Wendy McMahon, President and Co-Head of CBS Information and Stations.
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CBS Information on Monday named Wendy McMahon as its CEO and president.
The function expands McMahon’s prior function as co-president to having solo oversight over CBS Information and its stations. Prior to now, McMahon shared obligations with Neeraj Khemlani, who on Sunday advised personnel he was once stepping down.
Since 2021, McMahon served as co-president with Khemlani, and each have been answerable for working CBS Information in addition to fashionable presentations like “60 Mins” and “Face the Country.”
On Sunday, Khemlani advised workers that he was once leaving his present function for a brand new “multi-year first-look” handle CBS the place he’s going to expand content material akin to documentaries, scripted sequence and books for Simon & Schuster.
Remaining week, CBS Information mother or father Paramount introduced it was once promoting e-book writer Simon & Schuster to personal fairness large KKR.
McMahon will probably be in command of all of CBS Information’ broadcast and streaming operations, in addition to its 27 native TV stations, 14 native streaming channels and syndication programming. She’ll additionally oversee content material licensing to TV stations and the department’s nationwide advert gross sales industry.
As well as, McMahon will oversee first-run leisure sequence like “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” in addition to “Leisure This night” and “The Drew Barrymore Display.” CBS Radio and CBS Newspath may even fall underneath her purview.
McMahon additionally up to now shared obligations with Steven LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures. LoCascio introduced Monday his plans to retire on the finish of his contract. McMahon will was once additionally named president of CBS Media Ventures.