Skip to Main Content

Welcome to the new Paramount Press Express website!

If you are a previous Press Express user, please note our new URL: www.paramountpressexpress.com

      • Log In
      • Register
      • Profile
      • Log Out
        • CBS Entertainment
        • Paramount+
        • SHOWTIME
        • The CW
        • CBS Sports
        • CBS News and Stations
        • CBS Studios
        • CBS Media Ventures
        • Paramount Global Content Distribution
        • Paramount Network
        • Pluto TV
        • Simon & Schuster
        • Smithsonian Channel
        • Watch Magazine
        • CBS Broadcast Publicity
        • All The Latest Paramount Releases The Express Newsroom
        • The Complete Index of Press Contacts, Keyart, and Social Media Accounts The Show Index
        • A Complete List of Paramount Executives
 and Brand Logos Brands & Executives
        • Login / Register
        • Profile
        • Collections
        • Log Out
  • CBS Entertainment
  • Paramount+
  • SHOWTIME
  • The CW
  • CBS Sports
  • CBS News and Stations
  • CBS Studios
  • CBS Media Ventures
  • Paramount Global Content Distribution
  • Paramount Network
  • Pluto TV
  • Simon & Schuster
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • Watch Magazine
  • CBS Broadcast Publicity

    Top Searches

Brands &
Executives

Paramount Executives & Brand Logos

Brands:
  • CBS Entertainment

    Brand Assets

      CBS Entertainment Executives

      George Cheeks

      CBS Entertainment

      George Cheeks assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS in March 2020.

      Cheeks oversees CBS-branded assets within ViacomCBS, including the CBS Television Network, which encompasses CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports, as well as CBS Studios, CBS Stations, CBS Media Ventures, its first-run syndication business, and CBS-branded digital assets.

      In Summer 2021, Cheeks added the role of Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, extending the world-class content from CBS News and CBS Sports to the streaming super service, and responsibility for global content strategy for ViacomCBS’ free-to-air networks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina and Chile.

      Prior to joining CBS, Cheeks served more than seven years at NBCUniversal in senior executive positions that spanned creative, business and operational roles. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios and was also in charge of late night programming for NBC Entertainment.

      Previously, Cheeks was Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and was jointly responsible for overseeing primetime, late night and scripted daytime programming for the network, including business affairs, marketing, communications, scheduling, West Coast research and digital operations, as well as first-run syndication.

      Prior to being named Co-Chairman, Cheeks served as Co-President, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios as well as President, Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, where he oversaw the network’s lucrative and successful late night slate. Prior to that role, Cheeks was President of Business Operations and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

      Cheeks joined NBC in 2012 after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution and Marketing, as well as Head of Standards and Practices for Viacom Media Networks, in New York. In his first stint with Viacom starting in 1998, he began working as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for the Nickelodeon Group. While there, he ascended to positions of increasing responsibility, and in 2005 he was elevated to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO.

      Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb from 1992-1994. In addition, he served as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment from 1995-1997 and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills from 1997-1998.

      A graduate of Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa), Cheeks received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (cum laude).

       

      George Cheeks assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS in March 2020.

      Cheeks oversees CBS-branded assets within ViacomCBS, including the CBS Television Network, which encompasses CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports, as well as CBS Studios, CBS Stations, CBS Media Ventures, its first-run syndication business, and CBS-branded digital assets.

      In Summer 2021, Cheeks added the role of Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, extending the world-class content from CBS News and CBS Sports to the streaming super service, and responsibility for global content strategy for ViacomCBS’ free-to-air networks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina and Chile.

      Prior to joining CBS, Cheeks served more than seven years at NBCUniversal in senior executive positions that spanned creative, business and operational roles. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios and was also in charge of late night programming for NBC Entertainment.

      Previously, Cheeks was Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and was jointly responsible for overseeing primetime, late night and scripted daytime programming for the network, including business affairs, marketing, communications, scheduling, West Coast research and digital operations, as well as first-run syndication.

      Prior to being named Co-Chairman, Cheeks served as Co-President, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios as well as President, Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, where he oversaw the network’s lucrative and successful late night slate. Prior to that role, Cheeks was President of Business Operations and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

      Cheeks joined NBC in 2012 after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution and Marketing, as well as Head of Standards and Practices for Viacom Media Networks, in New York. In his first stint with Viacom starting in 1998, he began working as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for the Nickelodeon Group. While there, he ascended to positions of increasing responsibility, and in 2005 he was elevated to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO.

      Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb from 1992-1994. In addition, he served as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment from 1995-1997 and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills from 1997-1998.

      A graduate of Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa), Cheeks received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (cum laude).

       

      Kelly Kahl

      CBS Entertainment

      Oct. 2021

      Kelly Kahl was promoted to President, CBS Entertainment in May 2017. In this position, he leads all parts of the Entertainment Division and also oversees Entertainment matters in marketing and promotion, digital/interactive, diversity and inclusion, publicity, research and scheduling.

      Since taking on his current role, Kahl has kept CBS on top of the network standings. CBS was once again #1 in viewers for the 2020-2021 broadcast season, marking the 18th time in 19 seasons, and 13th straight, as America’s Most Watched Network.

      During his previous 25 years at the Company, Kahl served as the Network’s head of scheduling, helping build CBS’ durable and successful scheduling framework that nurtured hit shows for the Network and valuable programming assets for CBS. He also made key scheduling moves that vaulted many shows to huge success, including BULL, BLUE BLOODS, SURVIVOR, “The Big Bang Theory,” YOUNG SHELDON, “CSI” and all three editions of the NCIS franchise. In addition, he had a significant hand in the development and scheduling of CBS’ newest hits, FBI, FBI: MOST WANTED, FBI: INTERNATIONAL, NCIS: HAWAI`I, CSI: VEGAS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, GHOSTS and THE EQUALIZER.

      Before being named President of Entertainment, Kahl had been Senior Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime, since 2005. He joined CBS in January 1996 as Vice President, Scheduling, CBS Entertainment, following three years as Director, Network Research at Warner Bros. Television. He joined Lorimar Television in 1990 (before Lorimar and Warner Bros. Television combined operations) as a research intern and quickly rose through the ranks as a research analyst and then manager, before assuming responsibility for the research department in 1993.

      Kahl is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., Communications, 1989) and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications (M.A., Communications Management, 1991).

      Oct. 2021

      Kelly Kahl was promoted to President, CBS Entertainment in May 2017. In this position, he leads all parts of the Entertainment Division and also oversees Entertainment matters in marketing and promotion, digital/interactive, diversity and inclusion, publicity, research and scheduling.

      Since taking on his current role, Kahl has kept CBS on top of the network standings. CBS was once again #1 in viewers for the 2020-2021 broadcast season, marking the 18th time in 19 seasons, and 13th straight, as America’s Most Watched Network.

      During his previous 25 years at the Company, Kahl served as the Network’s head of scheduling, helping build CBS’ durable and successful scheduling framework that nurtured hit shows for the Network and valuable programming assets for CBS. He also made key scheduling moves that vaulted many shows to huge success, including BULL, BLUE BLOODS, SURVIVOR, “The Big Bang Theory,” YOUNG SHELDON, “CSI” and all three editions of the NCIS franchise. In addition, he had a significant hand in the development and scheduling of CBS’ newest hits, FBI, FBI: MOST WANTED, FBI: INTERNATIONAL, NCIS: HAWAI`I, CSI: VEGAS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB ♥ ABISHOLA, GHOSTS and THE EQUALIZER.

      Before being named President of Entertainment, Kahl had been Senior Executive Vice President, CBS Primetime, since 2005. He joined CBS in January 1996 as Vice President, Scheduling, CBS Entertainment, following three years as Director, Network Research at Warner Bros. Television. He joined Lorimar Television in 1990 (before Lorimar and Warner Bros. Television combined operations) as a research intern and quickly rose through the ranks as a research analyst and then manager, before assuming responsibility for the research department in 1993.

      Kahl is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison (B.A., Communications, 1989) and the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communications (M.A., Communications Management, 1991).

      Bryon Rubin

      CBS Entertainment

      April 2021

      Bryon Rubin oversees all financial and business operations that support the divisions of the CBS Entertainment group. This group includes the CBS Television Network (CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CBS Sports), CBS Studios, CBS Television Stations, CBS Media Ventures and the digital assets related to each of these groups.

      Mr. Rubin has been with CBS (now ViacomCBS) for 22 years, serving in various roles, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, with responsibility for company-wide Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of CBS Interactive.

      Before to joining CBS, Mr. Rubin worked in investment banking and public accounting. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

      April 2021

      Bryon Rubin oversees all financial and business operations that support the divisions of the CBS Entertainment group. This group includes the CBS Television Network (CBS Entertainment, CBS News, CBS Sports), CBS Studios, CBS Television Stations, CBS Media Ventures and the digital assets related to each of these groups.

      Mr. Rubin has been with CBS (now ViacomCBS) for 22 years, serving in various roles, including Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, with responsibility for company-wide Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer of CBS Interactive.

      Before to joining CBS, Mr. Rubin worked in investment banking and public accounting. He is a graduate of Lehigh University and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

      Mike Benson

      CBS Entertainment

      August 2022

       

      Mike Benson is president and chief marketing officer of CBS, a role he assumed in September 2019.

       

      Benson is responsible for all CBS brand marketing activities, including advertising, promotion, creative, social media, experiential marketing and events across CBS Entertainment, CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures and CBS Digital. He works closely with Paramount+ and Paramount Global Content Distribution coordinating branding and marketing efforts with those groups.

       

      Benson and his team unveiled an evolved look and feel for the iconic brand beginning in fall 2020 and continue to evolve it as part of a strategy that unifies branding across theCBS divisions under Benson’s domain. It reinforces continuity and clarity from the core brand to the subsidiary brands while driving attribution for CBS content, whether on the brand’s platforms or others – live, on demand or streaming. Among his more recent campaigns are THE PRICE IS RIGHT COME ON DOWN TOUR, celebrating 50 years of the legendary CBS Original game show with an epic coast-to-coast tour that brought the Wheel, Plinko and prizes to fans at 50 iconic locations. Additionally, on the heels of a successful launch campaign for TV’s #1 new comedy, CBS Original GHOSTS, Benson’s team presented “Summer of GHOSTS,” an immersive campaign with multi-city in-person events, a unique Web3 metaverse game, and NFTs honoring the spirited title characters, living leads and its upcoming sophomore season.

       

      Previously, Benson was head of marketing at Amazon Studios. He led marketing efforts in support of Amazon Original Content, exclusively for Prime Video. He and his team launched and marketed a wide range of adult, sports and children’s programming, including series such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “The Man in the High Castle,” “Homecoming,” “Thursday Night Football,” “The Boys” and others. His work at Amazon was recognized with Adweek’s Brand Genius and Grand Brand Genius Awards, 37 Clio Awards, including two Grand Clios, five Cannes Lion Awards and an Emmy nomination.

       

      Prior to Amazon, Benson was chief creative officer for the Time Warner Global Media Group. In this role, he executed a wide range of innovative partnerships with brand marketers across the Time Warner corporate portfolio, including HBO, Warner Bros., Time Inc. and Turner Networks.

       

      Benson also spent over 12 years at the Walt Disney Company, serving as executive vice president of marketing for the ABC Entertainment Group. He oversaw all marketing and promotional activities for primetime, late night and ABC Studios programming, creating a host of globally executed and highly recognized marketing campaigns for scripted and non-scripted series, specials, movies and mini-series, including “Modern Family,” “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Bachelor.”

       

      Benson started his career at CBS, working in various positions at WCCO-TV/Minneapolis, and later serving as director of communications and director of creative services for KCBS-TV/Los Angeles. He later worked at VH1/MTV Networks, serving as senior vice president of promotion and program planning.

       

      Married to actress Rebecca Budig and a father of three, Benson resides in Los Angeles.

       

      (More)

      August 2022

       

      Mike Benson is president and chief marketing officer of CBS, a role he assumed in September 2019.

       

      Benson is responsible for all CBS brand marketing activities, including advertising, promotion, creative, social media, experiential marketing and events across CBS Entertainment, CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, CBS Media Ventures and CBS Digital. He works closely with Paramount+ and Paramount Global Content Distribution coordinating branding and marketing efforts with those groups.

       

      Benson and his team unveiled an evolved look and feel for the iconic brand beginning in fall 2020 and continue to evolve it as part of a strategy that unifies branding across theCBS divisions under Benson’s domain. It reinforces continuity and clarity from the core brand to the subsidiary brands while driving attribution for CBS content, whether on the brand’s platforms or others – live, on demand or streaming. Among his more recent campaigns are THE PRICE IS RIGHT COME ON DOWN TOUR, celebrating 50 years of the legendary CBS Original game show with an epic coast-to-coast tour that brought the Wheel, Plinko and prizes to fans at 50 iconic locations. Additionally, on the heels of a successful launch campaign for TV’s #1 new comedy, CBS Original GHOSTS, Benson’s team presented “Summer of GHOSTS,” an immersive campaign with multi-city in-person events, a unique Web3 metaverse game, and NFTs honoring the spirited title characters, living leads and its upcoming sophomore season.

       

      Previously, Benson was head of marketing at Amazon Studios. He led marketing efforts in support of Amazon Original Content, exclusively for Prime Video. He and his team launched and marketed a wide range of adult, sports and children’s programming, including series such as “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan,” “The Man in the High Castle,” “Homecoming,” “Thursday Night Football,” “The Boys” and others. His work at Amazon was recognized with Adweek’s Brand Genius and Grand Brand Genius Awards, 37 Clio Awards, including two Grand Clios, five Cannes Lion Awards and an Emmy nomination.

       

      Prior to Amazon, Benson was chief creative officer for the Time Warner Global Media Group. In this role, he executed a wide range of innovative partnerships with brand marketers across the Time Warner corporate portfolio, including HBO, Warner Bros., Time Inc. and Turner Networks.

       

      Benson also spent over 12 years at the Walt Disney Company, serving as executive vice president of marketing for the ABC Entertainment Group. He oversaw all marketing and promotional activities for primetime, late night and ABC Studios programming, creating a host of globally executed and highly recognized marketing campaigns for scripted and non-scripted series, specials, movies and mini-series, including “Modern Family,” “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Dancing with the Stars,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “The Bachelor.”

       

      Benson started his career at CBS, working in various positions at WCCO-TV/Minneapolis, and later serving as director of communications and director of creative services for KCBS-TV/Los Angeles. He later worked at VH1/MTV Networks, serving as senior vice president of promotion and program planning.

       

      Married to actress Rebecca Budig and a father of three, Benson resides in Los Angeles.

       

      (More)

      Radha Subramanyam

      CBS Entertainment

      February 2021

      Radha Subramanyam serves as Chief Research and Analytics Officer, CBS and President, CBS Vision. She joined CBS as Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Analytics Officer of the CBS Television Network in November 2017. She reports to George Cheeks, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Entertainment Group, while also working closely with David Nevins, Chief Creative Officer, CBS.

      In this role, Subramanyam oversees all research operations for CBS, including cross-platform audience measurement, analytics, market research, program testing and advertising research. She has extensive experience in research and data analytics in all areas of the industry, including broadcast, cable and digital, as well as radio and social media.

      Previously, Subramanyam served as President of Research, Insights and Data Analytics for iHeartMedia, where she developed and managed wide-ranging data and research efforts involving digital analytics, ratings and measurement, ad sales research, mobile measurement, programming analysis, music research, campaign measurement and marketing research.

      Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Subramanyam held senior executive research roles at Yahoo!, MTV Networks and Nielsen, where she was one of that company’s early leaders of a new analytics and consulting practice. Before beginning her career in the media industry, she taught media and entertainment at Vassar College and New York University.

      Subramanyam serves on the board of directors of the International Radio & Television Society and the Advertising Research Foundation. She has been named as one of Corinium’s Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics numerous times, most recently in 2020. Subramanyam was also one of the power women in Variety’s 2019 Women’s Impact Report. 

      Subramanyam is a graduate of Northwestern University, with a Ph.D. in radio, television, and film.

      February 2021

      Radha Subramanyam serves as Chief Research and Analytics Officer, CBS and President, CBS Vision. She joined CBS as Executive Vice President, Chief Research and Analytics Officer of the CBS Television Network in November 2017. She reports to George Cheeks, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Entertainment Group, while also working closely with David Nevins, Chief Creative Officer, CBS.

      In this role, Subramanyam oversees all research operations for CBS, including cross-platform audience measurement, analytics, market research, program testing and advertising research. She has extensive experience in research and data analytics in all areas of the industry, including broadcast, cable and digital, as well as radio and social media.

      Previously, Subramanyam served as President of Research, Insights and Data Analytics for iHeartMedia, where she developed and managed wide-ranging data and research efforts involving digital analytics, ratings and measurement, ad sales research, mobile measurement, programming analysis, music research, campaign measurement and marketing research.

      Prior to joining iHeartMedia, Subramanyam held senior executive research roles at Yahoo!, MTV Networks and Nielsen, where she was one of that company’s early leaders of a new analytics and consulting practice. Before beginning her career in the media industry, she taught media and entertainment at Vassar College and New York University.

      Subramanyam serves on the board of directors of the International Radio & Television Society and the Advertising Research Foundation. She has been named as one of Corinium’s Top 100 Innovators in Data and Analytics numerous times, most recently in 2020. Subramanyam was also one of the power women in Variety’s 2019 Women’s Impact Report. 

      Subramanyam is a graduate of Northwestern University, with a Ph.D. in radio, television, and film.

      Thom Sherman

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2021

      Thom Sherman is Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. In this position, which reports to Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment, Sherman oversees creative affairs for entertainment programming in all dayparts and genres including comedy, drama, reality, daytime, late night, and specials.

      Sherman joined CBS in 2017, and his first two primetime programming slates produced the #1 new dramas and comedies each season (FBI, FBI: MOST WANTED, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB ♥ ABISHOLA). His third slate produced the #1 new comedy for 2020-2021, B POSITIVE, and the eagerly anticipated new dramas THE EQUALIZER and CLARICE, which premiere in February 2021. Sherman also helped develop and oversee last summer’s #1 new reality series, TOUGH AS NAILS, whose second season also premieres in February 2021. Sherman also helped oversee the development and launch of hits YOUNG SHELDON, MAGNUM P.I., ALL RISE, THE UNICORN, and EVIL. He also helps supervise Emmy-nominated late night series THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, hit reality series BIG BROTHER, SURVIVOR, AMAZING RACE, and UNDERCOVER BOSS, and hit daytime series THE PRICE IS RIGHT, LET’S MAKE A DEAL, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE TALK. Under Sherman’s watch, CBS has maintained its position as the #1 rated television network in America.

      From 2006 to 2017, Sherman was Executive Vice President, The CW Television Network, where he was responsible for development and oversight of its entire slate of primetime programming. Sherman developed and supervised smash-hit series THE FLASH and RIVERDALE as well as Golden Globes-winning comedies JANE THE VIRGIN and CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND. Additionally, Sherman developed and supervised buzz-worthy scripted hits ARROW, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, and GOSSIP GIRL. On the reality side, Sherman developed and oversaw the revival of hit improv comedy WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? and the development and launch of the U.S. version of hit magic series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US.

      From 2004 to 2006, Sherman was President of Bad Robot Productions, which he co-founded with J.J. Abrams. Sherman was in charge of all television content, helping to oversee the first two seasons of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series LOST and the last two seasons of cult favorite ALIAS. He also developed and executive produced several pilots and series, including WHAT ABOUT BRIAN and SIX DEGREES.

      From 1996 to 2004, Sherman worked in Drama Series Development at the ABC Television Network, the last five years of which he was department head with the title Senior Vice President. While at ABC, he was responsible for development and/or oversight of over three dozen primetime dramas, including critically acclaimed, award-winning series such as GREY’S ANATOMY, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, LOST, NYPD BLUE, THE PRACTICE, ALIAS, and ONCE & AGAIN.

      Sherman was born in Chicago and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Del Mar, Calif. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the University of California at San Diego.

      January 2021

      Thom Sherman is Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. In this position, which reports to Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment, Sherman oversees creative affairs for entertainment programming in all dayparts and genres including comedy, drama, reality, daytime, late night, and specials.

      Sherman joined CBS in 2017, and his first two primetime programming slates produced the #1 new dramas and comedies each season (FBI, FBI: MOST WANTED, THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BOB ♥ ABISHOLA). His third slate produced the #1 new comedy for 2020-2021, B POSITIVE, and the eagerly anticipated new dramas THE EQUALIZER and CLARICE, which premiere in February 2021. Sherman also helped develop and oversee last summer’s #1 new reality series, TOUGH AS NAILS, whose second season also premieres in February 2021. Sherman also helped oversee the development and launch of hits YOUNG SHELDON, MAGNUM P.I., ALL RISE, THE UNICORN, and EVIL. He also helps supervise Emmy-nominated late night series THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, hit reality series BIG BROTHER, SURVIVOR, AMAZING RACE, and UNDERCOVER BOSS, and hit daytime series THE PRICE IS RIGHT, LET’S MAKE A DEAL, THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and THE TALK. Under Sherman’s watch, CBS has maintained its position as the #1 rated television network in America.

      From 2006 to 2017, Sherman was Executive Vice President, The CW Television Network, where he was responsible for development and oversight of its entire slate of primetime programming. Sherman developed and supervised smash-hit series THE FLASH and RIVERDALE as well as Golden Globes-winning comedies JANE THE VIRGIN and CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND. Additionally, Sherman developed and supervised buzz-worthy scripted hits ARROW, THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, and GOSSIP GIRL. On the reality side, Sherman developed and oversaw the revival of hit improv comedy WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY? and the development and launch of the U.S. version of hit magic series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US.

      From 2004 to 2006, Sherman was President of Bad Robot Productions, which he co-founded with J.J. Abrams. Sherman was in charge of all television content, helping to oversee the first two seasons of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning series LOST and the last two seasons of cult favorite ALIAS. He also developed and executive produced several pilots and series, including WHAT ABOUT BRIAN and SIX DEGREES.

      From 1996 to 2004, Sherman worked in Drama Series Development at the ABC Television Network, the last five years of which he was department head with the title Senior Vice President. While at ABC, he was responsible for development and/or oversight of over three dozen primetime dramas, including critically acclaimed, award-winning series such as GREY’S ANATOMY, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, LOST, NYPD BLUE, THE PRACTICE, ALIAS, and ONCE & AGAIN.

      Sherman was born in Chicago and raised in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Del Mar, Calif. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from the University of California at San Diego.

      Chris Ender

      CBS Entertainment

      June 2022

      Chris Ender was named Executive Vice President of Communications for CBS in June 2020. He reports to George Cheeks, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS. In this post, Ender oversees external and internal communication and media relations for all CBS divisions, including Entertainment, News, Sports and Studios.

      Ender joined CBS in 1996 as Vice President, Media Relations for CBS Entertainment. During his 26 years at the company, he has expanded the CBS Television Network’s public relations operation, created the CBS Television Studios PR department and helped shape communications strategies for the company’s international television business and for multiple other CBS divisions.

      He’s also overseen launch campaigns for shows that have built CBS into America’s Most Watched Network, including “Survivor,” “CSI,” “NCIS,” The Big Bang Theory,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” He has also supervised communications for dozens of significant perennial events such as the “Grammy Awards” and “Kennedy Center Honors.”

      Before joining CBS, Ender served as Vice President, Media Relations for Sony Pictures Television. Previously, he was an account executive at Bender, Goldman & Helper public relations.

      Ender is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Journalism.

      June 2022

      Chris Ender was named Executive Vice President of Communications for CBS in June 2020. He reports to George Cheeks, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS. In this post, Ender oversees external and internal communication and media relations for all CBS divisions, including Entertainment, News, Sports and Studios.

      Ender joined CBS in 1996 as Vice President, Media Relations for CBS Entertainment. During his 26 years at the company, he has expanded the CBS Television Network’s public relations operation, created the CBS Television Studios PR department and helped shape communications strategies for the company’s international television business and for multiple other CBS divisions.

      He’s also overseen launch campaigns for shows that have built CBS into America’s Most Watched Network, including “Survivor,” “CSI,” “NCIS,” The Big Bang Theory,” “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” and “The Late Late Show with James Corden.” He has also supervised communications for dozens of significant perennial events such as the “Grammy Awards” and “Kennedy Center Honors.”

      Before joining CBS, Ender served as Vice President, Media Relations for Sony Pictures Television. Previously, he was an account executive at Bender, Goldman & Helper public relations.

      Ender is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Journalism.

      Yelena Chak

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2021

      Yelena Chak was named head of drama development for CBS Entertainment in September 2017. In her position, Chak oversees development for the Network’s new drama series. She reports to Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      Chak joined CBS Entertainment in 2007 as Director, Drama Series, and was named Vice President in 2009, Senior Vice President in 2016 and Executive Vice President in 2019. During her time at the Network, she has been involved in the development of the FBI franchise, the NCIS franchise, EVIL, ALL RISE, BULL, MAGNUM P.I., MACGYVER, GOD FRIENDED ME, SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., INSTINCT, BULL, “Zoo,” BLUE BLOODS, MADAM SECRETARY“Madam Secretary,” “Salvation,” “Scorpion,” “Under the Dome,” ELEMENTARY“Elementary,” “Person of Interest,” HAWAII FIVE-0,“Hawaii 5Five-0 BLUE BLOODS,” “The Good Wife,” and “The Mentalist,,” as well as the Network’s new fall dramas, ALL RISECLARICE and THE EVILEQUALIZER.

      Before joining CBS, Chak worked in drama development at Jerry Bruckheimer Television, where she oversaw such series as “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case” and the “CSI” franchise. Previously, she worked at NBC, where she participated in the network’s Associate Program, which led to a position in comedy development. Chak began her Hollywood career in the mailroom at UTA, where she was quickly promoted to agent trainee in the TV literary department.

      Chak is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in economics. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.

      January 2021

      Yelena Chak was named head of drama development for CBS Entertainment in September 2017. In her position, Chak oversees development for the Network’s new drama series. She reports to Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      Chak joined CBS Entertainment in 2007 as Director, Drama Series, and was named Vice President in 2009, Senior Vice President in 2016 and Executive Vice President in 2019. During her time at the Network, she has been involved in the development of the FBI franchise, the NCIS franchise, EVIL, ALL RISE, BULL, MAGNUM P.I., MACGYVER, GOD FRIENDED ME, SEAL TEAM, S.W.A.T., INSTINCT, BULL, “Zoo,” BLUE BLOODS, MADAM SECRETARY“Madam Secretary,” “Salvation,” “Scorpion,” “Under the Dome,” ELEMENTARY“Elementary,” “Person of Interest,” HAWAII FIVE-0,“Hawaii 5Five-0 BLUE BLOODS,” “The Good Wife,” and “The Mentalist,,” as well as the Network’s new fall dramas, ALL RISECLARICE and THE EVILEQUALIZER.

      Before joining CBS, Chak worked in drama development at Jerry Bruckheimer Television, where she oversaw such series as “Without a Trace,” “Cold Case” and the “CSI” franchise. Previously, she worked at NBC, where she participated in the network’s Associate Program, which led to a position in comedy development. Chak began her Hollywood career in the mailroom at UTA, where she was quickly promoted to agent trainee in the TV literary department.

      Chak is a graduate of Cornell University with a Bachelor of Science in economics. She also holds a Master of Business Administration from Stanford University.

      Noriko Kelley

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2021

      Noriko Kelley was promoted to Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment, in June 2017, succeeding Kelly Kahl when he was named president of the division. She is the first-ever female head of scheduling for any broadcast television network.

      In this position, which reports to Kahl, Kelley’s primary responsibility is overseeing the program planning and scheduling of all primetime programming for the CBS Television Network. She also supervises coordination between CBS programming divisions and the Network’s respective operations in sales, marketing, affiliate relations, news, sports and research, as well as with the CBS Television Stations Group.

      Previously, Kelley was Senior Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling since August 2012. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling since April 2010, playing a role in many of the Network’s successful scheduling moves. Previously, she served as a director in the department since May 2007. In that time, Kelley has also worked with The CW and will continue in that capacity.

      Kelley moved into the scheduling department in 2003 as a coordinator, working with the department to schedule series, movies and specials for CBS and UPN. She was promoted to manager in February 2006. She began her career as an intern in the CBS research department in 2001, and in 2002 she was named a research analyst.

      Kelley is a graduate of USC with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian languages and cultures and also has an M.A. in communication management from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. She serves on the board of the USC Annenberg School of Communication Alumni Advisory and is a member of the USC Trojan Women’s Network.

      January 2021

      Noriko Kelley was promoted to Executive Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling, CBS Entertainment, in June 2017, succeeding Kelly Kahl when he was named president of the division. She is the first-ever female head of scheduling for any broadcast television network.

      In this position, which reports to Kahl, Kelley’s primary responsibility is overseeing the program planning and scheduling of all primetime programming for the CBS Television Network. She also supervises coordination between CBS programming divisions and the Network’s respective operations in sales, marketing, affiliate relations, news, sports and research, as well as with the CBS Television Stations Group.

      Previously, Kelley was Senior Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling since August 2012. Prior to that, she was Vice President, Program Planning & Scheduling since April 2010, playing a role in many of the Network’s successful scheduling moves. Previously, she served as a director in the department since May 2007. In that time, Kelley has also worked with The CW and will continue in that capacity.

      Kelley moved into the scheduling department in 2003 as a coordinator, working with the department to schedule series, movies and specials for CBS and UPN. She was promoted to manager in February 2006. She began her career as an intern in the CBS research department in 2001, and in 2002 she was named a research analyst.

      Kelley is a graduate of USC with a Bachelor of Arts in East Asian languages and cultures and also has an M.A. in communication management from USC’s Annenberg School of Communication. She serves on the board of the USC Annenberg School of Communication Alumni Advisory and is a member of the USC Trojan Women’s Network.

      Jeeun Kim

      CBS Entertainment

      April 2021

      Jeeun Kim is the Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Business Affairs, CBS Entertainment Group, reporting to Bryon Rubin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Entertainment Group.

      Ms. Kim co-leads a business affairs department that supports an industry-leading studio that is currently producing more than 75 series across 15 platforms and the most-watched broadcast network. In her position, Ms. Kim is responsible for overseeing all development, license, co-production and “above-the-line” deals for the production of scripted and unscripted series and specials for the Network.

      Ms. Kim, who joined CBS in October 2020, most recently served as Director, Business Affairs (Original Series) for Netflix, where she led a team of negotiators handling development, production and license deals for scripted development projects and series.

      Prior to that Ms. Kim spent 16 years at NBCUniversal in increasingly senior roles for its various divisions, including NBC Network, USA, Syfy, Universal Cable Productions and Universal Television. From 2015-2018, she was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs; Vice President, Business Affairs from 2007; Vice President of Legal Affairs since 2006; and held Senior Legal Counsel positions since 2002. Ms. Kim began her career as a lawyer, serving as an associate in the corporate departments of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in New York.

      Ms. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her law degree from the Columbia University School of Law. She is a member of the bar in both California and New York.

      April 2021

      Jeeun Kim is the Executive Vice President, Co-Head of Business Affairs, CBS Entertainment Group, reporting to Bryon Rubin, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, CBS Entertainment Group.

      Ms. Kim co-leads a business affairs department that supports an industry-leading studio that is currently producing more than 75 series across 15 platforms and the most-watched broadcast network. In her position, Ms. Kim is responsible for overseeing all development, license, co-production and “above-the-line” deals for the production of scripted and unscripted series and specials for the Network.

      Ms. Kim, who joined CBS in October 2020, most recently served as Director, Business Affairs (Original Series) for Netflix, where she led a team of negotiators handling development, production and license deals for scripted development projects and series.

      Prior to that Ms. Kim spent 16 years at NBCUniversal in increasingly senior roles for its various divisions, including NBC Network, USA, Syfy, Universal Cable Productions and Universal Television. From 2015-2018, she was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs; Vice President, Business Affairs from 2007; Vice President of Legal Affairs since 2006; and held Senior Legal Counsel positions since 2002. Ms. Kim began her career as a lawyer, serving as an associate in the corporate departments of Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker in New York.

      Ms. Kim earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and her law degree from the Columbia University School of Law. She is a member of the bar in both California and New York.

      Jon Koa

      CBS Entertainment

      July 2021

      Respected network and studio veteran Jon Koa joined CBS as Executive Vice President, Comedy Development, in July 2021. He reports to Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      In his new role, Mr. Koa oversees all comedy development for CBS Entertainment’s primetime programming.

      Most recently, Mr. Koa served as Senior Vice President, Scripted Television for Condé Nast Entertainment since 2015, where he oversaw the development of the independent production entity’s series for network, streaming and cable. He also mined the publisher’s intellectual properties (including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, GQ, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appetit, and others) for new film and television content.

