GSN’s president and CEO, Rich Cronin, is resigning from the network at the end of July. Until then, he will be working closely with GSN and its clients to insure a smooth transition. Cronin joined the network in 2001 and in his six years. During this time, GSN’s distribution has expanded from 31 to 64 million homes, helped pioneer interactive and participation television, and transformed GSN.com into a destination for gaming instead of just a promotional site. Under Rich Cronin, GSN developed several hit game shows such as Lingo, High Stakes Poker, World Series of Blackjack, and the National Vocabulary Championship. In addition, Cronin brought the World Poker Tour to the network in 2008 and has worked closely in launching new and returning shows such as Without Prejudice?, Grand Slam, and That’s The Question, all of which debut between July and September.  Also, Cronin saw the rebranding of Game Show Network to GSN.  Commenting on his decision, Cronin said: “I am honored to have led a great team of creative business people in pioneering interactive television games and in growing GSN so dramatically. Together we have built a strong business that combines GSN television, GSN.com, mobile/text participation and other digital media.”