin told reporters at a Pasadena media conference on new TV shows Wednesday, a day after the 20-year ABC veteran tendered his resignation. Westin said the staff has already been revised substantially under entertainment President Jamie Tarses since she joined the division last summer. Industry speculation is that if Harbert isn’t replaced, ABC will at least need to recruit a strong No. 2 to help run the division.