      Prior to joining Condé Nast, Mr. Koa served as Executive Director, Comedy Programming and Development, for the ABC Television Network from 2009 to 2015, where he was a member of the development team that launched “Black-ish”, “Fresh Off the Boat” and “The Goldbergs,” and was intimately involved with the development, launch and current programming of such series as “Happy Endings,” “Dr. Ken,” “Scrubs,” and several others. He began his entertainment career in 2006 in the drama development department at Universal Television, serving in ever-more-responsible roles and ultimately rising to Vice President of Drama Series. While there, he worked on such series as “House,” “Parenthood,” “Monk” and “Battlestar Galactica.”

      Mr. Koa graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

      July 2021

      Respected network and studio veteran Jon Koa joined CBS as Executive Vice President, Comedy Development, in July 2021. He reports to Kelly Kahl, President, CBS Entertainment, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      In his new role, Mr. Koa oversees all comedy development for CBS Entertainment’s primetime programming.

      Most recently, Mr. Koa served as Senior Vice President, Scripted Television for Condé Nast Entertainment since 2015, where he oversaw the development of the independent production entity’s series for network, streaming and cable. He also mined the publisher’s intellectual properties (including The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, GQ, Vogue, Glamour, Bon Appetit, and others) for new film and television content.

      Prior to joining Condé Nast, Mr. Koa served as Executive Director, Comedy Programming and Development, for the ABC Television Network from 2009 to 2015, where he was a member of the development team that launched “Black-ish”, “Fresh Off the Boat” and “The Goldbergs,” and was intimately involved with the development, launch and current programming of such series as “Happy Endings,” “Dr. Ken,” “Scrubs,” and several others. He began his entertainment career in 2006 in the drama development department at Universal Television, serving in ever-more-responsible roles and ultimately rising to Vice President of Drama Series. While there, he worked on such series as “House,” “Parenthood,” “Monk” and “Battlestar Galactica.”

      Mr. Koa graduated from The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

      Claudia Lyon

      CBS Entertainment

      June 2022

      Claudia Lyon was named executive vice president of talent and casting at CBS Entertainment in July 2019. She reports to Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, and Thom Sherman, senior vice president of programming at CBS Entertainment.

      In her role, Lyon oversees all talent and casting operations for CBS Entertainment’s primetime and daytime programming, limited series, alternative programs and specials. Most recently, she was instrumental in the casting of breakout series GHOSTS, NCIS: HAWAI’I and THE EQUALIZER. Lyon also works closely with the corporate Office of Global Inclusion to produce the annual ViacomCBS Talent Showcase and is a member of the parent company’s Global Inclusion Advisory Council.

      Prior to joining CBS, Lyon served as vice president of talent and casting at ABC Entertainment from 2006 onward, where she oversaw casting for all ABC Studios and ABC Signature pilots and primetime series, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Scandal,” “black-ish” and “High Fidelity.” Preceding that, Lyon oversaw the casting of “Ugly Betty” and the multi-Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® Award-winning “Modern Family,” among others. In addition, Lyon was involved in all aspects of ABC’s domestic, global, and digital initiatives that identified, developed and mentored talent from around the world.

      Prior to joining Disney|ABC Television, Lyon was vice president of casting and talent at the WB Network, where she oversaw the casting of primetime series, including “Dawson’s Creek,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Felicity,” “Gilmore Girls” and “Supernatural.”

      Lyon served on the advisory board for the NICA Foundation, an initiative to elevate rural communities in Central America. She has volunteered for Minds Matter and the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Additionally, for the last several years, The Imagen Foundation has honored Lyon as one of their “Powerful and Influential Latinos in the Entertainment Industry.”

       

      June 2022

      Claudia Lyon was named executive vice president of talent and casting at CBS Entertainment in July 2019. She reports to Kelly Kahl, president of CBS Entertainment, and Thom Sherman, senior vice president of programming at CBS Entertainment.

      In her role, Lyon oversees all talent and casting operations for CBS Entertainment’s primetime and daytime programming, limited series, alternative programs and specials. Most recently, she was instrumental in the casting of breakout series GHOSTS, NCIS: HAWAI’I and THE EQUALIZER. Lyon also works closely with the corporate Office of Global Inclusion to produce the annual ViacomCBS Talent Showcase and is a member of the parent company’s Global Inclusion Advisory Council.

      Prior to joining CBS, Lyon served as vice president of talent and casting at ABC Entertainment from 2006 onward, where she oversaw casting for all ABC Studios and ABC Signature pilots and primetime series, including “Grey’s Anatomy,” “How to Get Away with Murder,” “Scandal,” “black-ish” and “High Fidelity.” Preceding that, Lyon oversaw the casting of “Ugly Betty” and the multi-Emmy® Award and Golden Globe® Award-winning “Modern Family,” among others. In addition, Lyon was involved in all aspects of ABC’s domestic, global, and digital initiatives that identified, developed and mentored talent from around the world.

      Prior to joining Disney|ABC Television, Lyon was vice president of casting and talent at the WB Network, where she oversaw the casting of primetime series, including “Dawson’s Creek,” “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Felicity,” “Gilmore Girls” and “Supernatural.”

      Lyon served on the advisory board for the NICA Foundation, an initiative to elevate rural communities in Central America. She has volunteered for Minds Matter and the National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC). Additionally, for the last several years, The Imagen Foundation has honored Lyon as one of their “Powerful and Influential Latinos in the Entertainment Industry.”

       

      Amy Reisenbach

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2021

      Amy Reisenbach is Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS, where she is responsible for overseeing the combined department that supports current programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios. In addition, she has oversight of CBS Daytime, the Network’s top-rated lineup in that daypart.

      In her position, Reisenbach oversees creative affairs for all scripted series broadcast on CBS; for Studio shows produced for other broadcast networks; and for daytime’s talk, game shows and dramas, as well as Saturday morning’s lineup for CBS Dream Team. She reports to David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      Reisenbach was Senior Vice President, Current Programs, from September 2015 through June 2017, supervising all series produced by the Studio for The CW, while continuing to work on several shows broadcast on CBS. She joined CBS Studios in 2005 as Manager, Current Programs, was promoted to director a year later, and named Vice President in 2011.

      Previously, she worked at Warner Bros. Television in the drama development and current departments. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in social and behavioral sciences.

      January 2021

      Amy Reisenbach is Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS, where she is responsible for overseeing the combined department that supports current programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios. In addition, she has oversight of CBS Daytime, the Network’s top-rated lineup in that daypart.

      In her position, Reisenbach oversees creative affairs for all scripted series broadcast on CBS; for Studio shows produced for other broadcast networks; and for daytime’s talk, game shows and dramas, as well as Saturday morning’s lineup for CBS Dream Team. She reports to David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      Reisenbach was Senior Vice President, Current Programs, from September 2015 through June 2017, supervising all series produced by the Studio for The CW, while continuing to work on several shows broadcast on CBS. She joined CBS Studios in 2005 as Manager, Current Programs, was promoted to director a year later, and named Vice President in 2011.

      Previously, she worked at Warner Bros. Television in the drama development and current departments. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in social and behavioral sciences.

      Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2022

      Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i was named Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion,  Paramount, in July 2020.

      In this role, Tiffany leads entertainment-focused diversity and inclusion initiatives across CBS Entertainment, Showtime, Media Networks and Paramount Pictures. She also oversees the company’s creative development programs, talent initiatives and outreach to agencies, multicultural coalitions, guilds and other key inclusion stakeholders, which was part of her most recent role at CBS. 

      Prior to her current Paramount position, Smith-Anoa’i was Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion & Communications for CBS Entertainment. An innovator in both entertainment publicity and diversity, Tiffany was promoted to that position in 2016 and charged with shepherding the entertainment division’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and supporting communication efforts. She developed new programs to recruit, nurture and hire inclusive talent to work in front of and behind the camera and helped launch several notable careers.

      In 2015, Tiffany was appointed Senior Vice President of Entertainment Diversity & Communications after serving as Vice President, Entertainment Diversity & Communications, CBS Entertainment since 2009. In these roles, Smith-Anoa’i created and launched “CBS On Tour,” a community outreach program in which executives visit schools to educate and encourage students interested in entertainment careers; expanded the writer selection process for “The CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase”; implemented an annual symposium with casting directors to strategize on best practices to diversify the casting process; partnered with GLAAD to host learning workshops; and joined forces with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to encourage a variety of acting and industry roles for women.

      In February 2018, Smith-Anoa’i co-founded CBS EYE Speak, a program designed to promote female empowerment and help forge a path of growth and opportunity for women, both inside and outside of the company. Since its inception, the group has held several events, including screenings, panels and fireside chats featuring some of the strongest female voices in the industry.

      Smith-Anoa’i first joined CBS Entertainment in 2000 as a senior publicist for primetime series and specials.

      Prior to CBS, Smith-Anoa’i was responsible for all aspects of publicity and promotions for Image Public Relations. Among her many projects, she organized the global press outreach for “Sinbad’s Soul Music Festival.” Preceding her role at Image, Smith-Anoa’i worked for NIKE, Inc. where she launched their NIKETOWN stores in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

      Smith-Anoa’i’s community service and charity work includes the Human Rights Campaign, #SeeHer, ADCOLOR, Easterseals Disability Challenge, Young Storytellers, The Unusual Suspects and Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. She serves as a board member for ColorComm, Big Sunday, The Muslim Public Affairs Council and on the business advisory board for the National Hispanic Media Coalition. She is also a Board of Trustee member for The Archer School for Girls. In 2019 Smith-Anoa’i received the Adweek + ADCOLOR Champions Award for her commitment to growing and promoting diversity and inclusion within and outside the walls of CBS Entertainment.

      Smith-Anoa’i maintains a close relationship with her alma mater, Howard University, where she graduated with honors from the School of Communications. In 2013, Howard University presented her with the “Global Visionary Award” for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Communications.

       

      January 2022

      Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i was named Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity & Inclusion,  Paramount, in July 2020.

      In this role, Tiffany leads entertainment-focused diversity and inclusion initiatives across CBS Entertainment, Showtime, Media Networks and Paramount Pictures. She also oversees the company’s creative development programs, talent initiatives and outreach to agencies, multicultural coalitions, guilds and other key inclusion stakeholders, which was part of her most recent role at CBS. 

      Prior to her current Paramount position, Smith-Anoa’i was Executive Vice President, Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion & Communications for CBS Entertainment. An innovator in both entertainment publicity and diversity, Tiffany was promoted to that position in 2016 and charged with shepherding the entertainment division’s diversity and inclusion initiatives and supporting communication efforts. She developed new programs to recruit, nurture and hire inclusive talent to work in front of and behind the camera and helped launch several notable careers.

      In 2015, Tiffany was appointed Senior Vice President of Entertainment Diversity & Communications after serving as Vice President, Entertainment Diversity & Communications, CBS Entertainment since 2009. In these roles, Smith-Anoa’i created and launched “CBS On Tour,” a community outreach program in which executives visit schools to educate and encourage students interested in entertainment careers; expanded the writer selection process for “The CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy Showcase”; implemented an annual symposium with casting directors to strategize on best practices to diversify the casting process; partnered with GLAAD to host learning workshops; and joined forces with the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media to encourage a variety of acting and industry roles for women.

      In February 2018, Smith-Anoa’i co-founded CBS EYE Speak, a program designed to promote female empowerment and help forge a path of growth and opportunity for women, both inside and outside of the company. Since its inception, the group has held several events, including screenings, panels and fireside chats featuring some of the strongest female voices in the industry.

      Smith-Anoa’i first joined CBS Entertainment in 2000 as a senior publicist for primetime series and specials.

      Prior to CBS, Smith-Anoa’i was responsible for all aspects of publicity and promotions for Image Public Relations. Among her many projects, she organized the global press outreach for “Sinbad’s Soul Music Festival.” Preceding her role at Image, Smith-Anoa’i worked for NIKE, Inc. where she launched their NIKETOWN stores in Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.

      Smith-Anoa’i’s community service and charity work includes the Human Rights Campaign, #SeeHer, ADCOLOR, Easterseals Disability Challenge, Young Storytellers, The Unusual Suspects and Jack and Jill of America, Incorporated. She serves as a board member for ColorComm, Big Sunday, The Muslim Public Affairs Council and on the business advisory board for the National Hispanic Media Coalition. She is also a Board of Trustee member for The Archer School for Girls. In 2019 Smith-Anoa’i received the Adweek + ADCOLOR Champions Award for her commitment to growing and promoting diversity and inclusion within and outside the walls of CBS Entertainment.

      Smith-Anoa’i maintains a close relationship with her alma mater, Howard University, where she graduated with honors from the School of Communications. In 2013, Howard University presented her with the “Global Visionary Award” for Outstanding Leadership in Diversity and Communications.

       

      Jack Sussman

      CBS Entertainment

      January 2021

      Jack Sussman was promoted to Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment, in March 2006. He added responsibility for all alternative programming in 2020. He reports to Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      In his position, Sussman, who has been head of CBS specials since 1998, serves as the Network’s chief liaison to the music industry, working with managers, recording artists, record labels and music suppliers to identify new and established performers whose music or personal appearances can be integrated into the Network’s primetime series, movies, specials and live events. Sussman also works with CBS’ interactive division to identify music-related content for wireless and the internet.

      Sussman has long overseen the Network’s blue-chip events and specials, such as THE GRAMMY AWARDS, THE TONY AWARDS and THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, as well as CBS’ annual presentations of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Recently, he supervised the important tribute specials JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO and ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT. Sussman has also been responsible for supervising live entertainment programming, such as the SURVIVOR and BIG BROTHER finales and reunion specials. In his newly expanded role, he is responsible for supervising both of those series, along with other CBS hits, such as TOUGH AS NAILS, UNDERCOVER BOSS and long-running THE AMAZING RACE.

      While at CBS, Sussman has spearheaded successful specials featuring some of contemporary music’s top stars in their first network television special, including Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Ricky Martin, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Elton John, Tina Turner, “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America,” “Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life-An All-Star Tribute,” “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees,” “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo,” and the top rated “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration.”

      He has also been responsible for some of CBS’ highest-rated and most critically acclaimed specials, including “The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers,” which was seen by more than 30 million viewers, “Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special,” “I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special,” “CBS at 75” and “Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special.” He also supervised the editing and colorization of newly colorized classic episodes of “I Love Lucy” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

      Sussman joined CBS in August 1998 as Vice President, Specials, from Cinecanal, where he led the programming and creative services reorganization of the Latin American movie channel that is jointly owned by Universal, Paramount, MGM and FOX. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Specials in 2000.

      From 1996-1997, Sussman was Vice President, Head of Programming for MTV Latin America, responsible for production and original programming, development, music programming, scheduling, talent and artist relations, news and on-air promotion.

      Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Production and Original Programming at VH1 from 1992-1995, where he developed and produced new series and specials. Sussman’s background also includes positions at CNN and NBC News.

      As an executive producer/producer, his credits include “The VH1 Honors,” the live concert series “Centerstage,” “Paul McCartney at the Hollywood Bowl,” “MTV Latin America: MTV Unplugged,” “Conversations with the Rolling Stones,” “Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope Tour” and “Stand Up Spotlight.”

      Sussman serves on the executive committee of the Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular and is on the board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

      Sussman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a B.A. in radio, television and motion pictures.

      January 2021

      Jack Sussman was promoted to Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment, in March 2006. He added responsibility for all alternative programming in 2020. He reports to Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment.

      In his position, Sussman, who has been head of CBS specials since 1998, serves as the Network’s chief liaison to the music industry, working with managers, recording artists, record labels and music suppliers to identify new and established performers whose music or personal appearances can be integrated into the Network’s primetime series, movies, specials and live events. Sussman also works with CBS’ interactive division to identify music-related content for wireless and the internet.

      Sussman has long overseen the Network’s blue-chip events and specials, such as THE GRAMMY AWARDS, THE TONY AWARDS and THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, as well as CBS’ annual presentations of the ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. Recently, he supervised the important tribute specials JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO and ESSENTIAL HEROES: A MOMENTO LATINO EVENT. Sussman has also been responsible for supervising live entertainment programming, such as the SURVIVOR and BIG BROTHER finales and reunion specials. In his newly expanded role, he is responsible for supervising both of those series, along with other CBS hits, such as TOUGH AS NAILS, UNDERCOVER BOSS and long-running THE AMAZING RACE.

      While at CBS, Sussman has spearheaded successful specials featuring some of contemporary music’s top stars in their first network television special, including Celine Dion, Shania Twain, Ricky Martin, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Elton John, Tina Turner, “The Beatles: The Night That Changed America,” “Stevie Wonder: Songs in the Key of Life-An All-Star Tribute,” “Stayin’ Alive: A Grammy Salute to the Music of the Bee Gees,” “Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo,” and the top rated “Motown 60: A Grammy Celebration.”

      He has also been responsible for some of CBS’ highest-rated and most critically acclaimed specials, including “The Carol Burnett Show: Show Stoppers,” which was seen by more than 30 million viewers, “Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special,” “I Love Lucy 50th Anniversary Special,” “CBS at 75” and “Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special.” He also supervised the editing and colorization of newly colorized classic episodes of “I Love Lucy” and “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

      Sussman joined CBS in August 1998 as Vice President, Specials, from Cinecanal, where he led the programming and creative services reorganization of the Latin American movie channel that is jointly owned by Universal, Paramount, MGM and FOX. He was promoted to Senior Vice President, Specials in 2000.

      From 1996-1997, Sussman was Vice President, Head of Programming for MTV Latin America, responsible for production and original programming, development, music programming, scheduling, talent and artist relations, news and on-air promotion.

      Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Production and Original Programming at VH1 from 1992-1995, where he developed and produced new series and specials. Sussman’s background also includes positions at CNN and NBC News.

      As an executive producer/producer, his credits include “The VH1 Honors,” the live concert series “Centerstage,” “Paul McCartney at the Hollywood Bowl,” “MTV Latin America: MTV Unplugged,” “Conversations with the Rolling Stones,” “Amnesty International Conspiracy of Hope Tour” and “Stand Up Spotlight.”

      Sussman serves on the executive committee of the Cedars Sinai Sports Spectacular and is on the board of the Entertainment Industry Foundation.

      Sussman is a graduate of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, with a B.A. in radio, television and motion pictures.

  • Paramount+

    Brand Assets

      Paramount+ Executives

      DAVID NEVINS

      Paramount+

      David Nevins serves as Chairman and CEO, Paramount Premium Group and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series. Nevins is responsible for the development and deployment of scripted originals, including both dramas and comedies, for Paramount+ and for overseeing all aspects of Showtime Networks and its channels, BET and Paramount Television Studios.

      Since assuming his new role for the Paramount Premium Group, Nevins has led the effort among content leaders and senior executive across the company to maximize the use of creative ingenuity, talent relationships and IP to produce outstanding content that entertains and engages audiences and captures the cultural zeitgeist, domestically and internationally. Among his many achievements in this role is the successful collaboration between Paramount+ and SHOWTIME on the series HALO. In addition, Nevins’ leadership of Paramount TV Studios includes developing for Paramount+, with such series as THE OFFER and GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, as well as a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. 

      For Showtime Networks Inc., Nevins manages the brand’s programming, distribution, business development, finance, marketing, scheduling, research, streaming, acquisitions, legal, network operations, and corporate communications teams, as well as SHOWTIME Sports®. He also works closely with Paramount Global’s international and domestic distribution groups on the monetization of Showtime Networks content around the world.

      Since Nevins joined the company in 2010 and under his leadership, SHOWTIME launched its stand-alone streaming service along with countless hit series, including the critically acclaimed originals YELLOWJACKETS, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD, THE CHI, TWIN PEAKS, THE CIRCUS, BILLIONS, RAY DONOVAN, SHAMELESS and THE AFFAIR. The first project greenlit by Nevins at the network, HOMELAND, was the recipient of an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award.

      During his tenure, SHOWTIME has also become the industry leader in combat sports including boxing and Bellator MMA.

      Before joining Showtime Networks, Nevins was an Emmy Award-winning producer and network programming executive. He served as President of Imagine Television from 2002-2010, where he oversaw development, production and was an executive producer on all Imagine Television shows. Under his leadership, Imagine produced Arrested Development, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and 24, which won for Outstanding Drama Series. He also developed and executive produced Parenthood, Lie to Me, Shark and the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights, which received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the Peabody Award. Nevins also received an Emmy Award nomination for his work as an executive producer on the final season of Friday Night Lights.

      Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President of Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. He oversaw all development and current programming for such series as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle as well as the Emmy-winning first season of 24. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, The West Wing, Will & Grace, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

      In 2014, Nevins was awarded the prestigious Vanguard Award for Programmers, the top honor of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. He serves on various industry boards, including the HRTS Board of Directors, the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Advisors and the Paley Center Los Angeles Board of Governors, and he is also on the ATAS Executive Committee. Nevins currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Saban Community Clinic, who honored him with the Leadership Award at its annual Gala in 2013. In 2016, Nevins was honored with the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles, and in 2018, he received the Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication from the Center of Communication.

      Nevins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. He and his wife, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, live in Los Angeles. They have a daughter and two sons.

       

       

      David Nevins serves as Chairman and CEO, Paramount Premium Group and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series. Nevins is responsible for the development and deployment of scripted originals, including both dramas and comedies, for Paramount+ and for overseeing all aspects of Showtime Networks and its channels, BET and Paramount Television Studios.

      Since assuming his new role for the Paramount Premium Group, Nevins has led the effort among content leaders and senior executive across the company to maximize the use of creative ingenuity, talent relationships and IP to produce outstanding content that entertains and engages audiences and captures the cultural zeitgeist, domestically and internationally. Among his many achievements in this role is the successful collaboration between Paramount+ and SHOWTIME on the series HALO. In addition, Nevins’ leadership of Paramount TV Studios includes developing for Paramount+, with such series as THE OFFER and GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, as well as a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. 

      For Showtime Networks Inc., Nevins manages the brand’s programming, distribution, business development, finance, marketing, scheduling, research, streaming, acquisitions, legal, network operations, and corporate communications teams, as well as SHOWTIME Sports®. He also works closely with Paramount Global’s international and domestic distribution groups on the monetization of Showtime Networks content around the world.

      Since Nevins joined the company in 2010 and under his leadership, SHOWTIME launched its stand-alone streaming service along with countless hit series, including the critically acclaimed originals YELLOWJACKETS, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD, THE CHI, TWIN PEAKS, THE CIRCUS, BILLIONS, RAY DONOVAN, SHAMELESS and THE AFFAIR. The first project greenlit by Nevins at the network, HOMELAND, was the recipient of an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award.

      During his tenure, SHOWTIME has also become the industry leader in combat sports including boxing and Bellator MMA.

      Before joining Showtime Networks, Nevins was an Emmy Award-winning producer and network programming executive. He served as President of Imagine Television from 2002-2010, where he oversaw development, production and was an executive producer on all Imagine Television shows. Under his leadership, Imagine produced Arrested Development, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and 24, which won for Outstanding Drama Series. He also developed and executive produced Parenthood, Lie to Me, Shark and the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights, which received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the Peabody Award. Nevins also received an Emmy Award nomination for his work as an executive producer on the final season of Friday Night Lights.

      Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President of Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. He oversaw all development and current programming for such series as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle as well as the Emmy-winning first season of 24. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, The West Wing, Will & Grace, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

      In 2014, Nevins was awarded the prestigious Vanguard Award for Programmers, the top honor of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. He serves on various industry boards, including the HRTS Board of Directors, the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Advisors and the Paley Center Los Angeles Board of Governors, and he is also on the ATAS Executive Committee. Nevins currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Saban Community Clinic, who honored him with the Leadership Award at its annual Gala in 2013. In 2016, Nevins was honored with the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles, and in 2018, he received the Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication from the Center of Communication.

      Nevins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. He and his wife, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, live in Los Angeles. They have a daughter and two sons.

       

       

      George Cheeks

      Paramount+

      George Cheeks assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS in March 2020.

      Cheeks oversees CBS-branded assets within ViacomCBS, including the CBS Television Network, which encompasses CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports, as well as CBS Studios, CBS Stations, CBS Media Ventures, its first-run syndication business, and CBS-branded digital assets.

      In Summer 2021, Cheeks added the role of Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, extending the world-class content from CBS News and CBS Sports to the streaming super service, and responsibility for global content strategy for ViacomCBS’ free-to-air networks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina and Chile.

      Prior to joining CBS, Cheeks served more than seven years at NBCUniversal in senior executive positions that spanned creative, business and operational roles. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios and was also in charge of late night programming for NBC Entertainment.

      Previously, Cheeks was Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and was jointly responsible for overseeing primetime, late night and scripted daytime programming for the network, including business affairs, marketing, communications, scheduling, West Coast research and digital operations, as well as first-run syndication.

      Prior to being named Co-Chairman, Cheeks served as Co-President, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios as well as President, Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, where he oversaw the network’s lucrative and successful late night slate. Prior to that role, Cheeks was President of Business Operations and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

      Cheeks joined NBC in 2012 after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution and Marketing, as well as Head of Standards and Practices for Viacom Media Networks, in New York. In his first stint with Viacom starting in 1998, he began working as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for the Nickelodeon Group. While there, he ascended to positions of increasing responsibility, and in 2005 he was elevated to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO.

      Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb from 1992-1994. In addition, he served as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment from 1995-1997 and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills from 1997-1998.

      A graduate of Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa), Cheeks received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (cum laude).

       

      George Cheeks assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of CBS in March 2020.

      Cheeks oversees CBS-branded assets within ViacomCBS, including the CBS Television Network, which encompasses CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Sports, as well as CBS Studios, CBS Stations, CBS Media Ventures, its first-run syndication business, and CBS-branded digital assets.

      In Summer 2021, Cheeks added the role of Chief Content Officer, News and Sports, Paramount+, extending the world-class content from CBS News and CBS Sports to the streaming super service, and responsibility for global content strategy for ViacomCBS’ free-to-air networks in the United Kingdom, Australia, Argentina and Chile.

      Prior to joining CBS, Cheeks served more than seven years at NBCUniversal in senior executive positions that spanned creative, business and operational roles. Most recently, he was Vice Chairman, NBCUniversal Content Studios and was also in charge of late night programming for NBC Entertainment.

      Previously, Cheeks was Co-Chairman of NBC Entertainment and was jointly responsible for overseeing primetime, late night and scripted daytime programming for the network, including business affairs, marketing, communications, scheduling, West Coast research and digital operations, as well as first-run syndication.

      Prior to being named Co-Chairman, Cheeks served as Co-President, Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios as well as President, Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment, where he oversaw the network’s lucrative and successful late night slate. Prior to that role, Cheeks was President of Business Operations and Late Night Programming, NBC Entertainment.

      Cheeks joined NBC in 2012 after serving as Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, Viacom Music and Entertainment Groups, Content Distribution and Marketing, as well as Head of Standards and Practices for Viacom Media Networks, in New York. In his first stint with Viacom starting in 1998, he began working as Senior Counsel for MTV Networks in the Business and Legal Affairs Department for the Nickelodeon Group. While there, he ascended to positions of increasing responsibility, and in 2005 he was elevated to Executive Vice President and General Counsel for MTV, MTV2, MTVu, MTV Films, VH1, CMT and LOGO.

      Cheeks began his career as an Entertainment Associate at Loeb & Loeb from 1992-1994. In addition, he served as Senior Counsel, Business and Legal Affairs, for Castle Rock Entertainment from 1995-1997 and worked as an entertainment attorney at the boutique entertainment firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren & Richman, in Beverly Hills from 1997-1998.

      A graduate of Yale University (Phi Beta Kappa), Cheeks received his J.D. degree from Harvard Law School (cum laude).

       

  • SHOWTIME

    Brand Assets

      SHOWTIME Executives

      DAVID NEVINS

      SHOWTIME

      David Nevins serves as Chairman and CEO, Paramount Premium Group and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series. Nevins is responsible for the development and deployment of scripted originals, including both dramas and comedies, for Paramount+ and for overseeing all aspects of Showtime Networks and its channels, BET and Paramount Television Studios.

      Since assuming his new role for the Paramount Premium Group, Nevins has led the effort among content leaders and senior executive across the company to maximize the use of creative ingenuity, talent relationships and IP to produce outstanding content that entertains and engages audiences and captures the cultural zeitgeist, domestically and internationally. Among his many achievements in this role is the successful collaboration between Paramount+ and SHOWTIME on the series HALO. In addition, Nevins’ leadership of Paramount TV Studios includes developing for Paramount+, with such series as THE OFFER and GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, as well as a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. 

      For Showtime Networks Inc., Nevins manages the brand’s programming, distribution, business development, finance, marketing, scheduling, research, streaming, acquisitions, legal, network operations, and corporate communications teams, as well as SHOWTIME Sports®. He also works closely with Paramount Global’s international and domestic distribution groups on the monetization of Showtime Networks content around the world.

      Since Nevins joined the company in 2010 and under his leadership, SHOWTIME launched its stand-alone streaming service along with countless hit series, including the critically acclaimed originals YELLOWJACKETS, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD, THE CHI, TWIN PEAKS, THE CIRCUS, BILLIONS, RAY DONOVAN, SHAMELESS and THE AFFAIR. The first project greenlit by Nevins at the network, HOMELAND, was the recipient of an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award.

      During his tenure, SHOWTIME has also become the industry leader in combat sports including boxing and Bellator MMA.

      Before joining Showtime Networks, Nevins was an Emmy Award-winning producer and network programming executive. He served as President of Imagine Television from 2002-2010, where he oversaw development, production and was an executive producer on all Imagine Television shows. Under his leadership, Imagine produced Arrested Development, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and 24, which won for Outstanding Drama Series. He also developed and executive produced Parenthood, Lie to Me, Shark and the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights, which received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the Peabody Award. Nevins also received an Emmy Award nomination for his work as an executive producer on the final season of Friday Night Lights.

      Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President of Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. He oversaw all development and current programming for such series as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle as well as the Emmy-winning first season of 24. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, The West Wing, Will & Grace, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

      In 2014, Nevins was awarded the prestigious Vanguard Award for Programmers, the top honor of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. He serves on various industry boards, including the HRTS Board of Directors, the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Advisors and the Paley Center Los Angeles Board of Governors, and he is also on the ATAS Executive Committee. Nevins currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Saban Community Clinic, who honored him with the Leadership Award at its annual Gala in 2013. In 2016, Nevins was honored with the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles, and in 2018, he received the Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication from the Center of Communication.

      Nevins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. He and his wife, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, live in Los Angeles. They have a daughter and two sons.

       

       

      David Nevins serves as Chairman and CEO, Paramount Premium Group and Chief Creative Officer, Paramount+ Scripted Series. Nevins is responsible for the development and deployment of scripted originals, including both dramas and comedies, for Paramount+ and for overseeing all aspects of Showtime Networks and its channels, BET and Paramount Television Studios.

      Since assuming his new role for the Paramount Premium Group, Nevins has led the effort among content leaders and senior executive across the company to maximize the use of creative ingenuity, talent relationships and IP to produce outstanding content that entertains and engages audiences and captures the cultural zeitgeist, domestically and internationally. Among his many achievements in this role is the successful collaboration between Paramount+ and SHOWTIME on the series HALO. In addition, Nevins’ leadership of Paramount TV Studios includes developing for Paramount+, with such series as THE OFFER and GREASE: RISE OF THE PINK LADIES, as well as a wide range of cutting-edge and entertaining television content across all media platforms for distribution worldwide. 

      For Showtime Networks Inc., Nevins manages the brand’s programming, distribution, business development, finance, marketing, scheduling, research, streaming, acquisitions, legal, network operations, and corporate communications teams, as well as SHOWTIME Sports®. He also works closely with Paramount Global’s international and domestic distribution groups on the monetization of Showtime Networks content around the world.

      Since Nevins joined the company in 2010 and under his leadership, SHOWTIME launched its stand-alone streaming service along with countless hit series, including the critically acclaimed originals YELLOWJACKETS, DEXTER: NEW BLOOD, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD, THE CHI, TWIN PEAKS, THE CIRCUS, BILLIONS, RAY DONOVAN, SHAMELESS and THE AFFAIR. The first project greenlit by Nevins at the network, HOMELAND, was the recipient of an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series, as well as a prestigious Peabody Award.

      During his tenure, SHOWTIME has also become the industry leader in combat sports including boxing and Bellator MMA.

      Before joining Showtime Networks, Nevins was an Emmy Award-winning producer and network programming executive. He served as President of Imagine Television from 2002-2010, where he oversaw development, production and was an executive producer on all Imagine Television shows. Under his leadership, Imagine produced Arrested Development, which won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, and 24, which won for Outstanding Drama Series. He also developed and executive produced Parenthood, Lie to Me, Shark and the critically acclaimed series Friday Night Lights, which received honors from the American Film Institute (AFI) for Television Program of the Year and the Peabody Award. Nevins also received an Emmy Award nomination for his work as an executive producer on the final season of Friday Night Lights.

