CBS on Monday appointed govt Wendy McMahon to an expanded position that places her accountable for the community’s information division, its regionally owned stations and its syndication enterprise.
For barely greater than two years, McMahan has labored in tandem with Neeraj Khemlani, main the community’s storied information division and the information operations on the 14 community associates it owns, in cities like New York and Los Angeles.
Khemlani stated on Sunday that he was stepping down as co-president of CBS News and Stations. The impending retirement of Steve LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures, will give McMahon a much bigger job that features overseeing syndicated packages like “Jeopardy!,” “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Drew Barrymore Show.”
One of her first steps on Monday was appointing 30-year CBS News veteran Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to steer the information division. Ciprian-Matthews was most not too long ago govt vp of newsgathering at CBS News.
McMahon has moved aggressively to spice up the information operations at native CBS stations, pushing them to emphasise extra solutions-based journalism. Los Angeles has not too long ago launched a seven-hour morning information franchise.
The community information division usually runs third behind ABC and NBC within the rankings. CBS executives have currently targeting revamping the CBS News morning present, and bringing some outdoors expertise, together with Cecilia Vega,Robert Costa,Lisa Ling and Natalie Morales.
Khemlani was dogged by experiences of an abrasive administration fashion that offended some underlings. He’s remaining at CBS in a manufacturing capability to create documentaries, scripted collection and books for Simon & Schuster, which CBS mum or dad firm Paramount not too long ago agreed to promote to non-public fairness agency KKR.
The elevation of Ciprian-Matthews means girls are in cost on the nation’s prime tv information operations. She joins ABC News President Kim Godwin and Rebecca Blumenstein, head of editorial at NBC News. Suzanne Scott is the Fox News CEO and Rashida Jones is president of MSNBC. CNN is looking for a brand new chief, though Amy Entelis is the senior govt of the four-person crew working the community through the interim.