As TechCrunch was first to announce (and as Bobbie has noted below), Jason Calacanis is leaving AOL in the wake of his mentor and CEO, Jon Miller.
Ted Leonsis, a 13-year AOL veteran and vice chairman, has also written a paean to Miller's time.
One of life's little ironies is that these executive departures are ideal material for the new Nick Denton Valleywag 2 blog. So far he's posted Jonathan Miller ousted from AOL, AOL parent playing "sadistic little games", AOL exec: Miller victim of Time-Warner power play, The gloves are off, Jason Calacanis deletes AOL critic, and Jason Calacanis, AOL executive, 2005-2006 -- probably more by the time you get there!
With a bitchfest like this, Denton is unlikely to have problems making Gawker's 12-posts-per-day target.