      Prior to joining Imagine, Nevins served as Executive Vice President of Programming at Fox Broadcasting Company. He oversaw all development and current programming for such series as The Bernie Mac Show, Malcolm in the Middle as well as the Emmy-winning first season of 24. Previously, Nevins served as Senior Vice President, Primetime Series at NBC, where he was responsible for the development and creative supervision of such renowned dramas and comedies as ER, The West Wing, Will & Grace, Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

      In 2014, Nevins was awarded the prestigious Vanguard Award for Programmers, the top honor of the National Cable and Telecommunications Association. He serves on various industry boards, including the HRTS Board of Directors, the George Foster Peabody Awards Board of Advisors and the Paley Center Los Angeles Board of Governors, and he is also on the ATAS Executive Committee. Nevins currently serves as the President of the Board of Directors for the Friends of the Saban Community Clinic, who honored him with the Leadership Award at its annual Gala in 2013. In 2016, Nevins was honored with the Dorothy and Sherrill C. Corwin Human Relations Award from the American Jewish Committee Los Angeles, and in 2018, he received the Frank Stanton Award for Excellence in Communication from the Center of Communication.

      Nevins graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. He and his wife, Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award® nominated documentary filmmaker Andrea Blaugrund Nevins, live in Los Angeles. They have a daughter and two sons.

       

       

      MICHAEL CROTTY

      SHOWTIME

      Michael Crotty is COO and CFO, Paramount Premium Group including Showtime Networks, BET Networks, Paramount Television Studios and Bellator. He oversees the growth of several billion dollars in revenue across subscription, advertising and global content licensing from these premium brands. Crotty leads operational and financial strategy including long-range planning. In addition, he oversees Showtime Networks’ distribution, sales, network operations, business development, and the SHOWTIME® streaming service product groups. Crotty and his teams currently spend much of their focus growing direct-to-consumer digital subscription services, including SHOWTIME OTT and BET+, and developing worldwide hits from various studios that serve a multitude of global digital and traditional distribution platforms. 

      Prior to joining ViacomCBS, Crotty was the CFO & Head of Operations for The Players’ Tribune, an early addition to the sports media start-up, founded by Hall of Fame baseball player Derek Jeter. Crotty led the growth and scale of the organization across diversified business lines in advertising, licensing, original production, commerce and oversaw brand revenue & marketing, production, operations, athlete procurement, corporate strategy, human resources, legal and finance departments. He grew the company from 27 employees to 120+ across NY, LA, London, Spain and Australia; increased revenue by 300 percent; acquired and integrated a global sports/technology platform called Unscriptd; successfully raised a total of $75M of capital and debt from VC and traditional banks; and ultimately led the sale and successful exit of TPT to Minute Media, a global sports platform with plans to IPO. 

      Crotty was previously SVP, Affiliate Finance & Business Operations at SHOWTIME and was one of the first to build and operate Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the esteemed Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex in the world.  Earlier, he held the position of Vice President of Business Development, Operations & Finance for five years, helping to take the company from 3 to 65 employees with offices in NY and DC and several hundred million dollars in valuation.   

      Crotty was a Senior Auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP and is a CPA. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BBA from Baruch College, both with highest honors. He has served on the Boards of Creative Alternatives of NY (CANY), which pioneered the use of drama therapy as an effective treatment intervention for trauma-affected populations, along with The High School for Enterprise, Business & Technology (NY).      

      Crotty is a native of Jackson Heights in Queens, NY. He is a proud executive champion of several Latinx initiatives in and outside of his organization, he is an active member of ViacomCBS’s Global Inclusion Advisory Committee and is incredibly proud of his Ecuadorian heritage and family in Guayaquil.  

       

      Michael Crotty is COO and CFO, Paramount Premium Group including Showtime Networks, BET Networks, Paramount Television Studios and Bellator. He oversees the growth of several billion dollars in revenue across subscription, advertising and global content licensing from these premium brands. Crotty leads operational and financial strategy including long-range planning. In addition, he oversees Showtime Networks’ distribution, sales, network operations, business development, and the SHOWTIME® streaming service product groups. Crotty and his teams currently spend much of their focus growing direct-to-consumer digital subscription services, including SHOWTIME OTT and BET+, and developing worldwide hits from various studios that serve a multitude of global digital and traditional distribution platforms. 

      Prior to joining ViacomCBS, Crotty was the CFO & Head of Operations for The Players’ Tribune, an early addition to the sports media start-up, founded by Hall of Fame baseball player Derek Jeter. Crotty led the growth and scale of the organization across diversified business lines in advertising, licensing, original production, commerce and oversaw brand revenue & marketing, production, operations, athlete procurement, corporate strategy, human resources, legal and finance departments. He grew the company from 27 employees to 120+ across NY, LA, London, Spain and Australia; increased revenue by 300 percent; acquired and integrated a global sports/technology platform called Unscriptd; successfully raised a total of $75M of capital and debt from VC and traditional banks; and ultimately led the sale and successful exit of TPT to Minute Media, a global sports platform with plans to IPO. 

      Crotty was previously SVP, Affiliate Finance & Business Operations at SHOWTIME and was one of the first to build and operate Smithsonian Networks, a joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the esteemed Smithsonian Institution, the largest museum complex in the world.  Earlier, he held the position of Vice President of Business Development, Operations & Finance for five years, helping to take the company from 3 to 65 employees with offices in NY and DC and several hundred million dollars in valuation.   

      Crotty was a Senior Auditor for Arthur Andersen LLP and is a CPA. He holds an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business and a BBA from Baruch College, both with highest honors. He has served on the Boards of Creative Alternatives of NY (CANY), which pioneered the use of drama therapy as an effective treatment intervention for trauma-affected populations, along with The High School for Enterprise, Business & Technology (NY).      

      Crotty is a native of Jackson Heights in Queens, NY. He is a proud executive champion of several Latinx initiatives in and outside of his organization, he is an active member of ViacomCBS’s Global Inclusion Advisory Committee and is incredibly proud of his Ecuadorian heritage and family in Guayaquil.  

       

      GARY S. LEVINE

      SHOWTIME

      Gary Levine serves as President of Entertainment for Showtime Networks Inc.  He is responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks original programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films.   

      Under his creative leadership, SHOWTIME has become an acclaimed source of distinctive and provocative series including: SHAMELESS, HOMELAND, DEXTER, Sacha Baron Cohen’s WHO IS AMERICA, BILLIONS, PATRICK MELROSE, THE CHI, SMILF, THE AFFAIR, RAY DONOVAN, NURSE JACKIE, WEEDS, EPISODES, THE L WORD, BLACK MONDAY, THE TUDORS, HOUSE OF LIES, PENNY DREADFUL, CALIFORNICATION, KIDDING, CITY ON A HILL, THE LOUDEST VOICE, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE CIRCUS, DESUS AND MERO, the return of TWIN PEAKS, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA.  

      Prior to joining Showtime Networks, Levine served as President of Icebox, a pioneering Internet entertainment  programming company. Previously, Levine headed development at Warner Brothers Television, Witt-Thomas Productions and ABC (drama), resulting in several memorable primetime series including The West Wing, Blossom, and the inimitable Twin Peaks.  

      Levine began his professional career in theatre and was a producer with New York’s Roundabout Theatre, The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and served for five years as the Managing Director of the acclaimed Williamstown Theatre Festival. 

      Gary Levine serves as President of Entertainment for Showtime Networks Inc.  He is responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks original programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films.   

      Under his creative leadership, SHOWTIME has become an acclaimed source of distinctive and provocative series including: SHAMELESS, HOMELAND, DEXTER, Sacha Baron Cohen’s WHO IS AMERICA, BILLIONS, PATRICK MELROSE, THE CHI, SMILF, THE AFFAIR, RAY DONOVAN, NURSE JACKIE, WEEDS, EPISODES, THE L WORD, BLACK MONDAY, THE TUDORS, HOUSE OF LIES, PENNY DREADFUL, CALIFORNICATION, KIDDING, CITY ON A HILL, THE LOUDEST VOICE, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, THE CIRCUS, DESUS AND MERO, the return of TWIN PEAKS, and ESCAPE AT DANNEMORA.  

      Prior to joining Showtime Networks, Levine served as President of Icebox, a pioneering Internet entertainment  programming company. Previously, Levine headed development at Warner Brothers Television, Witt-Thomas Productions and ABC (drama), resulting in several memorable primetime series including The West Wing, Blossom, and the inimitable Twin Peaks.  

      Levine began his professional career in theatre and was a producer with New York’s Roundabout Theatre, The Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre, and served for five years as the Managing Director of the acclaimed Williamstown Theatre Festival. 

      JANA WINOGRADE

      SHOWTIME

      Jana Winograde serves as President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.  She is responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films. In addition, Winograde oversees the company’s production, program operations, business affairs, casting, scheduling, research and home entertainment, and serves as liaison to CBS Corporation’s international and domestic distribution groups. She works closely on all programming related matters with the network’s marketing, creative, digital media, acquisitions and entertainment communications departments. Winograde also serves on the board of Smithsonian Networks™.

      Winograde joined Showtime in 2017 as President, Business Operations, West Coast, and had oversight of business affairs, production, distribution operations and the financial and business strategy relating to the acquisition, development and distribution of Showtime content. She also held key responsibilities with respect to the development of new business models and content monetization domestically and internationally.

      Winograde previously spent 23 years at ABC Entertainment in numerous senior roles, most recently as Executive Vice President, Head of Business Operations. There, she oversaw the network’s business endeavors, including managing the network’s operating, development and programming budgets and playing a key role in strategic planning. She also oversaw business related to the development and acquisition of all primetime, daytime and late-night programming for the ABC Television Network and first-run syndication, as well as all related deals and agreements, including marketing, digital and music. Prior to joining ABC, Winograde was an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson. Born and raised in California, Winograde graduated Order of the Coif from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

      Jana Winograde serves as President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.  She is responsible for developing and supervising all aspects of Showtime Networks programming across all genres, including comedy, drama, unscripted, documentaries and films. In addition, Winograde oversees the company’s production, program operations, business affairs, casting, scheduling, research and home entertainment, and serves as liaison to CBS Corporation’s international and domestic distribution groups. She works closely on all programming related matters with the network’s marketing, creative, digital media, acquisitions and entertainment communications departments. Winograde also serves on the board of Smithsonian Networks™.

      Winograde joined Showtime in 2017 as President, Business Operations, West Coast, and had oversight of business affairs, production, distribution operations and the financial and business strategy relating to the acquisition, development and distribution of Showtime content. She also held key responsibilities with respect to the development of new business models and content monetization domestically and internationally.

      Winograde previously spent 23 years at ABC Entertainment in numerous senior roles, most recently as Executive Vice President, Head of Business Operations. There, she oversaw the network’s business endeavors, including managing the network’s operating, development and programming budgets and playing a key role in strategic planning. She also oversaw business related to the development and acquisition of all primetime, daytime and late-night programming for the ABC Television Network and first-run syndication, as well as all related deals and agreements, including marketing, digital and music. Prior to joining ABC, Winograde was an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson. Born and raised in California, Winograde graduated Order of the Coif from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California at Berkeley and holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of California, San Diego. She currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters.

      STEPHEN ESPINOZA

      SHOWTIME

      Stephen Espinoza serves asPresident, Sports and Event Programming, reporting directly to President And Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks Inc., David Nevins.

      As head of SHOWTIME Sports, Espinoza is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the sports and event group, including developing and executing the overall strategy of the group and its pay-per-view unit, managing the network's relationships with distributors, talent and suppliers, and the acquisition and licensing of SHOWTIME and pay-per-view sports and event programming. The network's current hard-hitting sports programming includes SHOWTIME Championship Boxing®, ShoBox: The New Generation, Jim Rome on SHOWTIME, 60 Minutes Sports, and the Emmy® Award-winning INSIDE THE NFL. 

      Prior to joining SHOWTIME, Espinoza was a partner in the firm of Ziffren Brittenham LLP. At the firm, he specialized in representing athletes and sports personalities, including professional boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Mike Tyson, who generated a total of over $500 million in pay-per-view revenues under his representation. Espinoza has served as lead counsel for De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions since the formation of the company. Through his representation of Tyson, De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, Espinoza has been directly involved in several of the highest-grossing pay-per-view boxing events in the history of the sport. Other notable former sports clients include former NFL star and current broadcaster Michael Strahan and mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano.

      During his tenure at Ziffren Brittenham, Espinoza also represented a variety of established and emerging performers and filmmakers, including actors Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Vanessa Hudgens and Kevin McHale, musical artists Alicia Keys, Eminem, Shakira and Snoop Dogg, writer/directors Tyler Perry and Matthew Vaughn, director Barry Sonnenfeld, and producers Scott Rudin and Gavin Polone, among many others. 

      Espinoza has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating distribution, financing, debt and equity arrangements for independent television and motion picture companies. He was personally responsible for closing over $100 million in debt and equity deals from 2009 to 2010. Some of his deals included Tyler Perry Studios in connection with the television series "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns," Revolution and Cubevision in connection with the television series "Are We There Yet," and Everest Entertainment in connection with the motion pictures "127 Hours" and "Win-Win."

      He began his legal career in the entertainment department of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger, where he was directly responsible for many of the firm's highest-profile accounts, including Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Joel Silver and Playboy TV International. Espinoza previously worked at the Law Offices of Steinberg & Moorad, one of the nation's preeminent sports law firms.

      Espinoza earned a B.A. in Communication from Stanford University and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. An active community volunteer, he previously served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Echo Park Boys and Girls Club, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA).

      He is based in Showtime Networks' New York offices.

       

       

      Stephen Espinoza serves asPresident, Sports and Event Programming, reporting directly to President And Chief Executive Officer, Showtime Networks Inc., David Nevins.

      As head of SHOWTIME Sports, Espinoza is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities of the sports and event group, including developing and executing the overall strategy of the group and its pay-per-view unit, managing the network's relationships with distributors, talent and suppliers, and the acquisition and licensing of SHOWTIME and pay-per-view sports and event programming. The network's current hard-hitting sports programming includes SHOWTIME Championship Boxing®, ShoBox: The New Generation, Jim Rome on SHOWTIME, 60 Minutes Sports, and the Emmy® Award-winning INSIDE THE NFL. 

      Prior to joining SHOWTIME, Espinoza was a partner in the firm of Ziffren Brittenham LLP. At the firm, he specialized in representing athletes and sports personalities, including professional boxers Oscar De La Hoya and Mike Tyson, who generated a total of over $500 million in pay-per-view revenues under his representation. Espinoza has served as lead counsel for De La Hoya's Golden Boy Promotions since the formation of the company. Through his representation of Tyson, De La Hoya and Golden Boy Promotions, Espinoza has been directly involved in several of the highest-grossing pay-per-view boxing events in the history of the sport. Other notable former sports clients include former NFL star and current broadcaster Michael Strahan and mixed martial arts fighter Gina Carano.

      During his tenure at Ziffren Brittenham, Espinoza also represented a variety of established and emerging performers and filmmakers, including actors Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Vanessa Hudgens and Kevin McHale, musical artists Alicia Keys, Eminem, Shakira and Snoop Dogg, writer/directors Tyler Perry and Matthew Vaughn, director Barry Sonnenfeld, and producers Scott Rudin and Gavin Polone, among many others. 

      Espinoza has extensive experience in structuring and negotiating distribution, financing, debt and equity arrangements for independent television and motion picture companies. He was personally responsible for closing over $100 million in debt and equity deals from 2009 to 2010. Some of his deals included Tyler Perry Studios in connection with the television series "House of Payne" and "Meet the Browns," Revolution and Cubevision in connection with the television series "Are We There Yet," and Everest Entertainment in connection with the motion pictures "127 Hours" and "Win-Win."

      He began his legal career in the entertainment department of Greenberg, Glusker, Fields, Claman & Machtinger, where he was directly responsible for many of the firm's highest-profile accounts, including Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Joel Silver and Playboy TV International. Espinoza previously worked at the Law Offices of Steinberg & Moorad, one of the nation's preeminent sports law firms.

      Espinoza earned a B.A. in Communication from Stanford University and received his J.D. from UCLA School of Law. An active community volunteer, he previously served as the Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Echo Park Boys and Girls Club, and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA).

      He is based in Showtime Networks' New York offices.

       

       

      ERIN CALHOUN

      SHOWTIME

      Erin Calhoun serves as EVP, Communications, Showtime Networks Inc. & Paramount Television Studios. She is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all global public and media relations initiatives enhancing the corporate and programming interests for Showtime Networks. She oversees programming publicity, media and talent relations, events, photography, awards, film festivals, philanthropy, sports and corporate branding. As the chief press officer for SHOWTIME, Calhoun supervises all corporate and business press outreach, as well as serving as the company’s communications liaison with parent company ViacomCBS Inc.

      Calhoun joined SHOWTIME in 2017 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. In that role, she was responsible for corporate communications initiatives on behalf of the company in areas including marketing, digital media, research, consumer products, distributor relations and new business development, as well as the network’s stand-alone streaming service. She also managed long-range communications strategies to raise the profile of the network and its executives.

      Calhoun previously served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, where she managed trade and business strategies and internal communications for USA Network, SYFY and Chiller. In her role, she oversaw communications for the networks’ marketing and digital initiatives, ad sales, corporate social responsibility and business development. She also provided executive support for speaking engagements and industry events for their executives.

      Prior to joining NBC, Calhoun worked for six years at Discovery Communications, where as Vice President of Communications she performed similar corporate PR functions while managing communications teams in both New York and Silver Spring, Maryland. Previously, she spent 10 years as an independent consultant for various clients including TNT, TBS, Disney Channel, Discovery and GSN (Game Show Network) supporting their original films and programs. Before that, Calhoun worked at TNT for three years as a Unit Publicist and Press Project Manager, overseeing unit publicity for TNT original films. Calhoun began her career at The Today Show as an Executive Assistant and Talent Coordinator.

      Calhoun is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

       

      Erin Calhoun serves as EVP, Communications, Showtime Networks Inc. & Paramount Television Studios. She is responsible for the strategic planning and execution of all global public and media relations initiatives enhancing the corporate and programming interests for Showtime Networks. She oversees programming publicity, media and talent relations, events, photography, awards, film festivals, philanthropy, sports and corporate branding. As the chief press officer for SHOWTIME, Calhoun supervises all corporate and business press outreach, as well as serving as the company’s communications liaison with parent company ViacomCBS Inc.

      Calhoun joined SHOWTIME in 2017 as Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications. In that role, she was responsible for corporate communications initiatives on behalf of the company in areas including marketing, digital media, research, consumer products, distributor relations and new business development, as well as the network’s stand-alone streaming service. She also managed long-range communications strategies to raise the profile of the network and its executives.

      Calhoun previously served as Vice President of Corporate Communications for NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, where she managed trade and business strategies and internal communications for USA Network, SYFY and Chiller. In her role, she oversaw communications for the networks’ marketing and digital initiatives, ad sales, corporate social responsibility and business development. She also provided executive support for speaking engagements and industry events for their executives.

      Prior to joining NBC, Calhoun worked for six years at Discovery Communications, where as Vice President of Communications she performed similar corporate PR functions while managing communications teams in both New York and Silver Spring, Maryland. Previously, she spent 10 years as an independent consultant for various clients including TNT, TBS, Disney Channel, Discovery and GSN (Game Show Network) supporting their original films and programs. Before that, Calhoun worked at TNT for three years as a Unit Publicist and Press Project Manager, overseeing unit publicity for TNT original films. Calhoun began her career at The Today Show as an Executive Assistant and Talent Coordinator.

      Calhoun is a graduate of Texas Tech University.

       

      MICHAEL ENGLEMAN

      SHOWTIME

      Michael Engleman joined Showtime Networks Inc as Chief Marketing Officer in July 2019. Engleman oversees the network’s marketing, creative advertising and digital media divisions, including consumer and distribution marketing, promotions and media. He also manages day-to-day operations of digital platform marketing, broadband, mobile, emerging platform initiatives and multiplatform content for Showtime Networks. He is based in Los Angeles but works bi-coastally.

      Prior to joining Showtime, Engleman served as Chief Marketing Officer for TBS and TNT, where he was responsible for overseeing all branding and marketing initiatives – including social and digital content – in support of those networks, as well as the creation of a new content marketing group designed to maximize opportunities presented by a fast-changing media landscape. He also worked hand in hand with the networks' development, programming, ad sales, research and publicity teams to define and execute key entertainment business strategies and initiatives.

      Over the past three years, Engleman helped launch several prominent series, including The Alienist, The Last O.G., Claws, Drop the Mic, Animal Kingdom and Full Frontal. In the digital space, he supervised product development and platform management of a suite of more than 20 streaming products for TBS/TNT. He joined Turner in 2016 as Executive Vice President of Entertainment Marketing and Brand Innovation, after having served as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Digital and Global Brand Strategy for Syfy and Chiller, where he oversaw U.S. branding and marketing activities as well as Syfy’s expansion in 87 countries. 

      Michael Engleman joined Showtime Networks Inc as Chief Marketing Officer in July 2019. Engleman oversees the network’s marketing, creative advertising and digital media divisions, including consumer and distribution marketing, promotions and media. He also manages day-to-day operations of digital platform marketing, broadband, mobile, emerging platform initiatives and multiplatform content for Showtime Networks. He is based in Los Angeles but works bi-coastally.

      Prior to joining Showtime, Engleman served as Chief Marketing Officer for TBS and TNT, where he was responsible for overseeing all branding and marketing initiatives – including social and digital content – in support of those networks, as well as the creation of a new content marketing group designed to maximize opportunities presented by a fast-changing media landscape. He also worked hand in hand with the networks' development, programming, ad sales, research and publicity teams to define and execute key entertainment business strategies and initiatives.

      Over the past three years, Engleman helped launch several prominent series, including The Alienist, The Last O.G., Claws, Drop the Mic, Animal Kingdom and Full Frontal. In the digital space, he supervised product development and platform management of a suite of more than 20 streaming products for TBS/TNT. He joined Turner in 2016 as Executive Vice President of Entertainment Marketing and Brand Innovation, after having served as Executive Vice President, Marketing, Digital and Global Brand Strategy for Syfy and Chiller, where he oversaw U.S. branding and marketing activities as well as Syfy’s expansion in 87 countries. 

      PUJA VOHRA

      SHOWTIME

      Puja Vohra is Executive Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, for Showtime Networks, Inc. In her role, Vohra oversees the marketing of all SHOWTIME original programming, including award-winning series such as BILLIONS, THE CHI, BLACK MONDAY, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD and THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. She also oversees its full-funnel media efforts, promotions, digital strategy and social media, as well as the marketing strategy and analytics. 

      Vohra is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience working with leading brands around the world. Prior to SHOWTIME she was most recently CMO for BSE Global, where she directed marketing, creative and digital efforts for BSE Global properties, including the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. 

      Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Digital for truTV, a division of Warner Media. In this role, she was responsible for all on- and off-air marketing campaigns for the network’s slate of programming, including the Emmy® Award-nominated At Home with Amy Sedaris, I’m Sorry, Impractical Jokers, Adam Ruins Everything and Tacoma FD. 

      Vohra joined truTV in March 2014 after serving as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Oxygen Media, where she managed the network’s consumer and ad sales marketing teams. She also previously had senior consumer and sales marketing roles at Bravo Media, making a splash with several successful launches including early seasons of Project Runway, Top Chef and The Real Housewives franchise, as well as the network’s first “Affluencers” trade campaign.

      Prior to her time in the US, Vohra held marketing roles at Seagram India and MTV India. 

      She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She’s been a speaker on several high-profile industry panels including Advertising Week, Variety Massive, NAB, TVOT and Promax. Under her direction, her teams have been the recipients of several awards, including a CLIO Grand, a Shorty, several CLIOs and Promax Awards for breakthrough social response and marketing campaigns. Vohra lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Laxman, their 12 year-old daughter, Mira, and their mutt, Bailey. If she could, she would eat PB&J’s from Sarabeth’s every day. 

       

       

      Puja Vohra is Executive Vice President, Marketing and Strategy, for Showtime Networks, Inc. In her role, Vohra oversees the marketing of all SHOWTIME original programming, including award-winning series such as BILLIONS, THE CHI, BLACK MONDAY, YOUR HONOR, THE GOOD LORD BIRD and THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. She also oversees its full-funnel media efforts, promotions, digital strategy and social media, as well as the marketing strategy and analytics. 

      Vohra is a seasoned leader with over two decades of experience working with leading brands around the world. Prior to SHOWTIME she was most recently CMO for BSE Global, where she directed marketing, creative and digital efforts for BSE Global properties, including the Brooklyn Nets and Barclays Center. 

      Prior to that, she served as Executive Vice President of Marketing and Digital for truTV, a division of Warner Media. In this role, she was responsible for all on- and off-air marketing campaigns for the network’s slate of programming, including the Emmy® Award-nominated At Home with Amy Sedaris, I’m Sorry, Impractical Jokers, Adam Ruins Everything and Tacoma FD. 

      Vohra joined truTV in March 2014 after serving as Senior Vice President of Marketing at Oxygen Media, where she managed the network’s consumer and ad sales marketing teams. She also previously had senior consumer and sales marketing roles at Bravo Media, making a splash with several successful launches including early seasons of Project Runway, Top Chef and The Real Housewives franchise, as well as the network’s first “Affluencers” trade campaign.

      Prior to her time in the US, Vohra held marketing roles at Seagram India and MTV India. 

      She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Delhi University and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. She’s been a speaker on several high-profile industry panels including Advertising Week, Variety Massive, NAB, TVOT and Promax. Under her direction, her teams have been the recipients of several awards, including a CLIO Grand, a Shorty, several CLIOs and Promax Awards for breakthrough social response and marketing campaigns. Vohra lives in Brooklyn, NY with her husband, Laxman, their 12 year-old daughter, Mira, and their mutt, Bailey. If she could, she would eat PB&J’s from Sarabeth’s every day. 

       

       

      ROBERT A. ROSENBERG

      SHOWTIME

      As Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Robert A. Rosenberg is responsible for all of the company’s legal affairs, including its programming and distribution transactions, intellectual property, compliance, litigation and regulatory issues, and other legal policy matters. He also oversees legal aspects of all technology-related transactions for Showtime Networks.

      Prior to joining Showtime, Rosenberg specialized in intellectual property and corporate law, with an emphasis on internet and technology matters for Willkie Farr & Gallagher.  Before beginning his law career, Rosenberg spent seven years in the advertising industry, most recently serving as Account Supervisor for Ogilvy & Mather while attending Brooklyn Law School at night.

      Rosenberg received his B.A. from Cornell University.  He works out of Showtime Networks’ Manhattan headquarters.

      As Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Robert A. Rosenberg is responsible for all of the company’s legal affairs, including its programming and distribution transactions, intellectual property, compliance, litigation and regulatory issues, and other legal policy matters. He also oversees legal aspects of all technology-related transactions for Showtime Networks.

      Prior to joining Showtime, Rosenberg specialized in intellectual property and corporate law, with an emphasis on internet and technology matters for Willkie Farr & Gallagher.  Before beginning his law career, Rosenberg spent seven years in the advertising industry, most recently serving as Account Supervisor for Ogilvy & Mather while attending Brooklyn Law School at night.

      Rosenberg received his B.A. from Cornell University.  He works out of Showtime Networks’ Manhattan headquarters.

      AMY ISRAEL

      SHOWTIME

      Amy Israel serves as Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming for Showtime Networks, where she oversees the Original Programming Department and the development and production of all scripted series. She is responsible for the creative oversight of high-profile SHOWTIME original series, including THE GOOD LORD BIRD, BILLIONS, BLACK MONDAY, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, SMILF, MASTERS OF SEX, and the Golden Globe® winning series THE AFFAIR.  In addition, Israel spearheads the network’s upcoming programming slate, which includes RIPLEY (written and directed by Steve Zaillian and starring Andrew Scott), FIRST LADIES (starring Viola Davis), AMERICAN RUST (created by Dan Futterman and starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney), THE AUTEUR ( directed by Taika Waititi and staring Jude Law) and THE CURSE (created by and starring Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie).

      Prior to joining Showtime in 2011, Israel served as New Regency’s Executive Vice President of Production. Previously, she was Head of Production and Acquisitions at Paramount Vantage, where she oversaw the development and production of a number of award-winning films including The Coen Brother’s No Country For Old Men (winner of four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture), Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Actor), Sean Penn’s Into The Wild, Noah Baumbach’s Margot at the Wedding, Mike White’s Year of the Dog, Michael Winterbottom’s A Mighty Heart and Ed Zwick’s Defiance. She was also instrumental in the acquisition of Nannette Burstein’s American Teen and the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

      Previous to Paramount Vantage, Israel was co-head of Acquisitions and Co-Production at Miramax Films, where she was responsible for the acquisition and co-production of over 60 movies, including the seminal films Life Is Beautiful (winner of three Academy Awards), The Others, Academy Award winner Il Postino, Kids, Swingers, Flirting with Disaster, Academy Award winner Sling Blade, Smoke Signals, Chunking Express, Clerks and Trainspotting, among others. 

      As a producer, Israel executive produced Andrew Niccol’s In Time, which starred Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, and Peter Chelsom’s Shall We Dance with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. She also produced Hysterical Blindness for HBO, for which Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe, and Griffin and Phoenix. Israel is a member of the Producer’s Guild.

      Israel is a graduate of Oberlin College, with a B.A. in Art History. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, RD Robb, and her two children.

       

       

      Amy Israel serves as Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming for Showtime Networks, where she oversees the Original Programming Department and the development and production of all scripted series. She is responsible for the creative oversight of high-profile SHOWTIME original series, including THE GOOD LORD BIRD, BILLIONS, BLACK MONDAY, ON BECOMING A GOD IN CENTRAL FLORIDA, SMILF, MASTERS OF SEX, and the Golden Globe® winning series THE AFFAIR.  In addition, Israel spearheads the network’s upcoming programming slate, which includes RIPLEY (written and directed by Steve Zaillian and starring Andrew Scott), FIRST LADIES (starring Viola Davis), AMERICAN RUST (created by Dan Futterman and starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney), THE AUTEUR ( directed by Taika Waititi and staring Jude Law) and THE CURSE (created by and starring Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie).

      Prior to joining Showtime in 2011, Israel served as New Regency’s Executive Vice President of Production. Previously, she was Head of Production and Acquisitions at Paramount Vantage, where she oversaw the development and production of a number of award-winning films including The Coen Brother’s No Country For Old Men (winner of four Academy Awards®, including Best Picture), Paul Thomas Anderson’s There Will Be Blood (winner of two Academy Awards, including Best Actor), Sean Penn’s Into The Wild, Noah Baumbach’s Margot at the Wedding, Mike White’s Year of the Dog, Michael Winterbottom’s A Mighty Heart and Ed Zwick’s Defiance. She was also instrumental in the acquisition of Nannette Burstein’s American Teen and the Academy Award-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth.

      Previous to Paramount Vantage, Israel was co-head of Acquisitions and Co-Production at Miramax Films, where she was responsible for the acquisition and co-production of over 60 movies, including the seminal films Life Is Beautiful (winner of three Academy Awards), The Others, Academy Award winner Il Postino, Kids, Swingers, Flirting with Disaster, Academy Award winner Sling Blade, Smoke Signals, Chunking Express, Clerks and Trainspotting, among others. 

      As a producer, Israel executive produced Andrew Niccol’s In Time, which starred Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried, and Peter Chelsom’s Shall We Dance with Richard Gere and Jennifer Lopez. She also produced Hysterical Blindness for HBO, for which Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe, and Griffin and Phoenix. Israel is a member of the Producer’s Guild.

      Israel is a graduate of Oberlin College, with a B.A. in Art History. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, RD Robb, and her two children.

       

       

      VINNIE MALHOTRA

      SHOWTIME

      Vinnie Malhotra serves as Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming for Showtime Networks Inc. An Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning executive, he oversees the development and production of the network’s growing slate of original unscripted and documentary programming, as well as all documentary theatrical releases at SHOWTIME. Malhotra is in charge of developing and producing scripted programming about real events and real-life newsmakers, such as the Golden Globe®-winning limited-series THE LOUDEST VOICE, based on Roger Ailes, as well as THE GOOD LORD BIRD, starring Ethan Hawke. He also develops and produces sports documentaries including the Emmy Award winning film DISGRACED and the recent docu-series OUTCRY, in partnership with Stephen Espinoza, President, Showtime Sports and Event Programming. 

      Malhotra arrived at SHOWTIME in 2015 in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Documentaries, Unscripted and Sports Programming, where he spearheaded the development of the Showtime Documentary Films portfolio including multi-part docuseries THE FOURTH ESTATE, SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, THE TRADE, THE CIRCUS, the Peabody Award-nominated and Television Academy Honors recipient 16 SHOTS, the Emmy-nominated WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, the Grammy®-nominated SHANGRI-LA, COUPLES THERAPY and MURDER IN THE BAYOU. Malhotra’s oversight led to the celebrated news series VICE coming to SHOWTIME for new stories in 2020. He has also steered critically acclaimed documentaries that focused on the lives and legacies of culture-defining and at times controversial figures, including ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS, WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME,” THE PUTIN INTERVIEWS, the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner WEINER, RISK and XY CHELSEA. 

