NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says it is combining its network news division and troubled group of 28 owned stations across the country into one unit, hiring two outside executives to run the expanded operation.
Neeraj Khemlani, a former journalist who has worked at Hearst Newspapers for 12 years, and Wendy McMahon, who was head of ABC-owned stations, will be co-presidents, the network said on Thursday.
“This is an opportunity to create a news and information structure that positions CBS for the future,” said George Cheeks, president and CEO of the CBS Entertainment Group.
CBS Names Two Execs To Lead News, O&Os
Neeraj Khemlani, a former journalist who has worked at Hearst Newspapers for 12 years, and Wendy McMahon, who was head of ABC-owned stations, will be co-presidents of CBS News, the network said on Thursday. The move comes a day after CBS News President Susan Zirinsky told staff members that she...
Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon will take over the CBS O&O division and CBS News. This is after 2 leaders of the CBS O&O division had been removed for misconduct and Susan Zirinsky is resigning from CBS News.