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How the co-CEO of Archie Comics reinvented its namesake

by Kai Ryssdal and Sean McHenry

Jul 25, 2018

Riverdale's favorite son was in danger of fading into obscurity when Jon Goldwater breathed some new life into the franchise.

(L-R front row) The cast Ashleigh Murray, Madelaine Petsch, Camila Mendes, KJ Apa, Lili Reinhart, Cole Sprouse and Casey Cott, back row left to right) Jon Goldwater, Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Marisol Nichols, Luke Perry, Madchen Amick, Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter of the "Riverdale" television show speak during the CW portion of the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Langham Hotel on Jan. 8, 2017 in Pasadena, California.

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