      Previously, Malhotra served as Senior Vice President for Development and Acquisitions at CNN Worldwide. He joined CNN in March 2012, where he was responsible for leading development and co-production opportunities for CNN’s platforms. In this role, he launched CNN Films, a production unit created to produce and acquire documentary films, and to leverage distribution opportunities for those films at film festivals and in theaters. Malhotra managed the day-to-day operation of CNN Films, and worked directly with filmmakers to develop original projects. His efforts have led to successful partnerships with multiple award-winning filmmakers including Steve James and Alex Gibney, as well as the acquisition, co-production, or commission of more than two dozen films for broadcast on CNN and distribution via its digital platforms. Those films included Blackfish, Our Nixon, Life Itself, Ivory Tower, Dinosaur 13, Whitey: The United States v. James J. Bulger, The Hunting Ground, Fresh Dressed, and STEVE JOBS: The Man in the Machine, among others.   

      Malhotra also handled the development and production of CNN original series, including the three-time Primetime Emmy award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man, This is Life with Lisa Ling, High Profits, Finding Jesus, Somebody’s Gotta Do It with Mike Rowe, Chicagoland and Death Row Stories from Sundance Productions and Robert Redford, The Sixties and The Seventies, from Playtone and Tom Hanks. In 2015, Malhotra launched a partnership with CNN Digital Studios to acquire and stream documentary shorts. The premium short-form films were created by new and emerging filmmakers and acquired at prominent film festivals prior to streaming via the network’s digital platforms, including CNN.com and CNNgo.  

      A former program development executive at ESPN and ABC News producer, Malhotra began his career with ABC News in 1997. There, he worked on several of the news organization’s signature programs including Nightline and World News Tonight, and served as a producer for Peter Jennings for three years. Malhotra later worked with co-anchors Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff and was part of the convoy in Iraq when Woodruff and a cameraman were hit by an IED in January 2006. He was uninjured. During his 13 years at ABC News, he covered major global events including the Iraq War and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. From 2007 to 2010, Malhotra was Executive Producer of ABC News’ weekend news content, including World News Saturday and World News Sunday, and oversaw the weekend editorial content and production for ABCNEWS.com and ABC News Now, among other ABC News digital platforms. 

      In 2010, Malhotra joined ESPN as Vice President and Executive Producer for Content Development.  In this position, he was responsible for the development of films that include Everything in Between: The Tim Tebow Story, The Color Orange, The Brady 6, and The Marinovich Project. He also developed scripted and non-scripted series for the network, and was part of the development team that created the new ESPN Quarterback rating “Total QBR” that is now being used in association with all NFL coverage on ESPN. 

      Malhotra has received numerous industry honors for excellence in journalism including three Primetime Emmy Awards, six News and Documentary Emmy Awards, a Peabody and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award. 

      Malhotra is based in the SHOWTIME offices in Los Angeles.  

       

      Vinnie Malhotra serves as Executive Vice President, Nonfiction Programming for Showtime Networks Inc. An Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning executive, he oversees the development and production of the network’s growing slate of original unscripted and documentary programming, as well as all documentary theatrical releases at SHOWTIME. Malhotra is in charge of developing and producing scripted programming about real events and real-life newsmakers, such as the Golden Globe®-winning limited-series THE LOUDEST VOICE, based on Roger Ailes, as well as THE GOOD LORD BIRD, starring Ethan Hawke. He also develops and produces sports documentaries including the Emmy Award winning film DISGRACED and the recent docu-series OUTCRY, in partnership with Stephen Espinoza, President, Showtime Sports and Event Programming. 

      Malhotra arrived at SHOWTIME in 2015 in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Documentaries, Unscripted and Sports Programming, where he spearheaded the development of the Showtime Documentary Films portfolio including multi-part docuseries THE FOURTH ESTATE, SHUT UP AND DRIBBLE, THE TRADE, THE CIRCUS, the Peabody Award-nominated and Television Academy Honors recipient 16 SHOTS, the Emmy-nominated WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN, the Grammy®-nominated SHANGRI-LA, COUPLES THERAPY and MURDER IN THE BAYOU. Malhotra’s oversight led to the celebrated news series VICE coming to SHOWTIME for new stories in 2020. He has also steered critically acclaimed documentaries that focused on the lives and legacies of culture-defining and at times controversial figures, including ERIC CLAPTON: LIFE IN 12 BARS, WHITNEY. “CAN I BE ME,” THE PUTIN INTERVIEWS, the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize winner WEINER, RISK and XY CHELSEA. 

      Previously, Malhotra served as Senior Vice President for Development and Acquisitions at CNN Worldwide. He joined CNN in March 2012, where he was responsible for leading development and co-production opportunities for CNN’s platforms. In this role, he launched CNN Films, a production unit created to produce and acquire documentary films, and to leverage distribution opportunities for those films at film festivals and in theaters. Malhotra managed the day-to-day operation of CNN Films, and worked directly with filmmakers to develop original projects. His efforts have led to successful partnerships with multiple award-winning filmmakers including Steve James and Alex Gibney, as well as the acquisition, co-production, or commission of more than two dozen films for broadcast on CNN and distribution via its digital platforms. Those films included Blackfish, Our Nixon, Life Itself, Ivory Tower, Dinosaur 13, Whitey: The United States v. James J. Bulger, The Hunting Ground, Fresh Dressed, and STEVE JOBS: The Man in the Machine, among others.   

      Malhotra also handled the development and production of CNN original series, including the three-time Primetime Emmy award-winning Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, Morgan Spurlock: Inside Man, This is Life with Lisa Ling, High Profits, Finding Jesus, Somebody’s Gotta Do It with Mike Rowe, Chicagoland and Death Row Stories from Sundance Productions and Robert Redford, The Sixties and The Seventies, from Playtone and Tom Hanks. In 2015, Malhotra launched a partnership with CNN Digital Studios to acquire and stream documentary shorts. The premium short-form films were created by new and emerging filmmakers and acquired at prominent film festivals prior to streaming via the network’s digital platforms, including CNN.com and CNNgo.  

      A former program development executive at ESPN and ABC News producer, Malhotra began his career with ABC News in 1997. There, he worked on several of the news organization’s signature programs including Nightline and World News Tonight, and served as a producer for Peter Jennings for three years. Malhotra later worked with co-anchors Elizabeth Vargas and Bob Woodruff and was part of the convoy in Iraq when Woodruff and a cameraman were hit by an IED in January 2006. He was uninjured. During his 13 years at ABC News, he covered major global events including the Iraq War and the inauguration of President Barack Obama. From 2007 to 2010, Malhotra was Executive Producer of ABC News’ weekend news content, including World News Saturday and World News Sunday, and oversaw the weekend editorial content and production for ABCNEWS.com and ABC News Now, among other ABC News digital platforms. 

      In 2010, Malhotra joined ESPN as Vice President and Executive Producer for Content Development.  In this position, he was responsible for the development of films that include Everything in Between: The Tim Tebow Story, The Color Orange, The Brady 6, and The Marinovich Project. He also developed scripted and non-scripted series for the network, and was part of the development team that created the new ESPN Quarterback rating “Total QBR” that is now being used in association with all NFL coverage on ESPN. 

      Malhotra has received numerous industry honors for excellence in journalism including three Primetime Emmy Awards, six News and Documentary Emmy Awards, a Peabody and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award. 

      Malhotra is based in the SHOWTIME offices in Los Angeles.  

       

      KIM LEMON

      SHOWTIME

      Kim Lemon is Executive Vice President, Research, Program Planning and Scheduling for Showtime Networks Inc. He is responsible for overseeing all research on behalf of the company including Programming, Marketing, Product Development and SHOWTIME Sports®.  Lemon also manages all program planning and scheduling for the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, the network’s multiplex channels, as well as SNI’s stand-alone streaming service, and On Demand and authenticated services, including SHOWTIME ANYTIME®, SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL® and Smithsonian Earth™. 

       A SHOWTIME veteran, Lemon has held leadership positions at the network in research and programming for over 25 years including most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Research, Program Planning and Scheduling. During his tenure, Lemon was an integral part of the launch and development of SUNDANCE CHANNEL® and SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL. Previously, he worked as Vice President, Research for Showtime Networks Inc., a position he held since September 1994. In these roles, Lemon implemented innovative studies which monitor programming performance and the communication of this information. He steadily rose through the ranks at the network since he joined the company in 1988.  

      Prior to SHOWTIME, Lemon served as a Market Research Analyst at Malarkey-Taylor Associates, an industry consulting and research group based in Washington, D.C.

      Lemon earned his bachelors degree in Advertising/Marketing from The University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Public Affairs from The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. He works out of the company’s corporate headquarters in New York City.

      # # #

       

       

       

       

      Kim Lemon is Executive Vice President, Research, Program Planning and Scheduling for Showtime Networks Inc. He is responsible for overseeing all research on behalf of the company including Programming, Marketing, Product Development and SHOWTIME Sports®.  Lemon also manages all program planning and scheduling for the premium television networks SHOWTIME®, THE MOVIE CHANNEL™ and FLIX®, the network’s multiplex channels, as well as SNI’s stand-alone streaming service, and On Demand and authenticated services, including SHOWTIME ANYTIME®, SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL® and Smithsonian Earth™. 

       A SHOWTIME veteran, Lemon has held leadership positions at the network in research and programming for over 25 years including most recently serving as Senior Vice President, Research, Program Planning and Scheduling. During his tenure, Lemon was an integral part of the launch and development of SUNDANCE CHANNEL® and SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL. Previously, he worked as Vice President, Research for Showtime Networks Inc., a position he held since September 1994. In these roles, Lemon implemented innovative studies which monitor programming performance and the communication of this information. He steadily rose through the ranks at the network since he joined the company in 1988.  

      Prior to SHOWTIME, Lemon served as a Market Research Analyst at Malarkey-Taylor Associates, an industry consulting and research group based in Washington, D.C.

      Lemon earned his bachelors degree in Advertising/Marketing from The University of Texas at Austin and a Masters in Public Affairs from The Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs. He works out of the company’s corporate headquarters in New York City.

      # # #

       

       

       

       

  • The CW

    Brand Assets

      The CW Executives

      Mark Pedowitz

      The CW

       

      Mark Pedowitz was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CW Network in January 2020, overseeing all creative and business aspects of the network.

       

      Since joining the network as President in 2011, Pedowitz has spearheaded several bold, transformative moves for The CW, including building and broadening the network’s audience, bolstering its primetime schedule with more original programming, and setting an innovative digital and social strategy. In one of his most recent initiatives for The CW, Pedowitz has charted a new course for the network’s streaming strategy by securing full in-season digital rights to all new CW scripted series going forward, so viewers will now be able to catch up from the beginning of the season on CWTV.com or The CW app.

       

      Among his top priorities, Pedowitz has dramatically increased the amount of original programming the network offers, which has steadily grown to 18 scripted series throughout the year. To accommodate the ever-growing programming slate, The CW will expand to a full seven-night primetime schedule in Fall 2021 with the addition of Saturday, following the network’s successful expansion to Sunday night in 2018.

       

      Additionally, Pedowitz has overseen The CW’s push to offering new and original programming all year long, including a full, robust summer line-up packed with high quality scripted series, alternative programming and special events, a move that has been embraced by the network’s affiliates, advertisers and fans.

       

      Under Pedowitz, The CW has changed the perception of the network brand among both viewers and critics. During his tenure, The CW has received major award recognition in recent years with “Jane The Virgin” earning an AFI Award, a Peabody Award, and its first-ever Golden Globe Award nomination, and win, for star Gina Rodriguez; and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom winning both the Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards for best actress in a television comedy.

       

      Pedowitz and his team have led The CW in becoming more aggressive in the digital and social media space, creating the industry leading AVOD streaming service through The CW app, which is now available on every major OTT platform, offering streaming of in-season CW series, for free and without need for authentication. Pedowitz also oversaw the launch of The CW’s digital channel, CW Seed, with shortform original digital series, including alternative programming, eSports events, DC animated series, as well as over a thousand hours of streaming library content, including comedies, dramas and feature films, as well as an extensive pact with BBC Studios for 14 series.

       

      Under Pedowitz, The CW continues to champion inclusive, representative programming that reflects the network’s diverse audience and the world at large. That on-going commitment is showcased through the wide array of voices, faces and backgrounds taking prominent roles in front of and behind the camera across its primetime schedule.  

       

      In November 2019, Pedowitz was honored as a Giant of Broadcasting by The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. In October 2016, Pedowitz was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

       

      A veteran network and television studio executive, Pedowitz joined The CW as President in 2011 with a strong background in program development, production and business affairs. As President of ABC Studios from 2004-2009, his leadership produced multiple seasons of successful programming that fed the Walt Disney Company’s distribution pipelines worldwide, including such hit series as “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Castle,” “Army Wives,” “Ghost Whisperer” and “Criminal Minds.”

       

      Before joining The CW, Pedowitz helmed an independent production banner, Pine Street Entertainment, where he executive produced a pilot for Lifetime entitled “Meet Jane.” Another project, “The Crazy Ones,” starring Robin Williams and written by David E. Kelley, for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and CBS, premiered in 2013 on CBS.

       

      Prior to joining ABC Studios, Pedowitz served as Executive Vice President, ABC Entertainment Television Group, overseeing all business, production, legal and financial affairs for ABC Primetime and Touchstone Television, as well as business/legal affairs for ABC Daytime and Late Night. He joined ABC in 1991 as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Contracts.

       

      Before joining ABC, Pedowitz was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Administration, MGM/UA Television Production Group, a position he had held since 1987. From 1985-87, Pedowitz was Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, The Landsburg Company. From 1980-85, he was Vice President, Business Affairs, Reeves Entertainment.

       

      Pedowitz is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the board of BMI. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the board of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and previously was on the board of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society.

       

      Pedowitz began his career in the entertainment industry as an attorney at MCA, Inc.

       

       

       

       

       

       

      August 2021

       

      Mark Pedowitz was named Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The CW Network in January 2020, overseeing all creative and business aspects of the network.

       

      Since joining the network as President in 2011, Pedowitz has spearheaded several bold, transformative moves for The CW, including building and broadening the network’s audience, bolstering its primetime schedule with more original programming, and setting an innovative digital and social strategy. In one of his most recent initiatives for The CW, Pedowitz has charted a new course for the network’s streaming strategy by securing full in-season digital rights to all new CW scripted series going forward, so viewers will now be able to catch up from the beginning of the season on CWTV.com or The CW app.

       

      Among his top priorities, Pedowitz has dramatically increased the amount of original programming the network offers, which has steadily grown to 18 scripted series throughout the year. To accommodate the ever-growing programming slate, The CW will expand to a full seven-night primetime schedule in Fall 2021 with the addition of Saturday, following the network’s successful expansion to Sunday night in 2018.

       

      Additionally, Pedowitz has overseen The CW’s push to offering new and original programming all year long, including a full, robust summer line-up packed with high quality scripted series, alternative programming and special events, a move that has been embraced by the network’s affiliates, advertisers and fans.

       

      Under Pedowitz, The CW has changed the perception of the network brand among both viewers and critics. During his tenure, The CW has received major award recognition in recent years with “Jane The Virgin” earning an AFI Award, a Peabody Award, and its first-ever Golden Globe Award nomination, and win, for star Gina Rodriguez; and “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” star Rachel Bloom winning both the Golden Globe and Critics Choice awards for best actress in a television comedy.

       

      Pedowitz and his team have led The CW in becoming more aggressive in the digital and social media space, creating the industry leading AVOD streaming service through The CW app, which is now available on every major OTT platform, offering streaming of in-season CW series, for free and without need for authentication. Pedowitz also oversaw the launch of The CW’s digital channel, CW Seed, with shortform original digital series, including alternative programming, eSports events, DC animated series, as well as over a thousand hours of streaming library content, including comedies, dramas and feature films, as well as an extensive pact with BBC Studios for 14 series.

       

      Under Pedowitz, The CW continues to champion inclusive, representative programming that reflects the network’s diverse audience and the world at large. That on-going commitment is showcased through the wide array of voices, faces and backgrounds taking prominent roles in front of and behind the camera across its primetime schedule.  

       

      In November 2019, Pedowitz was honored as a Giant of Broadcasting by The Library of American Broadcasting Foundation. In October 2016, Pedowitz was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

       

      A veteran network and television studio executive, Pedowitz joined The CW as President in 2011 with a strong background in program development, production and business affairs. As President of ABC Studios from 2004-2009, his leadership produced multiple seasons of successful programming that fed the Walt Disney Company’s distribution pipelines worldwide, including such hit series as “Lost,” “Desperate Housewives,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Ugly Betty,” “Castle,” “Army Wives,” “Ghost Whisperer” and “Criminal Minds.”

       

      Before joining The CW, Pedowitz helmed an independent production banner, Pine Street Entertainment, where he executive produced a pilot for Lifetime entitled “Meet Jane.” Another project, “The Crazy Ones,” starring Robin Williams and written by David E. Kelley, for Twentieth Century Fox Studios and CBS, premiered in 2013 on CBS.

       

      Prior to joining ABC Studios, Pedowitz served as Executive Vice President, ABC Entertainment Television Group, overseeing all business, production, legal and financial affairs for ABC Primetime and Touchstone Television, as well as business/legal affairs for ABC Daytime and Late Night. He joined ABC in 1991 as Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Contracts.

       

      Before joining ABC, Pedowitz was Senior Vice President, Business Affairs and Administration, MGM/UA Television Production Group, a position he had held since 1987. From 1985-87, Pedowitz was Vice President, Business Affairs and General Counsel, The Landsburg Company. From 1980-85, he was Vice President, Business Affairs, Reeves Entertainment.

       

      Pedowitz is currently serving on the Executive Committee of the board of BMI. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the board of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and previously was on the board of the Hollywood Radio & Television Society.

       

      Pedowitz began his career in the entertainment industry as an attorney at MCA, Inc.

       

       

       

       

       

       

      August 2021

      Rick Haskins

      The CW

      Rick Haskins is President, Streaming & Chief Branding Officer, The CW. Haskins oversees all of the network’s branding, marketing and promotion efforts as well as the overall strategic vision and distribution of The CW’s streaming platforms. He will also lead development of original programming, production and acquisitions tailored for The CW’s streaming, social and emerging platforms, including The CW’s free, ad-supported streaming service, CW Seed.

      Haskins is currently overseeing a new strategic initiative for the network’s streaming strategy as The CW has secured full in-season streaming rights to all new scripted series going forward. Viewers will now be able to catch up from the beginning of the season on both CWTV.com and The CW app.

      Since the network’s launch, Haskins has helped establish and build The CW’s streaming presence, including the launch of The CW’s mobile and tablet app, featuring free, unauthenticated full-episode streaming of the network’s primetime programming, and its expansion onto every major OTT platform in 2016. With over 68 million downloads across all platforms, The CW app has been the top download in Apple’s app store during The CW’s premiere week for the past three years.

      Under Haskins, The CW audience has grown to be the most socially engaged in broadcast television. In 2019 alone, The CW social channels had close to six billion impressions across all shows and social channels.

      In 2012, Haskins spearheaded the launch of the network’s digital-only studio. Relaunching in 2013 as CW Seed, it is The CW’s streaming-only home of high-quality original series including the animated DC titles “Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons” and “Constantine” as well as the award-winning musical “I Ship It,” and library content of fan-favorite television series classics such as “Alcatraz,” “The Tomorrow People,” “Hellcats,” “Girlfriends,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” and more.

      Recently added to CW Seed were the award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek” and 14 series as part of an extensive pact with BBC Studios that includes the original “House of Cards.” In Spring 2020, CW Seed will launch CW Seed “Live,” its ad-supported 24/7 linear streaming channel that will offer viewers a scheduled, always-on experience with new and current programming from CW Seed, PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly.

      Under Haskins, The CW launched its well-received “Dare to Defy/Open to All” initiative in 2018 as part of the CW Good platform to reinforce its commitment to champion inclusive, representative programming that reflects the network’s diverse audience and the world at large. 

      In 2016, Haskins developed CW Good, the network’s social platform designed to raise awareness, spotlight the efforts of and partner with numerous socially inspired causes. “My Last Days,” the inspirational CW Good docu-series, was a recent recipient of the Television Academy’s Honors for harnessing the power of television to inspire social change.

      Haskins was named one of Hollywood’s Top-25 Marketing Masterminds of 2019 by The Hollywood Reporter. In 2012, Haskins was named one of Broadcasting & Cable’s Digital All-Stars. Under Haskins’ direction, The CW was awarded two Lions at the International Cannes Media Festival in 2009. Haskins was also named one of Advertising Age’s Entertainment A-List Marketers of the Year in 2009.

      Haskins has enjoyed a career marketing to both consumer and trade on #1 brands across a diverse field of industries.  Prior to The CW, Haskins served as Executive Vice President/General Manager for Lifetime Television. 

      Previously, Haskins helmed his own marketing consulting company, The Haskins Group, from 1996-99.  He held a variety of positions for The Walt Disney Company from 1988-96, including Vice President, Marketing, Buena Vista Television and Director of Development, Reality Programming, Buena Vista Television.  From 1982-88, Haskins was a brand manager with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, overseeing premium packaged good brands like Crest and Vidal Sassoon hair care products.

      A published author, Haskins co-wrote Brand Yourself in 2000. Haskins is also Founder and Director of Cast A Pebble, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare for underserved communities in West Africa. A graduate of Utah State University, Haskins has a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

       

      Rick Haskins is President, Streaming & Chief Branding Officer, The CW. Haskins oversees all of the network’s branding, marketing and promotion efforts as well as the overall strategic vision and distribution of The CW’s streaming platforms. He will also lead development of original programming, production and acquisitions tailored for The CW’s streaming, social and emerging platforms, including The CW’s free, ad-supported streaming service, CW Seed.

      Haskins is currently overseeing a new strategic initiative for the network’s streaming strategy as The CW has secured full in-season streaming rights to all new scripted series going forward. Viewers will now be able to catch up from the beginning of the season on both CWTV.com and The CW app.

      Since the network’s launch, Haskins has helped establish and build The CW’s streaming presence, including the launch of The CW’s mobile and tablet app, featuring free, unauthenticated full-episode streaming of the network’s primetime programming, and its expansion onto every major OTT platform in 2016. With over 68 million downloads across all platforms, The CW app has been the top download in Apple’s app store during The CW’s premiere week for the past three years.

      Under Haskins, The CW audience has grown to be the most socially engaged in broadcast television. In 2019 alone, The CW social channels had close to six billion impressions across all shows and social channels.

      In 2012, Haskins spearheaded the launch of the network’s digital-only studio. Relaunching in 2013 as CW Seed, it is The CW’s streaming-only home of high-quality original series including the animated DC titles “Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons” and “Constantine” as well as the award-winning musical “I Ship It,” and library content of fan-favorite television series classics such as “Alcatraz,” “The Tomorrow People,” “Hellcats,” “Girlfriends,” “Everybody Hates Chris,” and more.

      Recently added to CW Seed were the award-winning series “Schitt’s Creek” and 14 series as part of an extensive pact with BBC Studios that includes the original “House of Cards.” In Spring 2020, CW Seed will launch CW Seed “Live,” its ad-supported 24/7 linear streaming channel that will offer viewers a scheduled, always-on experience with new and current programming from CW Seed, PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly.

      Under Haskins, The CW launched its well-received “Dare to Defy/Open to All” initiative in 2018 as part of the CW Good platform to reinforce its commitment to champion inclusive, representative programming that reflects the network’s diverse audience and the world at large. 

      In 2016, Haskins developed CW Good, the network’s social platform designed to raise awareness, spotlight the efforts of and partner with numerous socially inspired causes. “My Last Days,” the inspirational CW Good docu-series, was a recent recipient of the Television Academy’s Honors for harnessing the power of television to inspire social change.

      Haskins was named one of Hollywood’s Top-25 Marketing Masterminds of 2019 by The Hollywood Reporter. In 2012, Haskins was named one of Broadcasting & Cable’s Digital All-Stars. Under Haskins’ direction, The CW was awarded two Lions at the International Cannes Media Festival in 2009. Haskins was also named one of Advertising Age’s Entertainment A-List Marketers of the Year in 2009.

      Haskins has enjoyed a career marketing to both consumer and trade on #1 brands across a diverse field of industries.  Prior to The CW, Haskins served as Executive Vice President/General Manager for Lifetime Television. 

      Previously, Haskins helmed his own marketing consulting company, The Haskins Group, from 1996-99.  He held a variety of positions for The Walt Disney Company from 1988-96, including Vice President, Marketing, Buena Vista Television and Director of Development, Reality Programming, Buena Vista Television.  From 1982-88, Haskins was a brand manager with Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, overseeing premium packaged good brands like Crest and Vidal Sassoon hair care products.

      A published author, Haskins co-wrote Brand Yourself in 2000. Haskins is also Founder and Director of Cast A Pebble, a non-profit organization that provides healthcare for underserved communities in West Africa. A graduate of Utah State University, Haskins has a Bachelor of Science in psychology.

       

      Betty Ellen Berlamino

      The CW

      Betty Ellen Berlamino is Executive Vice President, Distribution, The CW, overseeing all network distribution and affiliate relations at The CW as well as serving as the network’s primary liaison with its station groups and MVPDs. Reporting to Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and CEO of The CW Network, Berlamino joined the network in February 2020.

      The CW’s affiliate marketing activities are jointly managed by both Berlamino and Rick Haskins, President, Streaming & Chief Brand Officer.

      Berlamino assumed her new role after having served as Senior Vice President and Director of Sales, CBS Television Stations, since June 2015 where she was responsible for eight sales offices for the owned-and-operated station group. Prior to this role, Berlamino was President & General Manager of the CBS owned television station WLNY where she led the integration of the previously privately held company into the CBS portfolio.

      Before joining CBS, Berlamino spent 17 years with WPIX-TV, the New York affiliate of The CW, including nearly 10 years as the station’s President and General Manager where she led all aspects of the station’s sales, marketing, programming, engineering, news, finance and human resource departments. While in this role, Berlamino also led the Tribune New York Foundation that worked to improve the vitality of cultural offerings in the community and enhance broadcasting and journalism throughout the tri-state area. During this time, Berlamino also led Care 4 Kids, a local, grass roots organization that was designed to raise money for local children’s charities.

      Prior to being named president-GM of WPIX in December 2000, Berlamino was VP-station manager, beginning in October 1998. She joined WPIX as general sales manager in October 1993. Before that, she was the local sales manager of KTLA Los Angeles for six years where she led the local sales team to become the number one billing station in the DMA. 

      A graduate of Syracuse University, with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Berlamino began her career in local sales at KCOP in Los Angeles.

      Betty Ellen Berlamino is Executive Vice President, Distribution, The CW, overseeing all network distribution and affiliate relations at The CW as well as serving as the network’s primary liaison with its station groups and MVPDs. Reporting to Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and CEO of The CW Network, Berlamino joined the network in February 2020.

      The CW’s affiliate marketing activities are jointly managed by both Berlamino and Rick Haskins, President, Streaming & Chief Brand Officer.

      Berlamino assumed her new role after having served as Senior Vice President and Director of Sales, CBS Television Stations, since June 2015 where she was responsible for eight sales offices for the owned-and-operated station group. Prior to this role, Berlamino was President & General Manager of the CBS owned television station WLNY where she led the integration of the previously privately held company into the CBS portfolio.

      Before joining CBS, Berlamino spent 17 years with WPIX-TV, the New York affiliate of The CW, including nearly 10 years as the station’s President and General Manager where she led all aspects of the station’s sales, marketing, programming, engineering, news, finance and human resource departments. While in this role, Berlamino also led the Tribune New York Foundation that worked to improve the vitality of cultural offerings in the community and enhance broadcasting and journalism throughout the tri-state area. During this time, Berlamino also led Care 4 Kids, a local, grass roots organization that was designed to raise money for local children’s charities.

      Prior to being named president-GM of WPIX in December 2000, Berlamino was VP-station manager, beginning in October 1998. She joined WPIX as general sales manager in October 1993. Before that, she was the local sales manager of KTLA Los Angeles for six years where she led the local sales team to become the number one billing station in the DMA. 

      A graduate of Syracuse University, with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Berlamino began her career in local sales at KCOP in Los Angeles.

      Eric Cardinal

      The CW

       

       

      Eric Cardinal serves as Executive Vice President, Research, The CW, overseeing research for the network, including audience measurement and program marketing, and technical research.

      Cardinal has been with The CW since the network's launch in 2006. Previously, Cardinal served as Senior Vice President, Research at UPN, a position he had held since July 1999.

      Prior to joining UPN, Cardinal spent 19 years at NBC, which he first joined in 1979 as an analyst in the network’s New York research department. He held several research jobs over the years, prior to relocating to Burbank, Calif., where he was promoted to Vice President, Program Research, NBC Entertainment in 1989, a position he held until he left the network.

      Cardinal received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Duke University and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Columbia University.

       

       

       

      Eric Cardinal serves as Executive Vice President, Research, The CW, overseeing research for the network, including audience measurement and program marketing, and technical research.

      Cardinal has been with The CW since the network's launch in 2006. Previously, Cardinal served as Senior Vice President, Research at UPN, a position he had held since July 1999.

      Prior to joining UPN, Cardinal spent 19 years at NBC, which he first joined in 1979 as an analyst in the network’s New York research department. He held several research jobs over the years, prior to relocating to Burbank, Calif., where he was promoted to Vice President, Program Research, NBC Entertainment in 1989, a position he held until he left the network.

      Cardinal received a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Duke University and a Master of Arts degree in psychology from Columbia University.

       

      Paul Hewitt

      The CW

       

      Paul Hewitt was named Executive Vice President, Communications, The CW in August 2016.

      Hewitt oversees all communications strategies, media relations, program publicity, corporate communications, photo publicity and talent relations for The CW, as well as all internal communications.

      Hewitt was named Senior Vice President, Network Communications, The CW, in 2010. He previously served as Vice President, Corporate Communications for the network since its formation in 2006, managing The CW’s corporate media relations and communications, including handling trade and business press for The CW’s marketing strategies, digital efforts, ad sales and ratings, as well as executive speechwriting.

      Hewitt was Vice President, Communications at UPN from 2003-2006; in addition to his duties as corporate communications liaison with the business and trade media, he also helped organize key press events and manage the network’s entertainment publicity staff.   He joined UPN in 2002 as Director, Corporate Communications.

      In 1998, Hewitt served as Manager, Corporate Communications at Fox Broadcasting Company.  Hewitt first started in television in Fox’s research and marketing department in 1995.

      Hewitt earned his bachelor of science degree in psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.

       

       

      Paul Hewitt was named Executive Vice President, Communications, The CW in August 2016.

      Hewitt oversees all communications strategies, media relations, program publicity, corporate communications, photo publicity and talent relations for The CW, as well as all internal communications.

      Hewitt was named Senior Vice President, Network Communications, The CW, in 2010. He previously served as Vice President, Corporate Communications for the network since its formation in 2006, managing The CW’s corporate media relations and communications, including handling trade and business press for The CW’s marketing strategies, digital efforts, ad sales and ratings, as well as executive speechwriting.

      Hewitt was Vice President, Communications at UPN from 2003-2006; in addition to his duties as corporate communications liaison with the business and trade media, he also helped organize key press events and manage the network’s entertainment publicity staff.   He joined UPN in 2002 as Director, Corporate Communications.

      In 1998, Hewitt served as Manager, Corporate Communications at Fox Broadcasting Company.  Hewitt first started in television in Fox’s research and marketing department in 1995.

      Hewitt earned his bachelor of science degree in psychology from Indiana University in Bloomington, Ind.

       

      Gaye Hirsch

      The CW

       

      Gaye Hirsch was named Executive Vice President, Development, The CW, in January 2018, and oversees all scripted and alternative series development for the network, as well as current alternative series and specials.

      Hirsch was previously Senior Vice President of Scripted Development for The CW, and has been closely involved in the development of all The CW’s scripted series, including THE FLASH, ARROW, JANE THE VIRGIN, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, and RIVERDALE.  Hirsch transitioned into scripted development at The CW in 2009, after serving in the network’s current programming department as Senior Vice President, where she oversaw the day-to-day production on CW series, including GOSSIP GIRL.  She first joined The CW in 2006 as Vice President, Current Programming.

      Previously, Hirsch had served as a Senior Executive at Cruise/Wagner Productions since 2000.  Prior to Cruise/Wagner, she was Vice President of Production for HBO Films, working on such Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning films as “Gia” and “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”  She began her career at Touchstone Pictures, where she eventually became Vice President, Production. 

      Hirsch earned her MBA in entertainment management from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.  She earned her bachelor of science degree from Cornell University.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      January 2018

       

      Gaye Hirsch was named Executive Vice President, Development, The CW, in January 2018, and oversees all scripted and alternative series development for the network, as well as current alternative series and specials.

