ABC News’ latest promotion has insiders in a tizzy after layoffs: ‘No one knows who she is!’

ABC News’ latest promotion is leaving TV insiders — and staffers — scratching their heads following the company’s massive layoffs.

The network named ABC vet Audrey Taylor as its new vice president of talent and strategy this week, and the industry seems to be in a tizzy, we hear.  

“No one knows who she is! She doesn’t know the talent. The hire was shocking to everyone,” a source told Page Six.

ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic lauded Taylor as someone with “extensive history working closely with and nutruing talent in our Washington, DC, bureau,” when he announced her role to the team.

ABC News has a new VP of talent and strategy after the position was open for two years. ABC ABC News vet Audrey Taylor has been promoted to VP of talent and strategy. ABC/Lorenzo Bevilaqua

“She has long demonstrated the highest level of dedication and commitment to ABC News’ journalistic integrity. That winning combination, along with her keen intuition for spotting and developing the best new talent, makes her the perfect person to fulfill this role,” he added.

Other sources said there has been a sigh of relief after the position was sitting vacant for two years.

One described Taylor as a familiar face, particularly for correspondents passing through the DC bureau, where she was previously director of bureau planning and strategy.

Taylor will be reporting to ABC News president Almin Karamehmedovic. Disney/Nathan Martin David Muir has been described as the talent with the most power at ABC. ABC

Her new position will require her to make the move from the Beltway to the Big Apple.

Skeptics, however, believe she has a lot to learn despite her 35 years with the network. “She doesn’t know the talent and she’s running talent?” another source said, pointing out, “their agents don’t know her either!”

Taylor’s promotion comes on the heels of several tumultuous years at the network, including axing longtime controversial talent exec, Barbara Fedida, and the turnover of former ABC News president Kim Godwin’s regime.

Flagship shows like “GMA” have been hit by layoffs. ABC

“It’s crazy it took them two years and this is the only person they could find,” the insider said, adding, “all they do is twiddle their thumbs.”

Meanwhile, the top talent position remains frozen amid the network’s devastating layoffs.

A spokesperson told Page Six, “Aubrey reports to Almin in the interim until an SVP of talent strategy & development is named.”