Licht says “arrogance” ultimately led him to agreeing to the magazine profile against his better judgment Chris Licht has at least one big professional regret: The former CNN boss said he wishes he didn’t do an interview with The Atlantic for a profile the magazine did on him last year – an article that ultimately spurred his exit from the network. “If I can say one thing to anybody, do not bring a reporter to the gym,” Licht said to a Manhattan audience on Saturday, according to the New York