      Hirsch was previously Senior Vice President of Scripted Development for The CW, and has been closely involved in the development of all The CW’s scripted series, including THE FLASH, ARROW, JANE THE VIRGIN, CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND, and RIVERDALE.  Hirsch transitioned into scripted development at The CW in 2009, after serving in the network’s current programming department as Senior Vice President, where she oversaw the day-to-day production on CW series, including GOSSIP GIRL.  She first joined The CW in 2006 as Vice President, Current Programming.

      Previously, Hirsch had served as a Senior Executive at Cruise/Wagner Productions since 2000.  Prior to Cruise/Wagner, she was Vice President of Production for HBO Films, working on such Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning films as “Gia” and “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”  She began her career at Touchstone Pictures, where she eventually became Vice President, Production. 

      Hirsch earned her MBA in entertainment management from the Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.  She earned her bachelor of science degree from Cornell University.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      January 2018

      Kevin Levy

      The CW

      Kevin Levy was promoted to Executive Vice President, Program Planning, Scheduling and Acquisitions, The CW Network, in April 2018.

       

      A 20-year scheduling veteran, Levy oversees the strategic planning and scheduling of all programming across The CW’s schedule and has expanded his responsibilities to include the acquisitions of movies, specials, and series. Levy was instrumental in securing The CW’s newly acquired international series LEONARDO, BUMP, PROFESSIONALS, WELLINGTON PARANORMAL, CORONER, DEVILS, as well as the hit series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US among other series and specials.

       

      Levy was named Senior Vice President, Program Planning and Scheduling, The CW, in 2014. He has been with the network since it launched in 2006, joining as Director, Program Planning and Scheduling, and was promoted to Vice President in 2007. Levy transitioned to The CW from UPN where he began his television career in 1998 as an assistant in the scheduling department, was named Manager, Scheduling in 1999, then Director, Program Planning and Scheduling in 2002.

       

      Levy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and creative writing from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

       



      Kevin Levy was promoted to Executive Vice President, Program Planning, Scheduling and Acquisitions, The CW Network, in April 2018.

       

      A 20-year scheduling veteran, Levy oversees the strategic planning and scheduling of all programming across The CW’s schedule and has expanded his responsibilities to include the acquisitions of movies, specials, and series. Levy was instrumental in securing The CW’s newly acquired international series LEONARDO, BUMP, PROFESSIONALS, WELLINGTON PARANORMAL, CORONER, DEVILS, as well as the hit series PENN & TELLER: FOOL US among other series and specials.

       

      Levy was named Senior Vice President, Program Planning and Scheduling, The CW, in 2014. He has been with the network since it launched in 2006, joining as Director, Program Planning and Scheduling, and was promoted to Vice President in 2007. Levy transitioned to The CW from UPN where he began his television career in 1998 as an assistant in the scheduling department, was named Manager, Scheduling in 1999, then Director, Program Planning and Scheduling in 2002.

       

      Levy earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature and creative writing from the State University of New York at Binghamton.

       



      Mitch Nedick

      The CW

      Mitch Nedick was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, in February 2006. 

      One of the first ten employees hired at The WB, Nedick was Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations. He was an integral part of the network's growth from one night of programming to a six-night, 30-hour-a-week operation. Previously, Nedick spent nine years with the Tribune Broadcasting Company, where he last held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tribune California Properties. Prior to that, he also held key positions at KTLA in Los Angeles, NBC-TV and Arthur Young & Company.

      Nedick is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Dean's Advisory Council of the American University School of Communications.

      * * *

      Mitch Nedick was named Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, The CW, a joint venture between Warner Bros. Entertainment and CBS Corporation, in February 2006. 

      One of the first ten employees hired at The WB, Nedick was Executive Vice President, Finance & Operations. He was an integral part of the network's growth from one night of programming to a six-night, 30-hour-a-week operation. Previously, Nedick spent nine years with the Tribune Broadcasting Company, where he last held the position of Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Tribune California Properties. Prior to that, he also held key positions at KTLA in Los Angeles, NBC-TV and Arthur Young & Company.

      Nedick is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and sits on the Dean's Advisory Council of the American University School of Communications.

      * * *

      Michael Roberts

      The CW

      Michael Roberts was named Executive Vice President, Current Programming, The CW, in April 2006.  Roberts supervises and provides creative direction for all scripted series on The CW's primetime schedule.


      Roberts previously served as Executive Vice President, Current Programming at The WB. He had been overseeing The WB's current programming department since July 2004 when he was named Senior Vice President, Current Programming.


      Before joining The WB, Roberts spent his career in the motion picture business, most recently for 10 years at Walt Disney Pictures, rising to Senior Vice President of Production. Roberts began his career at Paramount Pictures as a creative executive and also worked at Weintraub Entertainment Group. He has worked on feature films such as "Top Gun," "Children of a Lesser God," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Three Men and a Little Lady," "Man of the House," "Simon Birch" and "Mighty Joe Young."

      Michael Roberts was named Executive Vice President, Current Programming, The CW, in April 2006.  Roberts supervises and provides creative direction for all scripted series on The CW's primetime schedule.


      Roberts previously served as Executive Vice President, Current Programming at The WB. He had been overseeing The WB's current programming department since July 2004 when he was named Senior Vice President, Current Programming.


      Before joining The WB, Roberts spent his career in the motion picture business, most recently for 10 years at Walt Disney Pictures, rising to Senior Vice President of Production. Roberts began his career at Paramount Pictures as a creative executive and also worked at Weintraub Entertainment Group. He has worked on feature films such as "Top Gun," "Children of a Lesser God," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Three Men and a Little Lady," "Man of the House," "Simon Birch" and "Mighty Joe Young."

      Rob Tuck

      The CW

      Rob Tuck was named Executive Vice President, National Sales, The CW, in 2008, and leads all of the network’s sales and advertising.  Tuck reports directly to Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. Based in New York City, he manages The CW’s sales forces in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. 

      In this role, Tuck oversees all of The CW’s multi-platform national sales efforts for all CW and CW Seed program offerings.  This includes the network’s broadcast primetime advertising, as well as all digital and OTT sales platforms.  Under Tuck, The CW has been a leader in the industry in digital sales, implementing its breakthrough convergence sales strategy in 2010, which was widely embraced by both advertisers and viewers.  This innovative initiative effectively created price parity across platforms, while increasing the commercial load in the network’s episodic streaming.  Convergence also introduced a new methodology for measuring online viewership, which worked within the existing television investment model for advertisers.

      Previously, Tuck served as Executive Vice President, Sales and Planning, The CW since 2006.  Prior to The CW, Tuck had been Senior Vice President, National Sales, The WB since 2002.  He joined the The WB in 1995 during its first broadcast season, rising through the ranks serving as Vice President of East Coast Sales, Vice President of Western Sales, and Vice President of Pricing.

      Before joining The WB, Tuck served as Group Director of National Broadcast at TeleVest (now MediaVest), and as a research manager for MMT.

      Tuck earned his bachelor of science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

       

      Rob Tuck was named Executive Vice President, National Sales, The CW, in 2008, and leads all of the network’s sales and advertising.  Tuck reports directly to Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW. Based in New York City, he manages The CW’s sales forces in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. 

      In this role, Tuck oversees all of The CW’s multi-platform national sales efforts for all CW and CW Seed program offerings.  This includes the network’s broadcast primetime advertising, as well as all digital and OTT sales platforms.  Under Tuck, The CW has been a leader in the industry in digital sales, implementing its breakthrough convergence sales strategy in 2010, which was widely embraced by both advertisers and viewers.  This innovative initiative effectively created price parity across platforms, while increasing the commercial load in the network’s episodic streaming.  Convergence also introduced a new methodology for measuring online viewership, which worked within the existing television investment model for advertisers.

      Previously, Tuck served as Executive Vice President, Sales and Planning, The CW since 2006.  Prior to The CW, Tuck had been Senior Vice President, National Sales, The WB since 2002.  He joined the The WB in 1995 during its first broadcast season, rising through the ranks serving as Vice President of East Coast Sales, Vice President of Western Sales, and Vice President of Pricing.

      Before joining The WB, Tuck served as Group Director of National Broadcast at TeleVest (now MediaVest), and as a research manager for MMT.

      Tuck earned his bachelor of science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

       

      Dana Theodoratos

      The CW

       

      DANA THEODORATOS

      Senior Vice President, Talent and Casting, The CW

       

       

      Dana Theodoratos serves as Senior Vice President, Talent and Casting, The CW. Reporting to Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and CEO, Theodoratos oversees casting of series regulars, recurring roles and guest stars on all CW programming, as well as talent development for the network. 

       

      Theodoratos joined the network in 2006 as Vice President, Talent and Casting. Most recently, Theodoratos co-supervised the casting of the popular DC television series and critically acclaimed hit series such as “The Flash” and “Supergirl,” as well as hit series “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The 100,” “In The Dark,” and “Jane The Virgin,” for which the breakout star, Gina Rodriguez, received a Golden Globe. She also co-supervised casting on The CW mega-hits “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “Nikita,” starring international action star Maggie Q.

       

      Prior to The CW, Theodoratos had served as Vice President, Talent and Casting, UPN, beginning in August 2002, where she supervised casting on several one hour dramas, and both multi camera and single camera comedies – including “Girlfriends,” “The Game,” and “Everybody Hates Chris.” There, she had a hand in discovering the network’s biggest breakout talent such as Kristen Bell, star of the critically acclaimed series “Veronica Mars,” and Christina Hendricks in the UPN series “Kevin Hill.”

       

      From 1999 to 2002, Theodoratos was the Manager of Casting at Michael Ovitz’s television studio Artists Television Group. She worked closely with producers to assemble the casts of several acclaimed television pilots and series.

       

      Theodoratos lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      November 2020

       

      DANA THEODORATOS

      Senior Vice President, Talent and Casting, The CW

       

       

      Dana Theodoratos serves as Senior Vice President, Talent and Casting, The CW. Reporting to Mark Pedowitz, Chairman and CEO, Theodoratos oversees casting of series regulars, recurring roles and guest stars on all CW programming, as well as talent development for the network. 

       

      Theodoratos joined the network in 2006 as Vice President, Talent and Casting. Most recently, Theodoratos co-supervised the casting of the popular DC television series and critically acclaimed hit series such as “The Flash” and “Supergirl,” as well as hit series “Riverdale,” “All American,” “The 100,” “In The Dark,” and “Jane The Virgin,” for which the breakout star, Gina Rodriguez, received a Golden Globe. She also co-supervised casting on The CW mega-hits “Gossip Girl,” “The Vampire Diaries” and “Nikita,” starring international action star Maggie Q.

       

      Prior to The CW, Theodoratos had served as Vice President, Talent and Casting, UPN, beginning in August 2002, where she supervised casting on several one hour dramas, and both multi camera and single camera comedies – including “Girlfriends,” “The Game,” and “Everybody Hates Chris.” There, she had a hand in discovering the network’s biggest breakout talent such as Kristen Bell, star of the critically acclaimed series “Veronica Mars,” and Christina Hendricks in the UPN series “Kevin Hill.”

       

      From 1999 to 2002, Theodoratos was the Manager of Casting at Michael Ovitz’s television studio Artists Television Group. She worked closely with producers to assemble the casts of several acclaimed television pilots and series.

       

      Theodoratos lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      November 2020

  • CBS Sports

    Brand Assets

      CBS Sports Executives

      Sean McManus

      CBS Sports

      Sean McManus was named Chairman, CBS Sports, in February 2011 overseeing all sports properties across all CBS Sports operations. He also serves as Executive Producer of THE NFL ON CBS.

       

      McManus served concurrently as President, CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named Chairman. He was named President, CBS Sports, in November 1996 and President, CBS News, in October 2005 and is only the second person to hold both Division titles simultaneously; Roone Arledge held both at ABC from 1977-86.

       

      As president of CBS Sports, McManus led the CBS Corporation’s efforts in acquiring broadcast rights to the National Football League in January 1998, and in November 2004 re-negotiated the contract to retain the rights for CBS until 2011. In May 2009, McManus re-negotiated the NFL contract to retain the rights for CBS through the 2013-14 season and included CBS broadcasting Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans in 2013. And in December 2011, McManus re-negotiated a nine-year deal to retain the NFL broadcast rights through the 2022 season. And in March 2021, he re-negotiated a new 11-year multi-platform rights agreement with the NFL through the 2033 season. In February 2014, McManus negotiated the rights for the NFL’s new Thursday Night Football package for the 2014 season. In January 2015, he again successfully negotiated a deal to continue the partnership for 2015, and again in February 2016 they renewed the partnership for 2016 and 2017. In February 2021, McManus oversaw the production of Super Bowl LV from Tampa during an unprecedented season affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2019, McManus oversaw the year-long Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl LIII from Atlanta. And in February 2016, he also oversaw Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl 50, featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area across multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television, radio and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl 50. Much of the coverage originated from Super Bowl City at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, which featured multiple sets, a football field and fan activation zone. On February 7, 2016, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl 50 between Denver and Carolina was watched in all-or-part by a record 167 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast in television history by that measure at the time. McManus also oversaw the launch of a comprehensive redesign of CBS Sports’ iconic logo that implemented a new on-air graphics look for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network which debuted as part of the Network’s Super Bowl Week programming and Super Bowl 50. In February 2013, he also oversaw unprecedented Super Bowl coverage when the Network established CBS SUPER BOWL PARK at Jackson Square as New Orleans’ home to shows from nine CBS divisions across multiple platforms leading up to Super Bowl XLVII. On February 7, 2010, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV between New Orleans and Indianapolis was watched by 106.5 million viewers making it the most-watched program in television history at the time.

       

      In addition, McManus serves as executive producer for the acclaimed show INSIDE THE NFL on Paramount+ this year after 13 years on SHOWTIME. In its first year on SHOWTIME in 2008, INSIDE THE NFL won the Sports Emmy® Award for Outstanding Studio Show-Weekly, and did so again for 2012. McManus is a 15-time Emmy Award-winner. In December 2016, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 2015 he was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of The 35 Most Powerful People in Media and also was honored with the Legacy Award at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards. And in 2010, McManus was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

       

      During McManus' more than 24 years as Chairman and President of the Division, CBS Sports has become the year-round leader in network sports television. In November 1999, he led CBS to an unprecedented landmark agreement with the NCAA which extended the exclusive over-the-air broadcast rights, as well as rights to the Internet, marketing and corporate sponsorship, merchandising, licensing, cable television, radio, satellite, digital and home video to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship until 2014. The 11-year pact was the most comprehensive sports agreement in history. In April 2010, he negotiated a landmark deal, partnering with Turner Broadcasting, to extend the rights to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2024. The $10.8 billion deal is the most extensive and far-reaching network-cable sports deal ever created. And in April 2016, McManus, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting, negotiated with the NCAA an eight-year extension of its multimedia rights agreement for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2032.

       

      In March 2020, McManus reached a new multi-year agreement with the PGA TOUR to extend its broadcast rights through 2030 and to remain the TOUR’s dominant broadcast partner. He also extended broadcast rights to the PGA Championship in October 2018 with a historic, 11-year comprehensive multi-media rights agreement with the PGA of America and ESPN to provide live wall-to-wall, full field, 72-hole coverage of the PGA Championship beginning in 2020. Additionally, beginning in 2020, McManus secured a brand new deal with UEFA Champions League, making CBS Sports the home for the most prestigious club soccer tournament in the world. McManus negotiated CBS' agreement with the United States Tennis Association to broadcast the U.S. Open through 2014, extended the agreement with the Big Ten to broadcast the conference's basketball games through the 2016-17, and further extended the deal through the 2022-23 season, and extended the Southeastern Conference (SEC) football and basketball agreements in another landmark deal, a 15-year extension, through the 2023-24 season. In May 2012, McManus oversaw the acquisition of broadcast rights for men’s college basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences through an agreement with ESPN.

       

      McManus brought Tony Romo to CBS Sports to be the lead NFL ON CBS analyst in April 2017 right from the field, something that had never been done. Together with Jim Nantz, this NFL ON CBS announce team is considered the best in the industry and one of the best in history. In February 2020, McManus signed Romo to an unprecedented 10-year extension to remain at CBS until 2031.

       

      Complementing the on-air talent roster that had already included Jim Nantz, John McEnroe, Billy Packer and Ken Venturi, McManus was responsible for adding Greg Gumbel, James Brown, Dick Enberg, Verne Lundquist, Phil Simms, Dan Dierdorf, Lesley Visser, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe, Dan Marino, Nick Faldo, Bill Cowher, Greg Anthony, Clark Kellogg, Jim Rome, Bart Scott, Tony Gonzalez, Rick Neuheisel, Brad Nessler, Nate Burleson and Romo to CBS Sports' announcer lineup.

       

      In addition, McManus led CBS's efforts in securing a partnership with SportsLine USA that created CBS SportsLine, now known as CBSSports.com, one of the most successful sports Internet sites. In January 2008, McManus began overseeing CSTV’s cable and digital businesses initiating its re-branding as CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, and further re-branding in April 2011 as CBS SPORTS NETWORK. In 2014, under his leadership, the network announced the first-ever, nationally-televised, all-female, weekly, hour-long, primetime sports show, WE NEED TO TALK on CBS Sports Network. In February 2018, McManus was instrumental in the launch of CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news digital network in collaboration between CBS Sports and CBS Interactive that allows sports fans to watch live, full-day, anchored coverage of the day’s top sports storylines.

       

      As president of CBS News, McManus restructured and re-tooled the Division, both in front of and behind the camera. Most notable on the on-air side was the April 2006 announcement that Katie Couric would join CBS News as the new anchor and managing editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS and a correspondent for 60 MINUTES. In December 2010, McManus also oversaw a major shift at THE EARLY SHOW, naming Erica Hill and Chris Wragge co-anchors, Jeff Glor news anchor and Marysol Castro, weather anchor. Also during his tenure, a new state-of-the-art newsroom at CBS News headquarters in New York and EVENING NEWS set were built, and a new primary control room was unveiled in July 2008.

       

      McManus aggressively worked to build a strong corps of reporters, as well as developed the next generation of CBS News correspondents. He designated and assigned key beats including Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan, Chief White House correspondent Chip Reid, Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian, and National Correspondent Byron Pitts. McManus also added strong veteran correspondents to round out the group, including Jeff Greenfield and Dean Reynolds. He announced that CNN’s Anderson Cooper would contribute several stories to 60 MINUTES and CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta would contribute to the CBS EVENING NEWS.

       

      McManus also led the Division through tragedy, when a car bomb attack in Baghdad on Memorial Day 2006 killed cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan and critically injured correspondent Kimberly Dozier. In August 2009, McManus once again guided the Division through a difficult time, as correspondent Cami McCormick was seriously injured by an improvised exploding device (IED) in Afghanistan, in a blast that killed an American serviceman, Army Spc. Abraham Sherrod Wheeler III.

       

      Under McManus, CBS News won more major awards than any other network’s news division, including one of electronic journalism’s most prestigious honors for an innovative, division-wide news initiative that he personally conceived and oversaw.   “CBS REPORTS: Children of the Recession,” a months-long series of multi-platform reports on the effects of the dramatic economic downturn on America’s youth, won the coveted Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University award in January 2010.  “Children of the Recession” also represented McManus’ reincarnation after four decades of the prestigious CBS REPORTS moniker, previously used for documentaries, as a Division-wide effort to offer comprehensive coverage of an issue across platforms and broadcasts. All told, the CBS News Division under McManus won three DuPont Awards, 19 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards and 29 RTDNA/Edward R. Murrow Awards.

       

      Prior to his CBS Sports tenure, he was Senior Vice President of U.S. Television Sales and Programming for Trans World International, the television division of International Management Group, the world’s largest sports marketing firm (1987-96).

       

      Before that, McManus was Vice President, Program Planning and Development at NBC Sports (1982-87), becoming the youngest vice president in the history of the network at the age of 27. He was responsible for all programming and was instrumental in the rights negotiations for the Olympics, the NFL, Wimbledon, the Breeders' Cup, the Orange Bowl, auto racing and NCAA college basketball. McManus joined NBC Sports in 1979 as an associate producer assigned to the NFL, Wimbledon, the PGA TOUR, "Sportsworld," auto racing and the Tour de France.

       

      McManus began his career in 1977 at ABC Sports as a production assistant and associate producer.

       

      McManus is the son of the late legendary sports broadcaster Jim McKay. He was graduated cum laude from Duke University in 1977 with a degree in English and History.

       

       

      * * * * *

      8/21

      Sean McManus was named Chairman, CBS Sports, in February 2011 overseeing all sports properties across all CBS Sports operations. He also serves as Executive Producer of THE NFL ON CBS.

       

      McManus served concurrently as President, CBS News and Sports for more than five years prior to being named Chairman. He was named President, CBS Sports, in November 1996 and President, CBS News, in October 2005 and is only the second person to hold both Division titles simultaneously; Roone Arledge held both at ABC from 1977-86.

       

      As president of CBS Sports, McManus led the CBS Corporation’s efforts in acquiring broadcast rights to the National Football League in January 1998, and in November 2004 re-negotiated the contract to retain the rights for CBS until 2011. In May 2009, McManus re-negotiated the NFL contract to retain the rights for CBS through the 2013-14 season and included CBS broadcasting Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans in 2013. And in December 2011, McManus re-negotiated a nine-year deal to retain the NFL broadcast rights through the 2022 season. And in March 2021, he re-negotiated a new 11-year multi-platform rights agreement with the NFL through the 2033 season. In February 2014, McManus negotiated the rights for the NFL’s new Thursday Night Football package for the 2014 season. In January 2015, he again successfully negotiated a deal to continue the partnership for 2015, and again in February 2016 they renewed the partnership for 2016 and 2017. In February 2021, McManus oversaw the production of Super Bowl LV from Tampa during an unprecedented season affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. In February 2019, McManus oversaw the year-long Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl LIII from Atlanta. And in February 2016, he also oversaw Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl 50, featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area across multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television, radio and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl 50. Much of the coverage originated from Super Bowl City at the foot of Market Street in San Francisco, which featured multiple sets, a football field and fan activation zone. On February 7, 2016, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl 50 between Denver and Carolina was watched in all-or-part by a record 167 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast in television history by that measure at the time. McManus also oversaw the launch of a comprehensive redesign of CBS Sports’ iconic logo that implemented a new on-air graphics look for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network which debuted as part of the Network’s Super Bowl Week programming and Super Bowl 50. In February 2013, he also oversaw unprecedented Super Bowl coverage when the Network established CBS SUPER BOWL PARK at Jackson Square as New Orleans’ home to shows from nine CBS divisions across multiple platforms leading up to Super Bowl XLVII. On February 7, 2010, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl XLIV between New Orleans and Indianapolis was watched by 106.5 million viewers making it the most-watched program in television history at the time.

       

      In addition, McManus serves as executive producer for the acclaimed show INSIDE THE NFL on Paramount+ this year after 13 years on SHOWTIME. In its first year on SHOWTIME in 2008, INSIDE THE NFL won the Sports Emmy® Award for Outstanding Studio Show-Weekly, and did so again for 2012. McManus is a 15-time Emmy Award-winner. In December 2016, he was inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame. In 2015 he was named to The Hollywood Reporter’s list of The 35 Most Powerful People in Media and also was honored with the Legacy Award at the Cynopsis Sports Media Awards. And in 2010, McManus was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame.

       

      During McManus' more than 24 years as Chairman and President of the Division, CBS Sports has become the year-round leader in network sports television. In November 1999, he led CBS to an unprecedented landmark agreement with the NCAA which extended the exclusive over-the-air broadcast rights, as well as rights to the Internet, marketing and corporate sponsorship, merchandising, licensing, cable television, radio, satellite, digital and home video to the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship until 2014. The 11-year pact was the most comprehensive sports agreement in history. In April 2010, he negotiated a landmark deal, partnering with Turner Broadcasting, to extend the rights to the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2024. The $10.8 billion deal is the most extensive and far-reaching network-cable sports deal ever created. And in April 2016, McManus, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting, negotiated with the NCAA an eight-year extension of its multimedia rights agreement for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2032.

       

      In March 2020, McManus reached a new multi-year agreement with the PGA TOUR to extend its broadcast rights through 2030 and to remain the TOUR’s dominant broadcast partner. He also extended broadcast rights to the PGA Championship in October 2018 with a historic, 11-year comprehensive multi-media rights agreement with the PGA of America and ESPN to provide live wall-to-wall, full field, 72-hole coverage of the PGA Championship beginning in 2020. Additionally, beginning in 2020, McManus secured a brand new deal with UEFA Champions League, making CBS Sports the home for the most prestigious club soccer tournament in the world. McManus negotiated CBS' agreement with the United States Tennis Association to broadcast the U.S. Open through 2014, extended the agreement with the Big Ten to broadcast the conference's basketball games through the 2016-17, and further extended the deal through the 2022-23 season, and extended the Southeastern Conference (SEC) football and basketball agreements in another landmark deal, a 15-year extension, through the 2023-24 season. In May 2012, McManus oversaw the acquisition of broadcast rights for men’s college basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences through an agreement with ESPN.

       

      McManus brought Tony Romo to CBS Sports to be the lead NFL ON CBS analyst in April 2017 right from the field, something that had never been done. Together with Jim Nantz, this NFL ON CBS announce team is considered the best in the industry and one of the best in history. In February 2020, McManus signed Romo to an unprecedented 10-year extension to remain at CBS until 2031.

       

      Complementing the on-air talent roster that had already included Jim Nantz, John McEnroe, Billy Packer and Ken Venturi, McManus was responsible for adding Greg Gumbel, James Brown, Dick Enberg, Verne Lundquist, Phil Simms, Dan Dierdorf, Lesley Visser, Boomer Esiason, Shannon Sharpe, Dan Marino, Nick Faldo, Bill Cowher, Greg Anthony, Clark Kellogg, Jim Rome, Bart Scott, Tony Gonzalez, Rick Neuheisel, Brad Nessler, Nate Burleson and Romo to CBS Sports' announcer lineup.

       

      In addition, McManus led CBS's efforts in securing a partnership with SportsLine USA that created CBS SportsLine, now known as CBSSports.com, one of the most successful sports Internet sites. In January 2008, McManus began overseeing CSTV’s cable and digital businesses initiating its re-branding as CBS COLLEGE SPORTS NETWORK, and further re-branding in April 2011 as CBS SPORTS NETWORK. In 2014, under his leadership, the network announced the first-ever, nationally-televised, all-female, weekly, hour-long, primetime sports show, WE NEED TO TALK on CBS Sports Network. In February 2018, McManus was instrumental in the launch of CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news digital network in collaboration between CBS Sports and CBS Interactive that allows sports fans to watch live, full-day, anchored coverage of the day’s top sports storylines.

       

      As president of CBS News, McManus restructured and re-tooled the Division, both in front of and behind the camera. Most notable on the on-air side was the April 2006 announcement that Katie Couric would join CBS News as the new anchor and managing editor of the CBS EVENING NEWS and a correspondent for 60 MINUTES. In December 2010, McManus also oversaw a major shift at THE EARLY SHOW, naming Erica Hill and Chris Wragge co-anchors, Jeff Glor news anchor and Marysol Castro, weather anchor. Also during his tenure, a new state-of-the-art newsroom at CBS News headquarters in New York and EVENING NEWS set were built, and a new primary control room was unveiled in July 2008.

       

      McManus aggressively worked to build a strong corps of reporters, as well as developed the next generation of CBS News correspondents. He designated and assigned key beats including Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Lara Logan, Chief White House correspondent Chip Reid, Chief Investigative Correspondent Armen Keteyian, and National Correspondent Byron Pitts. McManus also added strong veteran correspondents to round out the group, including Jeff Greenfield and Dean Reynolds. He announced that CNN’s Anderson Cooper would contribute several stories to 60 MINUTES and CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta would contribute to the CBS EVENING NEWS.

       

      McManus also led the Division through tragedy, when a car bomb attack in Baghdad on Memorial Day 2006 killed cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan and critically injured correspondent Kimberly Dozier. In August 2009, McManus once again guided the Division through a difficult time, as correspondent Cami McCormick was seriously injured by an improvised exploding device (IED) in Afghanistan, in a blast that killed an American serviceman, Army Spc. Abraham Sherrod Wheeler III.

       

      Under McManus, CBS News won more major awards than any other network’s news division, including one of electronic journalism’s most prestigious honors for an innovative, division-wide news initiative that he personally conceived and oversaw.   “CBS REPORTS: Children of the Recession,” a months-long series of multi-platform reports on the effects of the dramatic economic downturn on America’s youth, won the coveted Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University award in January 2010.  “Children of the Recession” also represented McManus’ reincarnation after four decades of the prestigious CBS REPORTS moniker, previously used for documentaries, as a Division-wide effort to offer comprehensive coverage of an issue across platforms and broadcasts. All told, the CBS News Division under McManus won three DuPont Awards, 19 Emmy Awards, four Peabody Awards and 29 RTDNA/Edward R. Murrow Awards.

       

      Prior to his CBS Sports tenure, he was Senior Vice President of U.S. Television Sales and Programming for Trans World International, the television division of International Management Group, the world’s largest sports marketing firm (1987-96).

       

      Before that, McManus was Vice President, Program Planning and Development at NBC Sports (1982-87), becoming the youngest vice president in the history of the network at the age of 27. He was responsible for all programming and was instrumental in the rights negotiations for the Olympics, the NFL, Wimbledon, the Breeders' Cup, the Orange Bowl, auto racing and NCAA college basketball. McManus joined NBC Sports in 1979 as an associate producer assigned to the NFL, Wimbledon, the PGA TOUR, "Sportsworld," auto racing and the Tour de France.

       

      McManus began his career in 1977 at ABC Sports as a production assistant and associate producer.

       

      McManus is the son of the late legendary sports broadcaster Jim McKay. He was graduated cum laude from Duke University in 1977 with a degree in English and History.

       

       

      * * * * *

      8/21

      David Berson

      CBS Sports

      David Berson was named President, CBS Sports, in June 2013.  He joined CBS Sports in January 2011 as Executive Vice President, CBS Sports, and President, CBS Sports Network after 16 years at ESPN, where he began his career as an intern during college and later worked in various capacities in programming, affiliate sales and marketing and business development. 

      Berson helps oversee all aspects of CBS Sports’ day-to-day management across broadcast, cable and digital. Along with CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus, he manages the relationships with all of CBS Sports’ partners, including the NFL, the Masters, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, NCAA, UEFA, Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference. 

      Berson was an integral part of the Network’s NFL rights negotiations. In December 2011, CBS Sports re-negotiated a nine-year deal to retain its NFL broadcast rights through the 2022 season. In March 2021, Paramount and the NFL reached an 11-year multi-platform rights agreement that extends CBS’ longstanding relationship with the NFL through the 2033 season. And in February 2014, CBS Sports secured the rights to the league’s new Thursday Night Football package for the 2014 season and subsequently launch the broadcast package in partnership with NFL Network. CBS Sports broadcast Thursday Night Football through the 2017 season, establishing Thursday nights as an NFL destination. In 2016, Berson was instrumental in the year-long Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl 50 featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area across multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television, radio and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl 50. On February 7, 2016, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl 50 between Denver and Carolina was watched in all-or-part by a record 167 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast in television history at the time.

      During Berson’s tenure at CBS Sports, the division has successfully extended right agreements with several of its partners, including the PGA of America for the PGA Championship through 2030 and PGA TOUR through 2030 – his second time extending with the PGA TOUR while at CBS Sports. In April 2016, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting, CBS negotiated with the NCAA an eight-year extension of its multimedia rights agreement for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2032. Additionally, rights extensions have been reached for the Army-Navy game through 2028; Big Ten Basketball through the 2022-23 season; along with the acquisition of broadcast rights for men’s college basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences through an agreement with ESPN. Berson also was instrumental in making CBS Sports the home of the UEFA Champions League beginning in 2020, the most prestigious club soccer tournament in the world.

      Berson has overseen numerous high-profile CBS Sports on-air talent acquisitions including most recently, Tony Romo, Brad Nessler, Nate Burleson, Charles Davis, Dottie Pepper and Jim Rome, and actively helps manage talent deals and relationships. 

      In February 2018, CBS launched CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news digital network in collaboration between CBS Sports and CBS Interactive that allows sports fans to watch live, full-day, anchored coverage of the day’s top sports storylines. Under Berson’s leadership, CBS Sports has more closely aligned and integrated all of its assets including the broadcast network, CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com and SHOWTIME Sports. 

      Berson also continues to lead CBS Sports Network, the Company’s fast-growing cable sports channel. Since joining CBS Sports, he has significantly grown CBS Sports Network across all fronts leading to record business results. Berson spearheaded CBS Sports Network’s rebrand (previously CBS College Sports Network) in February 2011 and significantly bolstered the Network’s programming, more than tripling the number of live hours, adding hundreds of live events and launching numerous shows, including: NFL MONDAY QB, the first NFL programming to be featured on the Network; THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW (TOPS), a four-hour Sunday morning football pre-game show; as well as the news and commentary daily shows TIME TO SCHEIN, BOOMER & GIO, THE JIM ROME SHOW, TIKI and TIERNEY, and the critically-acclaimed first-ever, nationally-televised, all-female primetime sports show, WE NEED TO TALK.   CBS Sports Network earned its first-ever Emmy Award in 2012. 

