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The boss of the CW network, home of 'Riverdale' and 'Nancy Drew,' gets a bigger role

LOS ANGELES - When Mark Pedowitz became president of the CW television network nine years ago, no one was sure how long he - or the network - would last.

The CW's owners were unhappy that the network focused too narrowly on teenage girls. Pedowitz, a veteran TV studio executive, recognized the network needed to broaden

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