CBS News names Wendy McMahon as new chief

CBS News connected Monday named Wendy McMahon arsenic its CEO and president.

The relation expands McMahon's anterior relation arsenic co-president to having solo oversight implicit CBS News and its stations. Previously, McMahon shared responsibilities with Neeraj Khemlani, who connected Sunday told unit helium was stepping down.

Since 2021, McMahon served arsenic co-president with Khemlani, and some were liable for moving CBS News arsenic good arsenic fashionable shows similar "60 Minutes" and "Face the Nation."

On Sunday, Khemlani told employees that helium was leaving his existent relation for a caller "multi-year first-look" woody with CBS wherever helium volition make contented specified arsenic documentaries, scripted bid and books for Simon & Schuster.

Last week, CBS News genitor Paramount announced it was selling publication steadfast Simon & Schuster to backstage equity elephantine KKR.

McMahon volition beryllium successful complaint of each of CBS News' broadcast and streaming operations, arsenic good arsenic its 27 section TV stations, 14 section streaming channels and syndication programming. She'll besides oversee contented licensing to TV stations and the division's nationalist advertisement income business.

In addition, McMahon volition oversee first-run amusement bid similar "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune," arsenic good arsenic "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Drew Barrymore Show." CBS Radio and CBS Newspath volition besides autumn nether her purview.

McMahon besides antecedently shared responsibilities with Steven LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures. LoCascio announced Monday his plans to discontinue astatine the extremity of his contract. McMahon volition was besides named president of CBS Media Ventures.