      Berson also added new programming for CBS Sports Network around CBS Sports’ major events including the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, Masters and PGA Championship.  In addition, he oversaw numerous CBS Sports Network acquisitions of long-term rights including BIG EAST basketball, American Athletic Conference football and basketball, Conference USA football and men’s basketball and Mountain West Conference football and basketball. Under Berson’s leadership, CBS Sports became the new exclusive television home of Professional Bull Riders (PBR) with a combined 100 hours of programming annually on CBS and CBS Sports Network. 

      Prior to joining CBS Sports, Berson co-ran ESPN's programming department and was responsible for programming strategy, scheduling, development and driving audience consumption for all of ESPN's domestic television networks and digital video media platforms. Berson led the programming group through a dynamic period at ESPN and ABC, including the launch of numerous additional networks and multimedia products.  Since 2001 when he took over responsibility for programming scheduling and strategy, ESPN networks set record audience levels each year and, in an era of rapid media industry change and proliferation of consumer entertainment options, ESPN ratings grew 34 percent.

      The Sports Business Journal ranked McManus and Berson No. 6 on their list of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business in December of 2019. In January 2006, The Sporting News listed Berson, then 33, on its annual list of "Young & Powerful."  In 2007, 2008 and 2009, he was selected as a SportsBusiness Journal "Forty Under 40" recipient and named as a "Forty Under 40 Hall of Famer."  In 2007 and 2008, he was listed on BusinessWeek's "The Power 100" ranking of the 100 most powerful people in sports. Berson is a seven-time Emmy Award-winner.

      Berson is a member of the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon committee.

      He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and serves on the University’s Sports Management Advisory Board.

      *   *   *

      8/21

      David Berson was named President, CBS Sports, in June 2013.  He joined CBS Sports in January 2011 as Executive Vice President, CBS Sports, and President, CBS Sports Network after 16 years at ESPN, where he began his career as an intern during college and later worked in various capacities in programming, affiliate sales and marketing and business development. 

      Berson helps oversee all aspects of CBS Sports’ day-to-day management across broadcast, cable and digital. Along with CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus, he manages the relationships with all of CBS Sports’ partners, including the NFL, the Masters, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, NCAA, UEFA, Southeastern Conference and Big Ten Conference. 

      Berson was an integral part of the Network’s NFL rights negotiations. In December 2011, CBS Sports re-negotiated a nine-year deal to retain its NFL broadcast rights through the 2022 season. In March 2021, Paramount and the NFL reached an 11-year multi-platform rights agreement that extends CBS’ longstanding relationship with the NFL through the 2033 season. And in February 2014, CBS Sports secured the rights to the league’s new Thursday Night Football package for the 2014 season and subsequently launch the broadcast package in partnership with NFL Network. CBS Sports broadcast Thursday Night Football through the 2017 season, establishing Thursday nights as an NFL destination. In 2016, Berson was instrumental in the year-long Corporation-wide coverage of Super Bowl 50 featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area across multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television, radio and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl 50. On February 7, 2016, CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl 50 between Denver and Carolina was watched in all-or-part by a record 167 million viewers, making it the most-watched single broadcast in television history at the time.

      During Berson’s tenure at CBS Sports, the division has successfully extended right agreements with several of its partners, including the PGA of America for the PGA Championship through 2030 and PGA TOUR through 2030 – his second time extending with the PGA TOUR while at CBS Sports. In April 2016, in partnership with Turner Broadcasting, CBS negotiated with the NCAA an eight-year extension of its multimedia rights agreement for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship through 2032. Additionally, rights extensions have been reached for the Army-Navy game through 2028; Big Ten Basketball through the 2022-23 season; along with the acquisition of broadcast rights for men’s college basketball games from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big 12 and Pac-12 Conferences through an agreement with ESPN. Berson also was instrumental in making CBS Sports the home of the UEFA Champions League beginning in 2020, the most prestigious club soccer tournament in the world.

      Berson has overseen numerous high-profile CBS Sports on-air talent acquisitions including most recently, Tony Romo, Brad Nessler, Nate Burleson, Charles Davis, Dottie Pepper and Jim Rome, and actively helps manage talent deals and relationships. 

      In February 2018, CBS launched CBS SPORTS HQ, a 24-hour streaming sports news digital network in collaboration between CBS Sports and CBS Interactive that allows sports fans to watch live, full-day, anchored coverage of the day’s top sports storylines. Under Berson’s leadership, CBS Sports has more closely aligned and integrated all of its assets including the broadcast network, CBS Sports Network, CBSSports.com and SHOWTIME Sports. 

      Berson also continues to lead CBS Sports Network, the Company’s fast-growing cable sports channel. Since joining CBS Sports, he has significantly grown CBS Sports Network across all fronts leading to record business results. Berson spearheaded CBS Sports Network’s rebrand (previously CBS College Sports Network) in February 2011 and significantly bolstered the Network’s programming, more than tripling the number of live hours, adding hundreds of live events and launching numerous shows, including: NFL MONDAY QB, the first NFL programming to be featured on the Network; THAT OTHER PREGAME SHOW (TOPS), a four-hour Sunday morning football pre-game show; as well as the news and commentary daily shows TIME TO SCHEIN, BOOMER & GIO, THE JIM ROME SHOW, TIKI and TIERNEY, and the critically-acclaimed first-ever, nationally-televised, all-female primetime sports show, WE NEED TO TALK.   CBS Sports Network earned its first-ever Emmy Award in 2012. 

      Berson also added new programming for CBS Sports Network around CBS Sports’ major events including the Super Bowl, the NCAA Final Four, Masters and PGA Championship.  In addition, he oversaw numerous CBS Sports Network acquisitions of long-term rights including BIG EAST basketball, American Athletic Conference football and basketball, Conference USA football and men’s basketball and Mountain West Conference football and basketball. Under Berson’s leadership, CBS Sports became the new exclusive television home of Professional Bull Riders (PBR) with a combined 100 hours of programming annually on CBS and CBS Sports Network. 

      Prior to joining CBS Sports, Berson co-ran ESPN's programming department and was responsible for programming strategy, scheduling, development and driving audience consumption for all of ESPN's domestic television networks and digital video media platforms. Berson led the programming group through a dynamic period at ESPN and ABC, including the launch of numerous additional networks and multimedia products.  Since 2001 when he took over responsibility for programming scheduling and strategy, ESPN networks set record audience levels each year and, in an era of rapid media industry change and proliferation of consumer entertainment options, ESPN ratings grew 34 percent.

      The Sports Business Journal ranked McManus and Berson No. 6 on their list of the 50 Most Influential People in Sports Business in December of 2019. In January 2006, The Sporting News listed Berson, then 33, on its annual list of "Young & Powerful."  In 2007, 2008 and 2009, he was selected as a SportsBusiness Journal "Forty Under 40" recipient and named as a "Forty Under 40 Hall of Famer."  In 2007 and 2008, he was listed on BusinessWeek's "The Power 100" ranking of the 100 most powerful people in sports. Berson is a seven-time Emmy Award-winner.

      Berson is a member of the March of Dimes Sports Luncheon committee.

      He is a graduate of the University of Michigan, and serves on the University’s Sports Management Advisory Board.

      *   *   *

      8/21

      Harold Bryant

      CBS Sports

      Harold Bryant was named Executive Producer & Executive Vice President in November 2020 after having been Executive Producer & Senior Vice President, Production since June 2014. Before that he served as Executive Producer & Vice President, Production since August 2011-14. And he was Vice President, Production since June 2008-11. Bryant oversees all creative aspects of production and editorial content for all sports programming at CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, including Super Bowl LV, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl 50, the most-watched single broadcast in television history on an all-or-part basis; Super Bowl XLIV in 2010, the most-watched program in television history at the time, and Super Bowl XLVII. Bryant also oversees production for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the Masters, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR golf, as well as the Emmy Award-winning show INSIDE THE NFL, now on Paramount+.

       

      Bryant, a 31-time Emmy Award-winner, joined CBS Sports as a Feature Producer/Associate Producer in June 1997. He was promoted to coordinating producer in March 1999 where his responsibilities included overseeing production elements involving THE NFL ON CBS, including Super Bowls XXXV, XXXVIII and XLI, NCAA college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, college football, PGA TOUR golf, including the Masters® and PGA Championship, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, as well as all additional programming, including CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

       

      In addition to his duties at CBS Sports, Bryant works closely with production efforts at Showtime, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ.

       

      Prior to joining CBS Sports, Bryant served as a producer for WBIS-TV producing halftime and post-game shows for New York Knicks, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils games, as well as sports features and updates for the network’s business shows. He worked three years as a feature producer producing over 100 features for Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting, the host broadcaster for the 1996 Olympic Summer Games (1994-96). From 1991-94, Bryant served as a production assistant at NBC Sports where he worked three seasons of NFL and NBA, as well as the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. While at NBC Sports, he also worked on events including world figure skating championships in Prague, the French Open and Notre Dame football.

       

      Bryant began his career in 1987 working for WWOR-TV as a news and sports production assistant for all New York Mets home games. In 1990 he served as a line producer for the start up sports network, Sports News Network.

       

      Bryant graduated from Rutgers University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts and a concentration in television.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

      8/21

      Harold Bryant was named Executive Producer & Executive Vice President in November 2020 after having been Executive Producer & Senior Vice President, Production since June 2014. Before that he served as Executive Producer & Vice President, Production since August 2011-14. And he was Vice President, Production since June 2008-11. Bryant oversees all creative aspects of production and editorial content for all sports programming at CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, including Super Bowl LV, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl 50, the most-watched single broadcast in television history on an all-or-part basis; Super Bowl XLIV in 2010, the most-watched program in television history at the time, and Super Bowl XLVII. Bryant also oversees production for the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the Masters, PGA Championship and PGA TOUR golf, as well as the Emmy Award-winning show INSIDE THE NFL, now on Paramount+.

       

      Bryant, a 31-time Emmy Award-winner, joined CBS Sports as a Feature Producer/Associate Producer in June 1997. He was promoted to coordinating producer in March 1999 where his responsibilities included overseeing production elements involving THE NFL ON CBS, including Super Bowls XXXV, XXXVIII and XLI, NCAA college basketball, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, college football, PGA TOUR golf, including the Masters® and PGA Championship, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, as well as all additional programming, including CBS SPORTS SPECTACULAR.

       

      In addition to his duties at CBS Sports, Bryant works closely with production efforts at Showtime, CBSSports.com and CBS Sports HQ.

       

      Prior to joining CBS Sports, Bryant served as a producer for WBIS-TV producing halftime and post-game shows for New York Knicks, New York Rangers and New Jersey Devils games, as well as sports features and updates for the network’s business shows. He worked three years as a feature producer producing over 100 features for Atlanta Olympic Broadcasting, the host broadcaster for the 1996 Olympic Summer Games (1994-96). From 1991-94, Bryant served as a production assistant at NBC Sports where he worked three seasons of NFL and NBA, as well as the 1992 Olympic Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain. While at NBC Sports, he also worked on events including world figure skating championships in Prague, the French Open and Notre Dame football.

       

      Bryant began his career in 1987 working for WWOR-TV as a news and sports production assistant for all New York Mets home games. In 1990 he served as a line producer for the start up sports network, Sports News Network.

       

      Bryant graduated from Rutgers University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre Arts and a concentration in television.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

      8/21

      Kelly Dunne

      CBS Sports

      Kelly Dunne was named Executive Vice President, CBS Sports Marketing in April 2015 after having served as Senior Vice President, CBS Sports Marketing since 2012. She was previously Senior Vice President, Marketing and Creative Services, CBS Sports Network. Dunne has been with CBS Sports Network since its inception, joining the Network as Vice President, Creative Services in August 2002.  

      Dunne has over 20 years of experience in sports marketing and creative services.  She was responsible for creating the CSTV brand and identity and oversaw several re-brands – to CBS College Sports Network in 2008 and CBS Sports Network in 2011, both on and off-air. She served as executive producer on multiple brand campaigns and was responsible for strategy, creative and execution of ad sales and affiliate marketing.  Dunne also oversaw the network’s website and all online, print and social marketing. 

      Dunne currently oversees all marketing for CBS Sports across multiple platforms, including branding and on-air promotions.  She will continue to oversee CBS Sports Network’s on-air graphic look, interactive design and development and creative services, including the Network’s internal team of designers, producers, writers, web developers and creative talent.

      Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Dunne served as Managing Director/Executive Producer at the Diecks Group, a broadcast design and marketing company.  There, she executive produced multiple campaigns and was the main liaison on all accounts, including Disney, Lifetime, Fox Networks, NFL and The Martin Agency. She was also responsible for day-to-day management of the company.

      Prior to the Diecks Group, Dunne worked in various capacities at ESPN marketing for ten years.  She worked across the affiliate marketing, ad sales marketing, special events marketing, creative services and on-air promos departments, and assisted in marketing campaigns and strategy for the launches of ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN.com. In addition, she worked regularly with ESPN’s external creative and media agencies and was responsible for on –air promos, sales and support videos, and marketing materials.                                                 

      Dunne graduated from LeMoyne College (B.S. in business administration) and has two children, Jake and Lucy.

      Kelly Dunne was named Executive Vice President, CBS Sports Marketing in April 2015 after having served as Senior Vice President, CBS Sports Marketing since 2012. She was previously Senior Vice President, Marketing and Creative Services, CBS Sports Network. Dunne has been with CBS Sports Network since its inception, joining the Network as Vice President, Creative Services in August 2002.  

      Dunne has over 20 years of experience in sports marketing and creative services.  She was responsible for creating the CSTV brand and identity and oversaw several re-brands – to CBS College Sports Network in 2008 and CBS Sports Network in 2011, both on and off-air. She served as executive producer on multiple brand campaigns and was responsible for strategy, creative and execution of ad sales and affiliate marketing.  Dunne also oversaw the network’s website and all online, print and social marketing. 

      Dunne currently oversees all marketing for CBS Sports across multiple platforms, including branding and on-air promotions.  She will continue to oversee CBS Sports Network’s on-air graphic look, interactive design and development and creative services, including the Network’s internal team of designers, producers, writers, web developers and creative talent.

      Prior to joining CBS Sports Network, Dunne served as Managing Director/Executive Producer at the Diecks Group, a broadcast design and marketing company.  There, she executive produced multiple campaigns and was the main liaison on all accounts, including Disney, Lifetime, Fox Networks, NFL and The Martin Agency. She was also responsible for day-to-day management of the company.

      Prior to the Diecks Group, Dunne worked in various capacities at ESPN marketing for ten years.  She worked across the affiliate marketing, ad sales marketing, special events marketing, creative services and on-air promos departments, and assisted in marketing campaigns and strategy for the launches of ESPN2, ESPNews and ESPN.com. In addition, she worked regularly with ESPN’s external creative and media agencies and was responsible for on –air promos, sales and support videos, and marketing materials.                                                 

      Dunne graduated from LeMoyne College (B.S. in business administration) and has two children, Jake and Lucy.

      Patty Power

      CBS Sports

      Patty Power was named Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering in April 2016. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Administration for CBS Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network.

       

      Power is responsible for the day-to-day management of Operations and Engineering including production management, technical management, network operations, commercial operations, post production and media services for all CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network’s broadcast and cable properties. She also is responsible for the technical production of over 350 remotes including Super Bowl LV and Super Bowl LIII, the AFC Championship Game, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and Final Four, the Masters, PGA Championship and college football’s SEC Championship, hundreds of hours of studio and original programming annually on CBS Sports Network, as well as overseeing and facilitating all major operations-related deals.  

       

      Power, an industry veteran and executive with wide-ranging knowledge of sports television start-ups, has extensive experience in operations, production planning and administration, and has been integral to CBS Sports Network’s growth and success since its inception.  She helped launch the independent Network (then CSTV), which debuted in April 2003 and was acquired by CBS in January 2006. Power helped establish and launch the network’s VOD product.  Under her direction, CBS Sports Network has grown into a multi-media leader in the industry, which is available to over 95 million households.  

       

      Power is responsible for the distribution and quality control of CBS Sports Network’s signal, including affiliate authorization, compliance, NOC and commercial operations.  Under her direction, CBS Sports Network built out a 20,000 square foot production facility at Chelsea Piers in New York City that included studio and post-production facilities, and a state-of-the-art digital archive management system.  In addition, she helped spearhead the CBS Sports Network’s upgrade to High Definition production programming and distribution.

       

      A four-time Emmy Award-winner, Power came to CBS Sports Network from Major League Baseball Productions, where she was Vice President of Operations.  In that role, she managed the day-to-day operations of the production unit,  served as the operations liaison with all 30 MLB teams, managed the footage and licensing department and oversaw the build out of MLB Production’s 25,000 square-foot, multi-level production facility in Chelsea Market in New York City.

       

      Prior to that, Power was Vice President, Operations for Classic Sports Network (ESPN Classic).  As the first employee hired in the Operations department, she was responsible for building the Operations and Engineering department that launched Classic Sports Network.  Power also worked at Showtime Networks as a Production Manager in Operations and at NBC Sports.  In addition, she served as a Production Manager for a variety of major events including the XXVI Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Ga., the Three Tenors in Concert in Los Angeles, Calif. and Pavarotti in the Park, in Central Park in New York City.

       

      Power is an Executive Board Member of Sports Video Group and is a member of the National Association of Professional Women. She graduated from Farmingdale State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. Power currently resides in New York City with her husband and son.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Patty Power was named Executive Vice President, Operations and Engineering in April 2016. Prior to that, she served as Senior Vice President of Operations and Administration for CBS Sports Network, the first 24-hour college sports network.

       

      Power is responsible for the day-to-day management of Operations and Engineering including production management, technical management, network operations, commercial operations, post production and media services for all CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network’s broadcast and cable properties. She also is responsible for the technical production of over 350 remotes including Super Bowl LV and Super Bowl LIII, the AFC Championship Game, NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and Final Four, the Masters, PGA Championship and college football’s SEC Championship, hundreds of hours of studio and original programming annually on CBS Sports Network, as well as overseeing and facilitating all major operations-related deals.  

       

      Power, an industry veteran and executive with wide-ranging knowledge of sports television start-ups, has extensive experience in operations, production planning and administration, and has been integral to CBS Sports Network’s growth and success since its inception.  She helped launch the independent Network (then CSTV), which debuted in April 2003 and was acquired by CBS in January 2006. Power helped establish and launch the network’s VOD product.  Under her direction, CBS Sports Network has grown into a multi-media leader in the industry, which is available to over 95 million households.  

       

      Power is responsible for the distribution and quality control of CBS Sports Network’s signal, including affiliate authorization, compliance, NOC and commercial operations.  Under her direction, CBS Sports Network built out a 20,000 square foot production facility at Chelsea Piers in New York City that included studio and post-production facilities, and a state-of-the-art digital archive management system.  In addition, she helped spearhead the CBS Sports Network’s upgrade to High Definition production programming and distribution.

       

      A four-time Emmy Award-winner, Power came to CBS Sports Network from Major League Baseball Productions, where she was Vice President of Operations.  In that role, she managed the day-to-day operations of the production unit,  served as the operations liaison with all 30 MLB teams, managed the footage and licensing department and oversaw the build out of MLB Production’s 25,000 square-foot, multi-level production facility in Chelsea Market in New York City.

       

      Prior to that, Power was Vice President, Operations for Classic Sports Network (ESPN Classic).  As the first employee hired in the Operations department, she was responsible for building the Operations and Engineering department that launched Classic Sports Network.  Power also worked at Showtime Networks as a Production Manager in Operations and at NBC Sports.  In addition, she served as a Production Manager for a variety of major events including the XXVI Olympic Summer Games in Atlanta, Ga., the Three Tenors in Concert in Los Angeles, Calif. and Pavarotti in the Park, in Central Park in New York City.

       

      Power is an Executive Board Member of Sports Video Group and is a member of the National Association of Professional Women. She graduated from Farmingdale State College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Management. Power currently resides in New York City with her husband and son.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Jen Sabatelle

      CBS Sports

       

      Jennifer Sabatelle was named Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Sports, in January 2021. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Communications since 2013 and Vice President, Communications since 2010. Sabatelle oversees all communications functions for CBS Sports. In her position, she supervises the overall media relations efforts and strategy at CBS Sports and the CBS cable property CBS Sports Network, including corporate communications, social media and the promotion of all CBS Sports’ personalities and programming.

       

      In February 2019, Sabatelle oversaw the year-long promotion of Super Bowl LIII featuring shows across the CBS Corporation on multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl LIII. In 2016, Sabatelle also oversaw the year-long promotion of the landmark Super Bowl 50 featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area. She also led the promotion of a comprehensive redesign of CBS Sports’ iconic logo that implemented a new on-air graphics look for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network which debuted as part of the Network’s Super Bowl Week programming and Super Bowl 50. In addition, when CBS acquired the rights to the NFL’s new THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL package in 2014, Sabatelle planned and oversaw the execution of the corporation-wide extensive media plan for the primetime property.

       

      Under Sabatelle’s guidance, CBS Sports and Turner Sports collaborated in 2011 on the most extensive and unprecedented media strategy for the new landmark 14-year partnership to broadcast the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship until 2024. Sabatelle directed the multimedia partnership with CBS Sports, Turner Sports and the NCAA to address the wide-ranging issues surrounding the introduction of the brand new model for the way the NCAA Tournament was presented on television with every game seen in its entirety on four channels across two networks.

       

      Additionally, in her role, Sabatelle oversaw and implemented the announcement and strategy of multi-year deals between CBS Sports and the PGA TOUR in 2020 keeping the network as the dominant broadcast partner, and CBS Sports and the PGA of America in 2018, keeping the PGA Championship on CBS until 2030.

       

      Sabatelle helped institute all social media for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, working closely with CBS Interactive and executives, talent and production on education, promotion, branding and breaking news on all properties. In addition, she works closely with all the communication divisions within the CBS Corporation including CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Radio to cross promote and unify press and breaking news.

       

      Sabatelle planned and coordinated the media strategy for the rebranding of CSTV to CBS College Sports Network in 2008 and of CBS College to CBS Sports Network in 2011. Both successful rebranding efforts resulted in significant coverage that has contributed to the Network growth across all fronts.

       

      In 2019, Sabatelle was named one of the Cynopsis Top Women in Sports for “Sports Centric Brands,” honoring an executive who has demonstrated an innovative approach to connecting with and engaging the sports audience.

       

      Prior to serving as Vice President of communication, Sabatelle was Director, Communications, CBS Sports, since 2007. In that role, she was responsible for CBS Sports’ college-related properties, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the SEC ON CBS and regular-season basketball. In addition she oversaw the publicity efforts for CBS College Sports Network. Sabatelle also worked closely with Showtime Sports on promotion for the CBS Sports-produced INSIDE THE NFL.

       

      Sabatelle served as the liaison between CBS Sports and CBS’s affiliated television stations. In addition, she contributed to the publicity efforts for the Network’s coverage of the NFL, PGA TOUR, including the Masters, the PGA Championship, the CBS SPORTS SPECTACULARS and other ancillary programming. Sabatelle was promoted to Manager, Communications, in October 2006 after joining the CBS Sports Communications Department in May 2002, as Senior Press Representative, working on promotion of the personalities and programming related to NCAA basketball, SEC football and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

       

      She joined CBS Sports in May 2000 as Coordinator of Programming and Marketing. In her role she was responsible for coordinating more than 600 hours of sports programming per year. In addition, she coordinated schedules and affiliate regionalization for the NFL and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and implemented NFL broadcast policies for the CBS Television Network. She also managed web inventory for NFL, NCAA, and AOL on CBS.com and CBSSportsline.com.

       

      Sabatelle joined CBS Sports, from the NFL where she was a Broadcast Assistant serving as a liaison between the League and its member clubs. In addition, she assisted in the construction of the NFL schedule and managed the NFL Instant Replay Communicators and Technicians. She began her career at Grey Advertising in Public Relations. A graduate of Ithaca College (B.A., Television-Radio), Sabatelle resides in New York City.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

      01/21

       

      Jennifer Sabatelle was named Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Sports, in January 2021. She previously served as Senior Vice President, Communications since 2013 and Vice President, Communications since 2010. Sabatelle oversees all communications functions for CBS Sports. In her position, she supervises the overall media relations efforts and strategy at CBS Sports and the CBS cable property CBS Sports Network, including corporate communications, social media and the promotion of all CBS Sports’ personalities and programming.

       

      In February 2019, Sabatelle oversaw the year-long promotion of Super Bowl LIII featuring shows across the CBS Corporation on multiple platforms including broadcast, cable and premium television and digital leading up to exclusive game coverage of Super Bowl LIII. In 2016, Sabatelle also oversaw the year-long promotion of the landmark Super Bowl 50 featuring shows from nine CBS divisions with week-long, around-the-clock coverage from San Francisco and the Bay Area. She also led the promotion of a comprehensive redesign of CBS Sports’ iconic logo that implemented a new on-air graphics look for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network which debuted as part of the Network’s Super Bowl Week programming and Super Bowl 50. In addition, when CBS acquired the rights to the NFL’s new THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL package in 2014, Sabatelle planned and oversaw the execution of the corporation-wide extensive media plan for the primetime property.

       

      Under Sabatelle’s guidance, CBS Sports and Turner Sports collaborated in 2011 on the most extensive and unprecedented media strategy for the new landmark 14-year partnership to broadcast the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship until 2024. Sabatelle directed the multimedia partnership with CBS Sports, Turner Sports and the NCAA to address the wide-ranging issues surrounding the introduction of the brand new model for the way the NCAA Tournament was presented on television with every game seen in its entirety on four channels across two networks.

       

      Additionally, in her role, Sabatelle oversaw and implemented the announcement and strategy of multi-year deals between CBS Sports and the PGA TOUR in 2020 keeping the network as the dominant broadcast partner, and CBS Sports and the PGA of America in 2018, keeping the PGA Championship on CBS until 2030.

       

      Sabatelle helped institute all social media for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, working closely with CBS Interactive and executives, talent and production on education, promotion, branding and breaking news on all properties. In addition, she works closely with all the communication divisions within the CBS Corporation including CBS Entertainment, CBS News and CBS Radio to cross promote and unify press and breaking news.

       

      Sabatelle planned and coordinated the media strategy for the rebranding of CSTV to CBS College Sports Network in 2008 and of CBS College to CBS Sports Network in 2011. Both successful rebranding efforts resulted in significant coverage that has contributed to the Network growth across all fronts.

       

      In 2019, Sabatelle was named one of the Cynopsis Top Women in Sports for “Sports Centric Brands,” honoring an executive who has demonstrated an innovative approach to connecting with and engaging the sports audience.

       

      Prior to serving as Vice President of communication, Sabatelle was Director, Communications, CBS Sports, since 2007. In that role, she was responsible for CBS Sports’ college-related properties, including the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, the SEC ON CBS and regular-season basketball. In addition she oversaw the publicity efforts for CBS College Sports Network. Sabatelle also worked closely with Showtime Sports on promotion for the CBS Sports-produced INSIDE THE NFL.

       

      Sabatelle served as the liaison between CBS Sports and CBS’s affiliated television stations. In addition, she contributed to the publicity efforts for the Network’s coverage of the NFL, PGA TOUR, including the Masters, the PGA Championship, the CBS SPORTS SPECTACULARS and other ancillary programming. Sabatelle was promoted to Manager, Communications, in October 2006 after joining the CBS Sports Communications Department in May 2002, as Senior Press Representative, working on promotion of the personalities and programming related to NCAA basketball, SEC football and the U.S. Open Tennis Championships.

       

      She joined CBS Sports in May 2000 as Coordinator of Programming and Marketing. In her role she was responsible for coordinating more than 600 hours of sports programming per year. In addition, she coordinated schedules and affiliate regionalization for the NFL and NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship and implemented NFL broadcast policies for the CBS Television Network. She also managed web inventory for NFL, NCAA, and AOL on CBS.com and CBSSportsline.com.

       

      Sabatelle joined CBS Sports, from the NFL where she was a Broadcast Assistant serving as a liaison between the League and its member clubs. In addition, she assisted in the construction of the NFL schedule and managed the NFL Instant Replay Communicators and Technicians. She began her career at Grey Advertising in Public Relations. A graduate of Ithaca College (B.A., Television-Radio), Sabatelle resides in New York City.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

      01/21

      Dan Weinberg

      CBS Sports

      Dan Weinberg joined CBS Sports in 2011 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Programming, managing all programming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.

       

      Weinberg is responsible for all programming acquisitions, strategy and scheduling across broadcast and cable, including all event and studio hours. In that capacity he manages the division’s relationships with various partners including the NFL, NCAA, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, UEFA, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, American Athletic Conference, Big East, Mountain West, WNBA, NWSL, CONCACAF, Serie A, as well as Army and Navy, PBR, Big 3 and many more. He also works closely with Showtime Sports, CBSSports.com and Paramount+. 

       

      Before joining CBS Sports, Weinberg served as Vice President, Licensing, Major League Baseball, where he managed licensing for all hard goods, including trading cards, video games and novelties, oversaw corporate partnerships with approximately 200 authorized licensees in multiple product categories and managed contract negotiations.

       

      Prior to Major League Baseball, Weinberg spent four years at Six Flags, where he was Vice President of Entertainment, overseeing all entertainment and licensing for the parks. He created and managed live entertainment across the park system, negotiated third party vendor contracts for major show projects, partnered with Dick Clark Productions’ music archives to create films for the park theaters and coordinated the production of several original features for the Six Flags TV network. Weinberg also managed multi-million dollar licensing partnerships with entertainment brands such as Warner Brothers, DC Comics and MTV.

       

      Weinberg began his career as a production assistant at ESPN, working in various capacities during his 12 years at the company. He served as Executive Producer, ESPN Original Entertainment, where he created content to serve the company’s emerging media networks. And he was Coordinating Producer, ESPN Classic, where his responsibilities included overseeing more than 50 documentary-style programs.

       

      Weinberg is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S. in Communication) and lives in Westfield, N.J. with his wife and four children.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Dan Weinberg joined CBS Sports in 2011 and currently serves as Executive Vice President, Programming, managing all programming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network.

       

      Weinberg is responsible for all programming acquisitions, strategy and scheduling across broadcast and cable, including all event and studio hours. In that capacity he manages the division’s relationships with various partners including the NFL, NCAA, Augusta National Golf Club, PGA TOUR, PGA of America, UEFA, SEC, Big Ten, Atlantic 10, American Athletic Conference, Big East, Mountain West, WNBA, NWSL, CONCACAF, Serie A, as well as Army and Navy, PBR, Big 3 and many more. He also works closely with Showtime Sports, CBSSports.com and Paramount+. 

       

      Before joining CBS Sports, Weinberg served as Vice President, Licensing, Major League Baseball, where he managed licensing for all hard goods, including trading cards, video games and novelties, oversaw corporate partnerships with approximately 200 authorized licensees in multiple product categories and managed contract negotiations.

       

      Prior to Major League Baseball, Weinberg spent four years at Six Flags, where he was Vice President of Entertainment, overseeing all entertainment and licensing for the parks. He created and managed live entertainment across the park system, negotiated third party vendor contracts for major show projects, partnered with Dick Clark Productions’ music archives to create films for the park theaters and coordinated the production of several original features for the Six Flags TV network. Weinberg also managed multi-million dollar licensing partnerships with entertainment brands such as Warner Brothers, DC Comics and MTV.

       

      Weinberg began his career as a production assistant at ESPN, working in various capacities during his 12 years at the company. He served as Executive Producer, ESPN Original Entertainment, where he created content to serve the company’s emerging media networks. And he was Coordinating Producer, ESPN Classic, where his responsibilities included overseeing more than 50 documentary-style programs.

       

      Weinberg is a graduate of Cornell University (B.S. in Communication) and lives in Westfield, N.J. with his wife and four children.

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Steve Karasik

      CBS Sports

      Steve Karasik was named Vice President, Remote Production in June 2013 after serving as Senior Coordinating Producer of CBS Sports in 2012 and Coordinating Producer since 2008. Karasik oversees all remote event productions, including games for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He also is responsible for overseeing content and quality control for all sports production elements involving THE NFL ON CBS, including Super Bowl LV, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl 50, Thursday Night Football (2014-17), the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, College Football and the SEC ON CBS, PGA TOUR golf, the Masters and PGA Championship. He also produced and was co-creator of the Tony Romo Super Bowl LIII and Super Bowl LV show, “Tony Goes to the Super Bowl.”

