Disney CEO Shares Early Career Highlights With J.J. Abrams – Exclusive Interview

Bob Iger has risen to the top post at Disney, but he didn’t always want to be a high-powered executive. He wanted to be Walter Cronkite. Iger, Variety‘s 2016 Showman of the Year, talked with “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams about his early ambitions to be a television anchor, how he transitioned to ABC, and some of his favorite TV shows and movies.