Rouse announced his upcoming retirement Wednesday in a note to ABC affiliates and station group heads.
The position, which reports to Justin Connolly, President, Disney Platform Distribution, will be refilled.
Twenty-seven of Rouses 33 years with Disney have been spent at ABC.
John RouseCourtesy of The Walt Disney Company
Rouse began his career with KNBC-TV in Burbank, California, in the stations advertising sales division.
He subsequently joined MGM/United Artists syndication division as an account executive and was promoted to manager, Eastern Division.