       

      A 29-time Emmy Award-winner, Karasik joined CBS Sports in 1995 as a broadcast associate. He served as lead Broadcast Associate for THE NFL ON CBS, NCAA Basketball and Football as well as the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, for which he later also oversaw content and quality control. Karasik was promoted to Associate Director in 1999. He assumed a full-time role as associate director for CBS Golf coverage, including the Masters and PGA Championship, in 1999. Karasik served as associate director for THE NFL ON CBS from 1999-2006, and was the senior associate director for CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXXVIII and XLI.

       

      Karasik was promoted to producer in 2006. He has served as producer for CBS Sports' coverage of THE NFL ON CBS and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

       

      Karasik served as co-producer of the Emmy Award-winning Showtime Sports documentary, “A Game of Honor,” which chronicled the lives of football players at Army and Navy during the 2011 season. In addition, he oversaw the Emmy Award-winning “A Game of Honor” web series on CBSSports.com. Karasik also served as Producer on the Showtime Sports documentary, “LT: The Life and Times” which chronicled the life of New York Giants Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.

       

      During his tenure at CBS Sports, Karasik also has covered the Daytona 500, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

       

      Karasik graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Communications and Psychology. Born November 16, 1973, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Karasik lives in Rye Brook, NY with his wife, Ilyssa, and sons, Eli and Ben.

       

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Steve Karasik was named Vice President, Remote Production in June 2013 after serving as Senior Coordinating Producer of CBS Sports in 2012 and Coordinating Producer since 2008. Karasik oversees all remote event productions, including games for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. He also is responsible for overseeing content and quality control for all sports production elements involving THE NFL ON CBS, including Super Bowl LV, Super Bowl LIII, Super Bowl 50, Thursday Night Football (2014-17), the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship, College Football and the SEC ON CBS, PGA TOUR golf, the Masters and PGA Championship. He also produced and was co-creator of the Tony Romo Super Bowl LIII and Super Bowl LV show, “Tony Goes to the Super Bowl.”

       

      A 29-time Emmy Award-winner, Karasik joined CBS Sports in 1995 as a broadcast associate. He served as lead Broadcast Associate for THE NFL ON CBS, NCAA Basketball and Football as well as the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, for which he later also oversaw content and quality control. Karasik was promoted to Associate Director in 1999. He assumed a full-time role as associate director for CBS Golf coverage, including the Masters and PGA Championship, in 1999. Karasik served as associate director for THE NFL ON CBS from 1999-2006, and was the senior associate director for CBS Sports' coverage of Super Bowl XXXVIII and XLI.

       

      Karasik was promoted to producer in 2006. He has served as producer for CBS Sports' coverage of THE NFL ON CBS and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.

       

      Karasik served as co-producer of the Emmy Award-winning Showtime Sports documentary, “A Game of Honor,” which chronicled the lives of football players at Army and Navy during the 2011 season. In addition, he oversaw the Emmy Award-winning “A Game of Honor” web series on CBSSports.com. Karasik also served as Producer on the Showtime Sports documentary, “LT: The Life and Times” which chronicled the life of New York Giants Pro Football Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor.

       

      During his tenure at CBS Sports, Karasik also has covered the Daytona 500, the U.S. Open Tennis Championships and the 1998 Olympic Winter Games in Nagano, Japan.

       

      Karasik graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Communications and Psychology. Born November 16, 1973, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Karasik lives in Rye Brook, NY with his wife, Ilyssa, and sons, Eli and Ben.

       

       

      * * * * *

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

       

      8/21

      Ndidi Massay

      CBS Sports

      In her role as Vice President of Workplace Culture and Diversity Initiatives for CBS Sports, Ndidi Massay drives the strategic planning, development, execution and measurement of CBS Sports’ initiatives for a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Among her responsibilities is developing and executing tailored strategies, programs and experiences that cultivate an inclusive culture and promote real transformation within CBS Sports. Massay also works with the ViacomCBS Office of Global Inclusion to align CBS Sports’ initiatives with corporate DEI efforts. 

      Massay joined CBS Sports after running her own consulting business where she provided diversity, equity and inclusion counsel, services and training to corporate entities, national governing bodies and collegiate athletic departments. She also served as the Commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) for five years, where she set and regulated policies that govern professional combat sports to ensure safe and fair play throughout the state. Before joining the NYSAC, Massay helped launch the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), a nonprofit that works to improve race relations throughout sports by promoting understanding, respect and equality. Prior to RISE, Massay was a Diversity and Inclusion consultant for the NFL where she advised senior management on diversity and inclusion trends, best practices and talent engagement strategies. 

      Massay spent time as a business affairs executive for ABC News and business operations executive for ESPN. Earlier in her career, she specialized in sports and entertainment law and diversity and inclusion matters as an attorney. 

      Currently a member of the USA Wrestling Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Big Ten Conference Equality Coalition, Massay has served on numerous boards, including the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Sports Section, RISE and Beat the Streets New York. She is also a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and Women in Sports and Events (WISE).

      Ndidi received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she led the softball team to the NCAA World Series as a catcher. She was inducted into Northwestern’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. She also received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law, where she served as an assistant softball coach. Ndidi is admitted to practice law in New York and California.

      Ndidi resides in Nyack, N.Y., a suburb of New York City, with her husband, Marc, and sons Miles and Mateo.

      In her role as Vice President of Workplace Culture and Diversity Initiatives for CBS Sports, Ndidi Massay drives the strategic planning, development, execution and measurement of CBS Sports’ initiatives for a more diverse and inclusive workplace. Among her responsibilities is developing and executing tailored strategies, programs and experiences that cultivate an inclusive culture and promote real transformation within CBS Sports. Massay also works with the ViacomCBS Office of Global Inclusion to align CBS Sports’ initiatives with corporate DEI efforts. 

      Massay joined CBS Sports after running her own consulting business where she provided diversity, equity and inclusion counsel, services and training to corporate entities, national governing bodies and collegiate athletic departments. She also served as the Commissioner of the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) for five years, where she set and regulated policies that govern professional combat sports to ensure safe and fair play throughout the state. Before joining the NYSAC, Massay helped launch the Ross Initiative in Sports for Equality (RISE), a nonprofit that works to improve race relations throughout sports by promoting understanding, respect and equality. Prior to RISE, Massay was a Diversity and Inclusion consultant for the NFL where she advised senior management on diversity and inclusion trends, best practices and talent engagement strategies. 

      Massay spent time as a business affairs executive for ABC News and business operations executive for ESPN. Earlier in her career, she specialized in sports and entertainment law and diversity and inclusion matters as an attorney. 

      Currently a member of the USA Wrestling Diversity & Inclusion Committee and Big Ten Conference Equality Coalition, Massay has served on numerous boards, including the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Sports Section, RISE and Beat the Streets New York. She is also a member of the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyers Association and Women in Sports and Events (WISE).

      Ndidi received a Bachelor of Science degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, where she led the softball team to the NCAA World Series as a catcher. She was inducted into Northwestern’s Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009. She also received a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Law, where she served as an assistant softball coach. Ndidi is admitted to practice law in New York and California.

      Ndidi resides in Nyack, N.Y., a suburb of New York City, with her husband, Marc, and sons Miles and Mateo.

      Ross Molloy

      CBS Sports

      Ross Molloy was named Vice President, Talent, Production Planning and Technology Development in October 2021 for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network after serving as Vice President, Remote Production for CBS Sports Network from 2006-12 and as VP, Talent, Production and Development from 2013-2020.

      In his current role, Molloy oversees all CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network Talent, which includes recruitment, assignments, feedback and development.  He also is responsible for helping incubate, find, develop and deploy new and advanced technologies including Next Gen Stats & RomoVision on the NFL, various tracing & Augmented Reality Technology on golf & College Basketball, 4D Replay, Green Reader & Wind Technology, as well as virtual reality for all network and cable sports broadcasts. Molloy began in the CBS Sports family with CBS Sports Network’s (CSTV – College Sports Television) launch in 2003 where he served as a coordinating producer until 2006 producing college football, basketball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and water polo including several Division I, II and III national championships in these sports.  Prior to joining CBS, Molloy served as a producer, associate producer and broadcast associate at ABC Sports from 1994-2003 where he covered college football (including four National Championship games); auto racing (10 Indianapolis 500); golf (U.S. Open and British Open), horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Little League World Series and the Rose Parade. 

      An eight-time Emmy Award-winner, Molloy earned a degree from St. Lawrence University in 1998 where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the varsity tennis team in his junior and senior years and was nationally-ranked in the Top 30 in the country of Division III tennis.  He and his wife, Kimberly, along with their kids, Selby and Thomas, reside in Darien, Conn.     

      Ross Molloy was named Vice President, Talent, Production Planning and Technology Development in October 2021 for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network after serving as Vice President, Remote Production for CBS Sports Network from 2006-12 and as VP, Talent, Production and Development from 2013-2020.

      In his current role, Molloy oversees all CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network Talent, which includes recruitment, assignments, feedback and development.  He also is responsible for helping incubate, find, develop and deploy new and advanced technologies including Next Gen Stats & RomoVision on the NFL, various tracing & Augmented Reality Technology on golf & College Basketball, 4D Replay, Green Reader & Wind Technology, as well as virtual reality for all network and cable sports broadcasts. Molloy began in the CBS Sports family with CBS Sports Network’s (CSTV – College Sports Television) launch in 2003 where he served as a coordinating producer until 2006 producing college football, basketball, hockey, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and water polo including several Division I, II and III national championships in these sports.  Prior to joining CBS, Molloy served as a producer, associate producer and broadcast associate at ABC Sports from 1994-2003 where he covered college football (including four National Championship games); auto racing (10 Indianapolis 500); golf (U.S. Open and British Open), horse racing’s Triple Crown, the Little League World Series and the Rose Parade. 

      An eight-time Emmy Award-winner, Molloy earned a degree from St. Lawrence University in 1998 where he was a four-year letterman and captain of the varsity tennis team in his junior and senior years and was nationally-ranked in the Top 30 in the country of Division III tennis.  He and his wife, Kimberly, along with their kids, Selby and Thomas, reside in Darien, Conn.     

  • CBS News and Stations

    Brand Assets

      CBS News and Stations Executives

      Neeraj Khemlani

      CBS News and Stations

      Neeraj Khemlani is president and co-head of CBS News and the CBS Television Stations. He began his new role in May 2021.

       

      Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, also president and co-head of CBS News and Television Stations, are responsible for a newly formed division which unifies CBS News, CBS News Digital and CBS Television Stations. Together they have editorial and business oversight of CBS News broadcasts and operations; the CBS News Streaming Network; local streaming networks; cbsnews.com; 28 CBS-owned stations and their Digital extensions; CBS News Audio; and CBS News’ affiliate service Newspath.

       

      Khemlani is an award-winning journalist and experienced multiplatform news and media executive, who brings to the role a diverse background in television, digital media, cable networks and local news.

       

      Prior to joining CBS News, Khemlani was executive vice president and deputy group head at Hearst Newspapers, overseeing 3,000 employees who publish print and digital subscription products for 24 dailies and 52 weeklies in cities across the country.

       

      He has held senior positions since joining the company in 2009, including president and group head of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, the operating group responsible for Hearst’s cable network partnerships with Disney, including ESPN and A+E Networks, as well as production companies and digital video and music streaming businesses. During his tenure at Hearst, Khemlani also served as chief creative officer, where he worked to create products, content offerings and new user experiences across the company’s global brands.

       

      In 2006, Khemlani joined Yahoo! Khemlani served as vice president and general manager of Yahoo! News & Information, where he led editorial, business and product efforts across news, tech, weather, and education verticals. In addition, he served as executive editor of Yahoo! Finance as well as head of Yahoo! Originals, where he produced President George W. Bush’s first streaming interview, an interactive political debate between Democratic presidential primary candidates in 2008, financial news programs, live fantasy football shows and concert series featuring bands like Coldplay. He also oversaw the 60 MINUTES partnership with Yahoo! News and launched a strategic content partnership with ABC News.

       

      Prior to Yahoo! News, Khemlani was a producer at CBS News for Dan Rather, Bob Simon and other correspondents at "60 Minutes" and “60 Minutes II.” Khemlani began his television career at ABC News, as an associate producer for “Peter Jennings Reporting.” He also produced segments for “Nightline,” “Good Morning America,” and ABC News specials.

       

      He has been responsible for landing many exclusive interviews and stories around the world. Khemlani co-produced a three-part series for Dan Rather explaining what Osama bin Laden and his associates were doing the summer before September 11. Khemlani produced a comprehensive interview with Libya’s leader, Col. Qaddafi. Khemlani also reported from the former Soviet Union to reveal the existence of a secret city built inside a mountain in Siberia that was still producing plutonium even though the scientists and soldiers guarding the stockpile were barely being paid.

       

      Khemlani has done stories on numerous conflicts, including the Afghan war, the Sudanese civil war, America’s fight against the Cali and Medellin drug cartels, the Balkan conflict and the U.S. invasion of Haiti.

       

      Khemlani also produced features for 60 MINUTES on Dean Kamen and his Segway human transporter, Jay-Z, the Grateful Dead, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, a prolific team of jewel thieves in Florida called the Dinner Set Gang, Bill Gates and the future of video games, and the chairman of General Motors, who unveiled his hydrogen car on the program.

       

      Khemlani’s journalism has been honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Journalism and an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for coverage of the war in Bosnia.

       

      He began his career as a newspaper reporter, stringing for the New York Times and the Syracuse Post-Standard.

       

      Khemlani earned a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cornell University. He is married to author and former ABC News correspondent, Heather Cabot, and they are the proud parents of teenage twins.

      Neeraj Khemlani is president and co-head of CBS News and the CBS Television Stations. He began his new role in May 2021.

       

      Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, also president and co-head of CBS News and Television Stations, are responsible for a newly formed division which unifies CBS News, CBS News Digital and CBS Television Stations. Together they have editorial and business oversight of CBS News broadcasts and operations; the CBS News Streaming Network; local streaming networks; cbsnews.com; 28 CBS-owned stations and their Digital extensions; CBS News Audio; and CBS News’ affiliate service Newspath.

       

      Khemlani is an award-winning journalist and experienced multiplatform news and media executive, who brings to the role a diverse background in television, digital media, cable networks and local news.

       

      Prior to joining CBS News, Khemlani was executive vice president and deputy group head at Hearst Newspapers, overseeing 3,000 employees who publish print and digital subscription products for 24 dailies and 52 weeklies in cities across the country.

       

      He has held senior positions since joining the company in 2009, including president and group head of Hearst Entertainment & Syndication, the operating group responsible for Hearst’s cable network partnerships with Disney, including ESPN and A+E Networks, as well as production companies and digital video and music streaming businesses. During his tenure at Hearst, Khemlani also served as chief creative officer, where he worked to create products, content offerings and new user experiences across the company’s global brands.

       

      In 2006, Khemlani joined Yahoo! Khemlani served as vice president and general manager of Yahoo! News & Information, where he led editorial, business and product efforts across news, tech, weather, and education verticals. In addition, he served as executive editor of Yahoo! Finance as well as head of Yahoo! Originals, where he produced President George W. Bush’s first streaming interview, an interactive political debate between Democratic presidential primary candidates in 2008, financial news programs, live fantasy football shows and concert series featuring bands like Coldplay. He also oversaw the 60 MINUTES partnership with Yahoo! News and launched a strategic content partnership with ABC News.

       

      Prior to Yahoo! News, Khemlani was a producer at CBS News for Dan Rather, Bob Simon and other correspondents at "60 Minutes" and “60 Minutes II.” Khemlani began his television career at ABC News, as an associate producer for “Peter Jennings Reporting.” He also produced segments for “Nightline,” “Good Morning America,” and ABC News specials.

       

      He has been responsible for landing many exclusive interviews and stories around the world. Khemlani co-produced a three-part series for Dan Rather explaining what Osama bin Laden and his associates were doing the summer before September 11. Khemlani produced a comprehensive interview with Libya’s leader, Col. Qaddafi. Khemlani also reported from the former Soviet Union to reveal the existence of a secret city built inside a mountain in Siberia that was still producing plutonium even though the scientists and soldiers guarding the stockpile were barely being paid.

       

      Khemlani has done stories on numerous conflicts, including the Afghan war, the Sudanese civil war, America’s fight against the Cali and Medellin drug cartels, the Balkan conflict and the U.S. invasion of Haiti.

       

      Khemlani also produced features for 60 MINUTES on Dean Kamen and his Segway human transporter, Jay-Z, the Grateful Dead, Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai, a prolific team of jewel thieves in Florida called the Dinner Set Gang, Bill Gates and the future of video games, and the chairman of General Motors, who unveiled his hydrogen car on the program.

       

      Khemlani’s journalism has been honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Journalism and an Alfred I. duPont–Columbia University Award for coverage of the war in Bosnia.

       

      He began his career as a newspaper reporter, stringing for the New York Times and the Syracuse Post-Standard.

       

      Khemlani earned a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University. He holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from Cornell University. He is married to author and former ABC News correspondent, Heather Cabot, and they are the proud parents of teenage twins.

      Wendy McMahon

      CBS News and Stations

      Wendy McMahon is president and co-head of CBS News, the CBS Television Stations and CBS News Digital. She began her new role in May 2021.

      McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani, also president and co-head of CBS News and Television Stations, are responsible for a newly-formed division which unifies CBS News, CBS News Digital and CBS Television Stations. Together they have editorial and business oversight of CBS News broadcasts and operations; the 24/7 streaming news service CBSN; CBSN Local streaming networks; cbsnews.com; 28 CBS-owned stations and their Digital extensions; CBS News Audio; and CBS News’ affiliate service Newspath.

      McMahon is as an experienced, award-winning television stations executive with a record of success driving audience and revenue growth as well as creating industry-leading content, products and newsrooms. As an innovator of next-gen storytelling and champion of community-focused content, she is recognized for her extensive creative, marketing and digital expertise, as well as pioneering the uses of data and technology to deepen viewer engagement and drive operational modernization.

      Prior to joining CBS News, McMahon was president of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, with direct responsibility for the Walt Disney Company’s eight broadcast stations, local newsrooms and streaming assets, as well as oversight of the 1,500 team members who collectively achieved their 12th consecutive year of local television news leadership in 2020. Under her leadership, the Group realized its largest local television news competitive advantage in a decade and achieved national leadership in digital reach and streaming minutes consumed across their markets.

      Earlier, McMahon was the senior vice president, ABC Digital, where she crafted a multi-platform future for the group, responsible for leading digital content, products and technology, and audience development strategies and initiatives. As senior vice president of ABC Digital, she led the pivot to streaming and launched the group’s first connected TV apps. McMahon also launched the digital-first brand Localish and a first-of-its kind data journalism unit that powered exclusive investigations across the network and stations.

      During McMahon’s tenure at the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, she oversaw the creation of a Race and Culture team as well as the multi-cultural series, Our America.

      Previously, McMahon served as vice president of marketing at KABC in Los Angeles and as a creative services director at CBS-owned stations WBZ in Boston and WCCO in Minneapolis. She began her career as a promotion manager for WTOC in Savannah, Georgia.

      In 2019, McMahon was named the Young Alumna of the Year by her alma mater, Louisiana State University and the Digital Leader of the Year by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). Throughout her career, her teams have received numerous Emmys, Associated Press and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in news reporting including the 2020 National Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage. Her creative teams have also been honored with several Promax, Telly and Broadcast Design awards for excellence in marketing and brand development.

      McMahon graduated Summa Cum Laude from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication - broadcast journalism. She is married to William Burton and they are proud parents of a 9-year-old son.

      Wendy McMahon is president and co-head of CBS News, the CBS Television Stations and CBS News Digital. She began her new role in May 2021.

      McMahon and Neeraj Khemlani, also president and co-head of CBS News and Television Stations, are responsible for a newly-formed division which unifies CBS News, CBS News Digital and CBS Television Stations. Together they have editorial and business oversight of CBS News broadcasts and operations; the 24/7 streaming news service CBSN; CBSN Local streaming networks; cbsnews.com; 28 CBS-owned stations and their Digital extensions; CBS News Audio; and CBS News’ affiliate service Newspath.

      McMahon is as an experienced, award-winning television stations executive with a record of success driving audience and revenue growth as well as creating industry-leading content, products and newsrooms. As an innovator of next-gen storytelling and champion of community-focused content, she is recognized for her extensive creative, marketing and digital expertise, as well as pioneering the uses of data and technology to deepen viewer engagement and drive operational modernization.

      Prior to joining CBS News, McMahon was president of the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, with direct responsibility for the Walt Disney Company’s eight broadcast stations, local newsrooms and streaming assets, as well as oversight of the 1,500 team members who collectively achieved their 12th consecutive year of local television news leadership in 2020. Under her leadership, the Group realized its largest local television news competitive advantage in a decade and achieved national leadership in digital reach and streaming minutes consumed across their markets.

      Earlier, McMahon was the senior vice president, ABC Digital, where she crafted a multi-platform future for the group, responsible for leading digital content, products and technology, and audience development strategies and initiatives. As senior vice president of ABC Digital, she led the pivot to streaming and launched the group’s first connected TV apps. McMahon also launched the digital-first brand Localish and a first-of-its kind data journalism unit that powered exclusive investigations across the network and stations.

      During McMahon’s tenure at the ABC Owned Television Stations Group, she oversaw the creation of a Race and Culture team as well as the multi-cultural series, Our America.

      Previously, McMahon served as vice president of marketing at KABC in Los Angeles and as a creative services director at CBS-owned stations WBZ in Boston and WCCO in Minneapolis. She began her career as a promotion manager for WTOC in Savannah, Georgia.

      In 2019, McMahon was named the Young Alumna of the Year by her alma mater, Louisiana State University and the Digital Leader of the Year by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB). Throughout her career, her teams have received numerous Emmys, Associated Press and regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for excellence in news reporting including the 2020 National Edward R. Murrow award for breaking news coverage. Her creative teams have also been honored with several Promax, Telly and Broadcast Design awards for excellence in marketing and brand development.

      McMahon graduated Summa Cum Laude from Louisiana State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication - broadcast journalism. She is married to William Burton and they are proud parents of a 9-year-old son.

      Brian Applegate

      CBS News and Stations

      September 2021

      Brian Applegate is the executive producer of CBS SATURDAY MORNING, a role he has held since February 2019. Applegate has been with the program since 2013 and previously served as the show’s senior broadcast producer.

      Since joining CBS SATURDAY MORNING, Applegate has transformed the broadcast into a home for long-form storytelling and a showcase for emerging talent. Each week, in addition to the day’s news, the show tries to expose viewers to new voices in the world of art, literature, food and music. In 2014 Applegate launched CBS SATURDAY MORNING’s “Saturday Sessions” segment, which has now become a highly respected go-to segment for new bands and legendary musicians. The program’s “The Dish” segment won the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Television Segment.

      In 2013 Applegate served as senior broadcast producer of “CBS This Morning” where, in addition to the daily broadcast, he also oversaw the Network’s breaking news coverage of the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

      Prior to that, Applegate was executive producer of CBS News’ overnight broadcast “Up to the Minute” and the CBS MORNING NEWS. He was responsible for the Network’s overnight breaking news cut-ins, including the death of Ted Kennedy and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Applegate joined CBS News in 2008 as a senior producer for “Up to the Minute” after three years as a WCBS-TV producer. Prior to that position, he was a producer at the NBC affiliate WHDH-TV where he won a regional Edward R Murrow Award for Breaking News. He began his career at WSTM in Syracuse, N.Y.

      September 2021

      Brian Applegate is the executive producer of CBS SATURDAY MORNING, a role he has held since February 2019. Applegate has been with the program since 2013 and previously served as the show’s senior broadcast producer.

      Since joining CBS SATURDAY MORNING, Applegate has transformed the broadcast into a home for long-form storytelling and a showcase for emerging talent. Each week, in addition to the day’s news, the show tries to expose viewers to new voices in the world of art, literature, food and music. In 2014 Applegate launched CBS SATURDAY MORNING’s “Saturday Sessions” segment, which has now become a highly respected go-to segment for new bands and legendary musicians. The program’s “The Dish” segment won the prestigious James Beard Award for Best Television Segment.

      In 2013 Applegate served as senior broadcast producer of “CBS This Morning” where, in addition to the daily broadcast, he also oversaw the Network’s breaking news coverage of the manhunt for the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

      Prior to that, Applegate was executive producer of CBS News’ overnight broadcast “Up to the Minute” and the CBS MORNING NEWS. He was responsible for the Network’s overnight breaking news cut-ins, including the death of Ted Kennedy and the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Applegate joined CBS News in 2008 as a senior producer for “Up to the Minute” after three years as a WCBS-TV producer. Prior to that position, he was a producer at the NBC affiliate WHDH-TV where he won a regional Edward R Murrow Award for Breaking News. He began his career at WSTM in Syracuse, N.Y.

      Stacey Benson

      CBS News and Stations

      July 2020

      Stacey Benson is the Chief Financial Officer of CBS News, where she is responsible for all of the News division’s financial operations.

      Benson joined CBS News from ViacomCBS’ Global Media Operations division, where she served as Senior Vice President of Finance and was responsible for the financial operations and consolidation of Global Media Operations, including financial and strategic support to the leadership team.

      Previously, Benson served as Senior Vice President of Finance at CBS Radio for 15 years, where she oversaw all financial operations, in addition to leading the division through its initial public offering preparation and its sale to Entercom in 2017.

      Benson began her tenure at CBS Radio in 2002 as a controller and steadily increased her responsibilities and role within the division. She was named Vice President, Controller in 2006 and held that position until 2011. She was named Senior Vice President of Finance in 2012.

      Prior to CBS Radio, Benson was a controller with Scient, Inc., a New York business and technology consulting firm. Earlier in her career, she was an accounting manager with Frontline Capital Group in New York. Before that, she was an accounting supervisor and real estate accountant with HQ Global Workplaces, Inc.

      Benson earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

      July 2020

      Stacey Benson is the Chief Financial Officer of CBS News, where she is responsible for all of the News division’s financial operations.

      Benson joined CBS News from ViacomCBS’ Global Media Operations division, where she served as Senior Vice President of Finance and was responsible for the financial operations and consolidation of Global Media Operations, including financial and strategic support to the leadership team.

      Previously, Benson served as Senior Vice President of Finance at CBS Radio for 15 years, where she oversaw all financial operations, in addition to leading the division through its initial public offering preparation and its sale to Entercom in 2017.

      Benson began her tenure at CBS Radio in 2002 as a controller and steadily increased her responsibilities and role within the division. She was named Vice President, Controller in 2006 and held that position until 2011. She was named Senior Vice President of Finance in 2012.

      Prior to CBS Radio, Benson was a controller with Scient, Inc., a New York business and technology consulting firm. Earlier in her career, she was an accounting manager with Frontline Capital Group in New York. Before that, she was an accounting supervisor and real estate accountant with HQ Global Workplaces, Inc.

      Benson earned a Bachelor’s of Science degree in accounting from the State University of New York at Plattsburgh.

      Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews

      CBS News and Stations

      January 2021

      Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews is executive vice president and CBS News Washington bureau chief. As the Washington bureau chief, Ciprian-Matthews oversees the newsgathering and management of the Network’s largest bureau that is also home to the CBS EVENING NEWS and FACE THE NATION.

      Throughout her distinguished career, Ciprian-Matthews has held several senior management roles and managed teams across the globe. She currently leads the bureau with extensive newsgathering experience, having steered coverage of countless international conflicts, natural disasters, political events and terrorist attacks. She has served as CBS News’ acting Washington bureau chief from July 2020 through January 2021 and was responsible for CBS News’ campaign coverage such as the 2020 conventions, presidential debates, Election Night and the CBS News Decision Desk. Ciprian-Matthews reports directly to CBS News and Stations presidents and co-heads Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon.

      Ciprian-Matthews has served as an executive vice president for CBS News since 2018. She most recently was CBS News’ executive vice president of strategic professional development, where she focused on recruitment and development of off-air talent to attract and retain the best workforce for CBS News. As part of CBS News’ senior executive leadership team, Ciprian-Matthews also worked tirelessly to shepherd new initiatives focused on enhancing CBS News’ culture.

      Ciprian-Matthews was CBS News’ executive vice president of news (2018-2019), senior vice president of news administration (2015-2018) and vice president of news (2011-2015), a role in which she coordinated all day-to-day news coverage. Before that, she served as CBS News’ foreign editor (2006-2011); senior broadcast producer for the CBS EVENING NEWS (2004-2006); and senior producer for CBS News’ foreign coverage (2000-2004). In 1998 she became the deputy bureau chief for the CBS News London bureau (1998-2000) and served as senior broadcast producer for CBS News’ morning broadcasts from 1994-1998. She joined CBS News in 1993 as a senior producer for live segments for the morning news.

      Before joining CBS News, Ciprian-Matthews was the managing editor of CNN’s New York bureau (1990-1993) and a field producer, assignment manager and assignment editor for CNN (1984-1990). She started her career as a general assignment reporter for the National Public Radio Spanish-language news program “Enfoque Nacional.”

      Throughout her career, Ciprian-Matthews has guided coverage of major news events, including ethnic cleansing in Kosovo in the late ‘90s; the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; endless wars and numerous bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; liberation movements and the Arab Spring from Tunisia to Egypt; the nuclear challenge from both Iran and North Korea; and deadly earthquakes in China, Haiti and Chile.

      Ciprian-Matthews is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the recipient of an Alfred I. duPont award for CBS News’ coverage of the Newtown tragedy. In 2016 the National Association of Hispanic Journalists presented Ciprian-Matthews with the Presidential Award of Impact, citing her exceptional news experience and deep commitment to journalistic excellence.

      Ciprian-Matthews has had a vast and lasting leadership role shaping the culture of CBS News. She has also served in several high-profile leadership positions outside of the organization, including on the advisory board for the International Women’s Media Foundation, News Leaders Association (formerly the American Society of News Editors and AP Media Editors), the Freedom Forum Institute’s Power Shift Project, and the ViacomCBS Veterans Network Advisory Council.

      Ciprian-Matthews was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 1981 she received a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College and graduated from New York University in 1984 with a master’s degree in journalism.

      January 2021

      Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews is executive vice president and CBS News Washington bureau chief. As the Washington bureau chief, Ciprian-Matthews oversees the newsgathering and management of the Network’s largest bureau that is also home to the CBS EVENING NEWS and FACE THE NATION.

      Throughout her distinguished career, Ciprian-Matthews has held several senior management roles and managed teams across the globe. She currently leads the bureau with extensive newsgathering experience, having steered coverage of countless international conflicts, natural disasters, political events and terrorist attacks. She has served as CBS News’ acting Washington bureau chief from July 2020 through January 2021 and was responsible for CBS News’ campaign coverage such as the 2020 conventions, presidential debates, Election Night and the CBS News Decision Desk. Ciprian-Matthews reports directly to CBS News and Stations presidents and co-heads Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon.

      Ciprian-Matthews has served as an executive vice president for CBS News since 2018. She most recently was CBS News’ executive vice president of strategic professional development, where she focused on recruitment and development of off-air talent to attract and retain the best workforce for CBS News. As part of CBS News’ senior executive leadership team, Ciprian-Matthews also worked tirelessly to shepherd new initiatives focused on enhancing CBS News’ culture.

      Ciprian-Matthews was CBS News’ executive vice president of news (2018-2019), senior vice president of news administration (2015-2018) and vice president of news (2011-2015), a role in which she coordinated all day-to-day news coverage. Before that, she served as CBS News’ foreign editor (2006-2011); senior broadcast producer for the CBS EVENING NEWS (2004-2006); and senior producer for CBS News’ foreign coverage (2000-2004). In 1998 she became the deputy bureau chief for the CBS News London bureau (1998-2000) and served as senior broadcast producer for CBS News’ morning broadcasts from 1994-1998. She joined CBS News in 1993 as a senior producer for live segments for the morning news.

      Before joining CBS News, Ciprian-Matthews was the managing editor of CNN’s New York bureau (1990-1993) and a field producer, assignment manager and assignment editor for CNN (1984-1990). She started her career as a general assignment reporter for the National Public Radio Spanish-language news program “Enfoque Nacional.”

      Throughout her career, Ciprian-Matthews has guided coverage of major news events, including ethnic cleansing in Kosovo in the late ‘90s; the bombing of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania; endless wars and numerous bombings in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan; liberation movements and the Arab Spring from Tunisia to Egypt; the nuclear challenge from both Iran and North Korea; and deadly earthquakes in China, Haiti and Chile.

      Ciprian-Matthews is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and the recipient of an Alfred I. duPont award for CBS News’ coverage of the Newtown tragedy. In 2016 the National Association of Hispanic Journalists presented Ciprian-Matthews with the Presidential Award of Impact, citing her exceptional news experience and deep commitment to journalistic excellence.

      Ciprian-Matthews has had a vast and lasting leadership role shaping the culture of CBS News. She has also served in several high-profile leadership positions outside of the organization, including on the advisory board for the International Women’s Media Foundation, News Leaders Association (formerly the American Society of News Editors and AP Media Editors), the Freedom Forum Institute’s Power Shift Project, and the ViacomCBS Veterans Network Advisory Council.

      Ciprian-Matthews was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. In 1981 she received a bachelor’s degree from Barnard College and graduated from New York University in 1984 with a master’s degree in journalism.

      Anthony Galloway

      CBS News and Stations

      April 2022

      Anthony Galloway is the senior vice president of CBS News Streaming. He began his new role in February 2022.

      Galloway has oversight of the day-to-day programming and production of the CBS News Streaming Network, the 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet.

      Galloway is an award-winning digital and broadcast news executive with more than two decades of news experience. He joined CBS News from The Wall Street Journal, where he most recently held the newsroom role of chief content officer, editorial video, audio and voice programming. In that job, Galloway led video and audio production teams across three continents to produce daily news, feature and long-form documentary programming for the company’s digital video, social media, streaming and podcasting platforms. During his tenure, Galloway led the team to double the organization’s video viewership and podcast audience, in addition to earning the organization’s first Emmy Award. Galloway was the editorial lead for the WSJ’s partnerships with YouTube, Google and Twitter, and he helped develop the organization’s first streaming television projects with Netflix and Apple TV+, as well as a daily podcast with Spotify’s Gimlet Media.

      Before the WSJ, Galloway was vice president of digital video programming at Condé Nast Entertainment, where he oversaw the production of video content inspired by the publishing company’s iconic brands. Earlier, he was executive producer for mobile content at Vice Media, where he developed daily and recurring series for Vice’s mobile, digital and social platforms. While there, he served as the executive producer of Vice’s first daily digital series, “Daily Vice.”

      Galloway spent 15 years at NBC News. In his most recent role, Galloway was a supervising producer where he oversaw production of original digital, short-form and long-form video content for “Today,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Dateline” and NBCNews.com. There, he developed digital series and led control room production of live segments during primetime breaking news specials, and he produced NBC News’ first live webcast from Tehran, Iran.

      His career at NBC News included working on journalist Ann Curry’s producing team, where he oversaw and produced high-profile projects and interviews with world leaders. He also produced a series of documentaries for “Dateline.” Galloway worked in NBC News’ primetime unit as a digital coordinating producer and was later promoted to digital supervising producer, where he launched and led the network’s digital-first newsmagazine.

      Galloway oversaw NBC’s live, primetime news coverage of the 2011 tornado outbreak, President Barack Obama’s address to the nation following the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. and live reports on the night of the Boston Marathon bombing. Galloway began his career at NBC News in 2000 as a news associate.

      Galloway has earned several awards for his work, including multiple Emmy Awards and a Webby Award, and he was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team at The Wall Street Journal.

      He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism.

      April 2022

      Anthony Galloway is the senior vice president of CBS News Streaming. He began his new role in February 2022.

      Galloway has oversight of the day-to-day programming and production of the CBS News Streaming Network, the 24/7 anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is available free to everyone with access to the internet.

      Galloway is an award-winning digital and broadcast news executive with more than two decades of news experience. He joined CBS News from The Wall Street Journal, where he most recently held the newsroom role of chief content officer, editorial video, audio and voice programming. In that job, Galloway led video and audio production teams across three continents to produce daily news, feature and long-form documentary programming for the company’s digital video, social media, streaming and podcasting platforms. During his tenure, Galloway led the team to double the organization’s video viewership and podcast audience, in addition to earning the organization’s first Emmy Award. Galloway was the editorial lead for the WSJ’s partnerships with YouTube, Google and Twitter, and he helped develop the organization’s first streaming television projects with Netflix and Apple TV+, as well as a daily podcast with Spotify’s Gimlet Media.

      Before the WSJ, Galloway was vice president of digital video programming at Condé Nast Entertainment, where he oversaw the production of video content inspired by the publishing company’s iconic brands. Earlier, he was executive producer for mobile content at Vice Media, where he developed daily and recurring series for Vice’s mobile, digital and social platforms. While there, he served as the executive producer of Vice’s first daily digital series, “Daily Vice.”

      Galloway spent 15 years at NBC News. In his most recent role, Galloway was a supervising producer where he oversaw production of original digital, short-form and long-form video content for “Today,” “NBC Nightly News,” “Dateline” and NBCNews.com. There, he developed digital series and led control room production of live segments during primetime breaking news specials, and he produced NBC News’ first live webcast from Tehran, Iran.

      His career at NBC News included working on journalist Ann Curry’s producing team, where he oversaw and produced high-profile projects and interviews with world leaders. He also produced a series of documentaries for “Dateline.” Galloway worked in NBC News’ primetime unit as a digital coordinating producer and was later promoted to digital supervising producer, where he launched and led the network’s digital-first newsmagazine.

      Galloway oversaw NBC’s live, primetime news coverage of the 2011 tornado outbreak, President Barack Obama’s address to the nation following the 2012 movie theater shooting in Aurora, Colo. and live reports on the night of the Boston Marathon bombing. Galloway began his career at NBC News in 2000 as a news associate.

      Galloway has earned several awards for his work, including multiple Emmy Awards and a Webby Award, and he was part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting team at The Wall Street Journal.

      He is a graduate of the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Journalism.

      Mary Hager

      CBS News and Stations

      December 2019

      Mary Hager is executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning and #1 Sunday morning public affairs program FACE THE NATION. The program is one the longest-running news programs in the history of television.

      Prior to becoming executive producer, Hager was the broadcast’s senior producer. She brings more than 24 years of political reporting to the job. She was then CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer’s producer for 10 years and covered virtually every presidential campaign, convention and election night.

      Hager began her career at CBS News in 1991 as a researcher in the CBS News Political Unit, and from there moved to Capitol Hill to work with Schieffer as Senate producer in 1993.

      In 1999, she moved to the Atlanta Bureau, working with CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts covering the southeast and 2000 campaign, including the presidential recount in Tallahassee.

      In 2001 Mary returned to Washington as a producer on CBS EVENING NEWS, where she spent eight years covering Congress, politics, the 2004 Kerry Campaign and the George W. Bush White House.

      Mary is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

      December 2019

      Mary Hager is executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning and #1 Sunday morning public affairs program FACE THE NATION. The program is one the longest-running news programs in the history of television.

      Prior to becoming executive producer, Hager was the broadcast’s senior producer. She brings more than 24 years of political reporting to the job. She was then CBS News chief Washington correspondent Bob Schieffer’s producer for 10 years and covered virtually every presidential campaign, convention and election night.

      Hager began her career at CBS News in 1991 as a researcher in the CBS News Political Unit, and from there moved to Capitol Hill to work with Schieffer as Senate producer in 1993.

      In 1999, she moved to the Atlanta Bureau, working with CBS News correspondent Byron Pitts covering the southeast and 2000 campaign, including the presidential recount in Tallahassee.

      In 2001 Mary returned to Washington as a producer on CBS EVENING NEWS, where she spent eight years covering Congress, politics, the 2004 Kerry Campaign and the George W. Bush White House.

      Mary is a graduate of the University of Virginia.

      Rick Jefferson

      CBS News and Stations

      August 2021

                Rick Jefferson is Senior Vice President of News Operations at CBS News and is based in New York.

      Jefferson is responsible for the division’s technical personnel and facilities worldwide, including hard news, primetime and public affairs. Jefferson oversees CBS News’ bureaus and operations for coverage of such events as conventions, elections and presidential trips. He is also responsible for exploring the latest technologies and leading the design of advanced broadcast technology for CBS News.

      Jefferson is an Emmy Award-winning executive who was named vice president of news operations in 2017.

      Jefferson has more than three decades of television production experience in broadcast and cable news, including nearly 20 years within CBS, where he’s had lead roles managing and coordinating coverage of several presidential inaugurations, political conventions, award shows and other major events. Throughout his television career, Jefferson has been dedicated to innovation through process improvement, project management and producing high-performance teams.

      Prior to his current position, Jefferson was Director of Production at CBS News, a position he started in March 2016.

      Previously, Jefferson served as director of production for CBS THIS MORNING, the Network’s award-winning morning news broadcast, from December 2012 to March 2016.

      He joined CBS News in 2012 after holding multiple key positions at MSNBC. He was the Manager of Technical Operations at MSNBC from 2009 to 2012, prior to which he served for nearly 13 years as Senior Technical Production Manager for the network.

      While at MSNBC, he was part of the original team that launched the network, acting as the liaison between production staff and technical staff for MSNBC Special Projects and for “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” He also served as lead technical production manager for major projects including the royal wedding, Republican and Democratic national conventions and a variety of major breaking news events.

      Before joining MSNBC, Jefferson spent a year as a Production Supervisor for CBS-owned flagship station WCBS (1995-1996). Earlier, he served in a variety of capacities for CBS, including Broadcast Distribution Manager (1992-1995), Supervisor, Broadcast Operations (1991-1992) and Satellite Control Manager (1990-1991).

      He began his television career with CBS as a Network Documentation Clerk in 1984.

      Jefferson graduated from St. John’s University, where he majored in communications arts and minored in liberal arts.

      August 2021

                Rick Jefferson is Senior Vice President of News Operations at CBS News and is based in New York.

      Jefferson is responsible for the division’s technical personnel and facilities worldwide, including hard news, primetime and public affairs. Jefferson oversees CBS News’ bureaus and operations for coverage of such events as conventions, elections and presidential trips. He is also responsible for exploring the latest technologies and leading the design of advanced broadcast technology for CBS News.

      Jefferson is an Emmy Award-winning executive who was named vice president of news operations in 2017.

      Jefferson has more than three decades of television production experience in broadcast and cable news, including nearly 20 years within CBS, where he’s had lead roles managing and coordinating coverage of several presidential inaugurations, political conventions, award shows and other major events. Throughout his television career, Jefferson has been dedicated to innovation through process improvement, project management and producing high-performance teams.

      Prior to his current position, Jefferson was Director of Production at CBS News, a position he started in March 2016.

      Previously, Jefferson served as director of production for CBS THIS MORNING, the Network’s award-winning morning news broadcast, from December 2012 to March 2016.

      He joined CBS News in 2012 after holding multiple key positions at MSNBC. He was the Manager of Technical Operations at MSNBC from 2009 to 2012, prior to which he served for nearly 13 years as Senior Technical Production Manager for the network.

      While at MSNBC, he was part of the original team that launched the network, acting as the liaison between production staff and technical staff for MSNBC Special Projects and for “Hardball with Chris Matthews.” He also served as lead technical production manager for major projects including the royal wedding, Republican and Democratic national conventions and a variety of major breaking news events.

      Before joining MSNBC, Jefferson spent a year as a Production Supervisor for CBS-owned flagship station WCBS (1995-1996). Earlier, he served in a variety of capacities for CBS, including Broadcast Distribution Manager (1992-1995), Supervisor, Broadcast Operations (1991-1992) and Satellite Control Manager (1990-1991).

      He began his television career with CBS as a Network Documentation Clerk in 1984.

      Jefferson graduated from St. John’s University, where he majored in communications arts and minored in liberal arts.

      Mark X. Lima

      CBS News and Stations

      Mark Lima is vice president and Washington bureau chief at CBS News. As the Washington bureau chief, Lima oversees the newsgathering and management of the Network’s largest bureau that is also home to the CBS EVENING NEWS and FACE THE NATION. He reports to Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, CBS News executive vice president for newsgathering.

      Lima joined CBS News in 2020 as West Coast bureau chief. During his time leading that bureau, CBS News covered major stories of national importance, including the California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s deadly wildfire seasons of 2021 and 2020, and the general election of 2020.

      Prior to joining CBS News in 2020, Lima worked at Univision/Fusion, where since 2013 he served as vice president of news, overseeing news coverage and impact programming in English for Univision/Fusion. While there, he served as the executive producer of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning weekly Facebook Watch program “Real America with Jorge Ramos,” which pushed the boundary of multiplatform and digital storytelling and featured prominent political interviews ahead of the 2020 election, with candidates including Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Julian Castro. In 2016, Lima was an executive producer of Fusion’s prescient Emmy-nominated documentary “The Naked Truth: Trumpland,” an in-depth look at Trump voters across the country ahead of the election. He also coordinated Fusion/Univision’s coverage of President Obama’s visit to Cuba and daily coverage of the 2016 political conventions.

      Before joining Univision/Fusion, Lima worked at ABC News for 15 years, most recently as a senior producer at Nightline where he participated in coordinating coverage of key special events, including Nightline’s coverage of former President Barack Obama’s 2008 inauguration and the network’s 2012 election night coverage. He also produced affiliate coverage of the 2000 political conventions as well as election night coverage from the Bush campaign headquarters in Austin, Texas, and the subsequent recount from Tallahassee, Fla.

      Lima served as ABC News’ deputy bureau chief in Los Angeles from 2004 to 2008, and was the director of sports and special projects at ABC NewsOne, the network’s affiliate newsgathering service.

      Lima has been honored with the Peabody Award and multiple News Emmys. He is a graduate of Penn State University.

      Mark Lima is vice president and Washington bureau chief at CBS News. As the Washington bureau chief, Lima oversees the newsgathering and management of the Network’s largest bureau that is also home to the CBS EVENING NEWS and FACE THE NATION. He reports to Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, CBS News executive vice president for newsgathering.

      Lima joined CBS News in 2020 as West Coast bureau chief. During his time leading that bureau, CBS News covered major stories of national importance, including the California recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, California’s deadly wildfire seasons of 2021 and 2020, and the general election of 2020.

      Prior to joining CBS News in 2020, Lima worked at Univision/Fusion, where since 2013 he served as vice president of news, overseeing news coverage and impact programming in English for Univision/Fusion. While there, he served as the executive producer of the Edward R. Murrow Award-winning weekly Facebook Watch program “Real America with Jorge Ramos,” which pushed the boundary of multiplatform and digital storytelling and featured prominent political interviews ahead of the 2020 election, with candidates including Joe Biden, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Julian Castro. In 2016, Lima was an executive producer of Fusion’s prescient Emmy-nominated documentary “The Naked Truth: Trumpland,” an in-depth look at Trump voters across the country ahead of the election. He also coordinated Fusion/Univision’s coverage of President Obama’s visit to Cuba and daily coverage of the 2016 political conventions.

      Before joining Univision/Fusion, Lima worked at ABC News for 15 years, most recently as a senior producer at Nightline where he participated in coordinating coverage of key special events, including Nightline’s coverage of former President Barack Obama’s 2008 inauguration and the network’s 2012 election night coverage. He also produced affiliate coverage of the 2000 political conventions as well as election night coverage from the Bush campaign headquarters in Austin, Texas, and the subsequent recount from Tallahassee, Fla.

      Lima served as ABC News’ deputy bureau chief in Los Angeles from 2004 to 2008, and was the director of sports and special projects at ABC NewsOne, the network’s affiliate newsgathering service.

      Lima has been honored with the Peabody Award and multiple News Emmys. He is a graduate of Penn State University.

      Claudia Milne

      CBS News and Stations

      October 2021

      Claudia Milne is Senior Vice President, Standards and Practices for CBS News and Stations, where she oversees all CBS News editorial standards and ensures they are being maintained across all CBS News stations and digital platforms.

      Milne, a veteran journalist and highly respected newsroom leader, began her new role in September 2021

      Milne joined CBS News in 2019 as managing editor of “CBS This Morning,” which was relaunched as CBS MORNINGS in September 2021. There she provided editorial leadership and set the tone for the coverage on the morning show. Milne took on additional leadership responsibilities in 2020 during the historic elections and pandemic, navigating the significant breaking news on behalf of the broadcast.

      Before joining CBS News, Milne was the senior editor of video at ProPublica. Prior to that she was head of live TV at Bloomberg TV. Milne spent the majority of her career at the BBC, where she worked in senior positions as a producer on the flagship broadcasts and across all digital and 24-hour news platforms She was an editor for the North American edition of BBC.com from 2011-2014, served as a deputy editor of the BBC’s “World News America” from 2007-2011 and was a senior producer at “BBC Newsnight” beginning in 2000.

      Milne is a second-generation journalist at CBS News. Her father, Stephen Milne, worked as an editor in CBS News’ London Bureau for 30 years supporting all of the major broadcasts, including more than 10 years working for Don Hewitt at 60 MINUTES.

      Milne earned a BA degree in American history and politics from the University of East Anglia in the U.K.

      October 2021

      Claudia Milne is Senior Vice President, Standards and Practices for CBS News and Stations, where she oversees all CBS News editorial standards and ensures they are being maintained across all CBS News stations and digital platforms.

      Milne, a veteran journalist and highly respected newsroom leader, began her new role in September 2021

      Milne joined CBS News in 2019 as managing editor of “CBS This Morning,” which was relaunched as CBS MORNINGS in September 2021. There she provided editorial leadership and set the tone for the coverage on the morning show. Milne took on additional leadership responsibilities in 2020 during the historic elections and pandemic, navigating the significant breaking news on behalf of the broadcast.

      Before joining CBS News, Milne was the senior editor of video at ProPublica. Prior to that she was head of live TV at Bloomberg TV. Milne spent the majority of her career at the BBC, where she worked in senior positions as a producer on the flagship broadcasts and across all digital and 24-hour news platforms She was an editor for the North American edition of BBC.com from 2011-2014, served as a deputy editor of the BBC’s “World News America” from 2007-2011 and was a senior producer at “BBC Newsnight” beginning in 2000.

      Milne is a second-generation journalist at CBS News. Her father, Stephen Milne, worked as an editor in CBS News’ London Bureau for 30 years supporting all of the major broadcasts, including more than 10 years working for Don Hewitt at 60 MINUTES.

      Milne earned a BA degree in American history and politics from the University of East Anglia in the U.K.

      Rand Morrison

      CBS News and Stations

      December 2019

      Rand Morrison is the executive producer of CBS SUNDAY MORNING.

      He is the winner of 10 Emmy Awards, two George Foster Peabody Awards and two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. Under Morrison’s leadership, CBS SUNDAY MORNING has earned two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program.

      Before joining CBS SUNDAY MORNING in 1999, he served as executive producer of CBS News Productions, where he produced, among other projects, the critically acclaimed 13-part “Century of Country” series on the history of country music for the Nashville Network.

      Prior to that, Morrison served in senior management positions on several CBS News magazines, including senior broadcast producer for “Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel” and 48 HOURS, and senior producer for “Eye to Eye with Connie Chung.”

      Before joining 48 HOURS, Morrison was a producer for the Weekend Editions of the CBS EVENING NEWS and served as a broadcast producer for the CBS MORNING NEWS. He joined CBS News in 1982 as a writer for “Nightwatch,” the overnight news broadcast, after having held a variety of positions at the Associated Press and United Press International (1977-1982).

      Morrison was born in Cleveland and was graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. in English and from Northwestern University with a master's degree in journalism.

      He lives in New York.

      December 2019

      Rand Morrison is the executive producer of CBS SUNDAY MORNING.

      He is the winner of 10 Emmy Awards, two George Foster Peabody Awards and two Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. Under Morrison’s leadership, CBS SUNDAY MORNING has earned two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Morning Program.

      Before joining CBS SUNDAY MORNING in 1999, he served as executive producer of CBS News Productions, where he produced, among other projects, the critically acclaimed 13-part “Century of Country” series on the history of country music for the Nashville Network.

      Prior to that, Morrison served in senior management positions on several CBS News magazines, including senior broadcast producer for “Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel” and 48 HOURS, and senior producer for “Eye to Eye with Connie Chung.”

      Before joining 48 HOURS, Morrison was a producer for the Weekend Editions of the CBS EVENING NEWS and served as a broadcast producer for the CBS MORNING NEWS. He joined CBS News in 1982 as a writer for “Nightwatch,” the overnight news broadcast, after having held a variety of positions at the Associated Press and United Press International (1977-1982).

      Morrison was born in Cleveland and was graduated from Ohio State University with a B.A. in English and from Northwestern University with a master's degree in journalism.

      He lives in New York.

      Laurie Orlando

      CBS News and Stations

      December 2019

      Laurie Orlando is the Senior Vice President of Talent Strategy for CBS News, a position she has held since January 2016. 

      Orlando, who has served as a top executive for ESPN, oversees new talent recruitment and development, and strategic planning for the news division.

      Orlando most recently served as Senior Vice President, Talent Development and Planning at ESPN, a position she had held since 2008. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Executive Producer for MSG and Fox Sports New York (Sept. 2006 - Dec. 2007), and before that, Vice President of Programming, Original Programming and Development and Vice President of Remote and Feature Production (Nov. 2002 - August 2006) at College Sports Television (CSTV, now CBS Sports Network).

      During her career, Orlando has held significant production and programming positions, having played a key role on startup teams that launched five networks, including The Comedy Channel (1989), Classic Sports Network (1994), Oxygen Media (1999), CSTV (2003) and The Mtn (2006).

      She began her career in television in 1980 as a news intern with WRGB-TV in Albany, N.Y. In 1986, she worked as an intern for “Late Night with David Letterman” before moving onto positions with SHOWTIME and HBO’s Comedy Channel.

      Orlando graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in television and film writing from the Newhouse School of Public Communications. She is a member of the advisory board for the Syracuse University Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics and an alumni advisor for students at the Newhouse School. She is also a member of Women in Cable Television (WICT) and Women in Sports and Events (WISE). Orlando lives in Connecticut with her family.

      December 2019

      Laurie Orlando is the Senior Vice President of Talent Strategy for CBS News, a position she has held since January 2016. 

      Orlando, who has served as a top executive for ESPN, oversees new talent recruitment and development, and strategic planning for the news division.

      Orlando most recently served as Senior Vice President, Talent Development and Planning at ESPN, a position she had held since 2008. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Executive Producer for MSG and Fox Sports New York (Sept. 2006 - Dec. 2007), and before that, Vice President of Programming, Original Programming and Development and Vice President of Remote and Feature Production (Nov. 2002 - August 2006) at College Sports Television (CSTV, now CBS Sports Network).

      During her career, Orlando has held significant production and programming positions, having played a key role on startup teams that launched five networks, including The Comedy Channel (1989), Classic Sports Network (1994), Oxygen Media (1999), CSTV (2003) and The Mtn (2006).

      She began her career in television in 1980 as a news intern with WRGB-TV in Albany, N.Y. In 1986, she worked as an intern for “Late Night with David Letterman” before moving onto positions with SHOWTIME and HBO’s Comedy Channel.

      Orlando graduated from Syracuse with a Bachelor of Science degree in international relations from the Maxwell School of Citizenship, as well as a Bachelor of Arts in television and film writing from the Newhouse School of Public Communications. She is a member of the advisory board for the Syracuse University Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics and an alumni advisor for students at the Newhouse School. She is also a member of Women in Cable Television (WICT) and Women in Sports and Events (WISE). Orlando lives in Connecticut with her family.

      Bill Owens

      CBS News and Stations

      November 2019

      Bill Owens was named executive producer of 60 MINUTES in February of 2019. He assumed the role of heading America’s #1 news program after 12 years of supervising the broadcast’s content in two senior positions. First as senior producer and then the executive editor, Owens had editorial and production input in the creation of nearly a thousand 60 MINUTES segments from conception through screening and broadcast. Before taking his management role at the news magazine, the 30-year veteran of CBS News excelled at every level of responsibility while covering the gamut of international and domestic news events.

      Owens was named to Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful Media Leaders in April 2019.

      In 2012, he co-executive produced and launched “60 Minutes Sports,” a monthly sports edition of 60 MINUTES that ran five seasons on SHOWTIME. Owens also launched 60MinutesOvertime, the first website programmed entirely with originally produced 60 MINUTES content, and has supervised its staff and production since its debut in 2010.

      Owens joined 60 MINUTES’ management staff as senior broadcast producer in 2007 from the CBS EVENING NEWS, where he held the same title. He first joined 60 MINUTES in 2003 and worked with Scott Pelley producing segments that included coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the genocide in Sudan, climate change and a memorable profile of controversial NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski.

      Before that, the Pelley-Owens team produced segments for “60 Minutes II,” highlighted by an hour-long interview with President George W. Bush on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The team also covered the American invasion of Iraq as a unilateral correspondent-producer team on the ground, contributing news-making reports to all CBS News programs.

      In the late 1990s, Owens was the CBS News senior White House producer. Working with Pelley, Bill Plante and Rita Braver, he covered the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and broke major stories in the scandal that ran up to the historic event, in addition to many other Washington stories. Owens was the anchor producer for Paula Zahn and Harry Smith when they anchored CBS THIS MORNING. He was the broadcast’s coordinating producer in New York before that.

      In his first jobs for CBS, Owens served as a national desk assignment editor, field producer and desk assistant for CBS News and for WCBS-TV, the CBS-owned station in New York.

      Owens began his journalism career in 1988 as a page for CBS News working at the national political conventions in Atlanta and New Orleans.

      In addition to the many awards garnered by the 60 MINUTES stories he has shaped and supervised, Owens has received an Emmy Award and an IRE Award and contributed to a RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award. Towson University, Owens’ alma mater, awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in May 2012.

      Owens is from Oyster Bay, N.Y. He was graduated from Towson in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications.  He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

      November 2019

      Bill Owens was named executive producer of 60 MINUTES in February of 2019. He assumed the role of heading America’s #1 news program after 12 years of supervising the broadcast’s content in two senior positions. First as senior producer and then the executive editor, Owens had editorial and production input in the creation of nearly a thousand 60 MINUTES segments from conception through screening and broadcast. Before taking his management role at the news magazine, the 30-year veteran of CBS News excelled at every level of responsibility while covering the gamut of international and domestic news events.

      Owens was named to Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful Media Leaders in April 2019.

      In 2012, he co-executive produced and launched “60 Minutes Sports,” a monthly sports edition of 60 MINUTES that ran five seasons on SHOWTIME. Owens also launched 60MinutesOvertime, the first website programmed entirely with originally produced 60 MINUTES content, and has supervised its staff and production since its debut in 2010.

      Owens joined 60 MINUTES’ management staff as senior broadcast producer in 2007 from the CBS EVENING NEWS, where he held the same title. He first joined 60 MINUTES in 2003 and worked with Scott Pelley producing segments that included coverage of Hurricane Katrina, the genocide in Sudan, climate change and a memorable profile of controversial NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski.

      Before that, the Pelley-Owens team produced segments for “60 Minutes II,” highlighted by an hour-long interview with President George W. Bush on the first anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The team also covered the American invasion of Iraq as a unilateral correspondent-producer team on the ground, contributing news-making reports to all CBS News programs.

      In the late 1990s, Owens was the CBS News senior White House producer. Working with Pelley, Bill Plante and Rita Braver, he covered the impeachment of President Bill Clinton and broke major stories in the scandal that ran up to the historic event, in addition to many other Washington stories. Owens was the anchor producer for Paula Zahn and Harry Smith when they anchored CBS THIS MORNING. He was the broadcast’s coordinating producer in New York before that.

      In his first jobs for CBS, Owens served as a national desk assignment editor, field producer and desk assistant for CBS News and for WCBS-TV, the CBS-owned station in New York.

      Owens began his journalism career in 1988 as a page for CBS News working at the national political conventions in Atlanta and New Orleans.

      In addition to the many awards garnered by the 60 MINUTES stories he has shaped and supervised, Owens has received an Emmy Award and an IRE Award and contributed to a RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence Award. Towson University, Owens’ alma mater, awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters in May 2012.

      Owens is from Oyster Bay, N.Y. He was graduated from Towson in 1988 with a Bachelor of Science degree in mass communications.  He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two children.

      Alvin Patrick

      CBS News and Stations

      February 2021

      Award-winning journalist Alvin Patrick is the executive producer for CBS News’ Race and Culture Unit. The CBS News Race and Culture Unit works closely with the executive producers of all platforms to ensure the division’s reporting reflects diverse perspectives.

      Patrick has more than three decades of experience in the broadcast and cable television business. Patrick joined CBS News in 2012 as a senior producer working exclusively with CBS News special correspondent James Brown. He has produced reports for 60 MINUTES, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, “60 Minutes Sports” for Showtime, CBS THIS MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, FACE THE NATION and 48 HOURS. Patrick will continue to work with Brown.

      Before joining CBS News, Patrick was a senior producer for ABC News’ “Nightline” (2009-2011) and was a senior producer for the digital newsmagazine “The Daily” (2011-2012). Earlier, he was executive producer of ESPN’s “Cold Pizza” and “ESPN News” (2005-2009). He served as executive producer and vice president at MTV Networks (2001-2004), and he was a producer on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (1999-2000). He began his broadcast network career at ABC News and ABC Sports (1989-1998).

      Patrick’s work has earned him numerous awards, including six national Emmy nominations, six National Association of Black Journalists awards, a Gabriel Award and a Freddie Award. He also shared two Edward R. Murrow Awards with his colleagues at CBS News.

      He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and a Master of Fine Arts in television production from City University of New York-Brooklyn College.

      February 2021

      Award-winning journalist Alvin Patrick is the executive producer for CBS News’ Race and Culture Unit. The CBS News Race and Culture Unit works closely with the executive producers of all platforms to ensure the division’s reporting reflects diverse perspectives.

      Patrick has more than three decades of experience in the broadcast and cable television business. Patrick joined CBS News in 2012 as a senior producer working exclusively with CBS News special correspondent James Brown. He has produced reports for 60 MINUTES, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, “60 Minutes Sports” for Showtime, CBS THIS MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, FACE THE NATION and 48 HOURS. Patrick will continue to work with Brown.

      Before joining CBS News, Patrick was a senior producer for ABC News’ “Nightline” (2009-2011) and was a senior producer for the digital newsmagazine “The Daily” (2011-2012). Earlier, he was executive producer of ESPN’s “Cold Pizza” and “ESPN News” (2005-2009). He served as executive producer and vice president at MTV Networks (2001-2004), and he was a producer on HBO’s “Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel” (1999-2000). He began his broadcast network career at ABC News and ABC Sports (1989-1998).

      Patrick’s work has earned him numerous awards, including six national Emmy nominations, six National Association of Black Journalists awards, a Gabriel Award and a Freddie Award. He also shared two Edward R. Murrow Awards with his colleagues at CBS News.

      He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and a Master of Fine Arts in television production from City University of New York-Brooklyn College.

      Alison Pepper

      CBS News and Stations

      Alison Pepper is senior vice president for talent strategy for CBS News and Network Streaming, where she oversees talent recruitment and development across all platforms. In this role, Pepper works to ensure CBS has the best journalists in front of and behind the camera. She was appointed to the new position in October 2021.

      Pepper has more than two decades of network news experience as both an enterprising network executive and senior producer at CBS News and 60 MINUTES. She was instrumental in helping to launch and run several CBS News broadcasts, and she is known for having an exceptional eye for finding and developing talent as well as creating award-winning production teams.

      Prior to her new position, Pepper was a talent agent at the Creative Artists Agency, where she represented some of the biggest names in the business. Additionally, she worked with those journalists to develop their intellectual property in other areas, including documentaries, podcasts, books and scripted series. Pepper joined CAA in its television department in February 2020.

      Prior to her time at CAA, Pepper spent almost two decades at CBS News, rising to senior producer for 60 MINUTES in 2017. In that role she helped to manage the broadcast, and worked to hire the next generation of reporters both on and off the air. In addition to those responsibilities, Pepper oversaw the development of documentaries from 60 MINUTES and CBS News archives, including the acclaimed documentary “Mike Wallace Is Here,” a co-production with Delirio Films.

      Pepper was senior producer of 60 Minutes Productions from January 2015 to February 2017. In that position, she was tasked with identifying distribution and film opportunities for 60 MINUTES and “60 Minutes Sports,” as well as expanding the 60 MINUTES brand internationally. She was a part of the development team that helped produce the film “Patriots Day,” released by CBS Films in 2016, and “American Jihad,” the corresponding documentary in partnership with Jigsaw Productions, which aired on Showtime. In combination with that role, she continued as senior broadcast manager of both broadcasts. 

      Pepper also helped expand the 60 MINUTES brand to cable with “60 Minutes Sports,” which ran for several seasons on Showtime, and helped create 60 MINUTES’ online presence with 60MinutesOT.

      Pepper joined 60 MINUTES in 2004 as the unit manager, and over the next decade would hold several key positions at the broadcast, including coordinating producer, senior broadcast manager and senior producer.

      Pepper served as CBS News’ executive director of recruitment and development for four years (2011-2015), hiring and promoting a number of rising journalists. She also created the CBS News associates program, a competitive entry-level program designed to identify talented aspiring journalists that has brought in more than 150 new journalists into CBS News.

      Pepper’s career at CBS News began as a page at the “Evening News with Dan Rather” in May 2000. She joined “60 Minutes II” as a broadcast associate the following year.

      Pepper graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in political science and Spanish.

      Alison Pepper is senior vice president for talent strategy for CBS News and Network Streaming, where she oversees talent recruitment and development across all platforms. In this role, Pepper works to ensure CBS has the best journalists in front of and behind the camera. She was appointed to the new position in October 2021.

      Pepper has more than two decades of network news experience as both an enterprising network executive and senior producer at CBS News and 60 MINUTES. She was instrumental in helping to launch and run several CBS News broadcasts, and she is known for having an exceptional eye for finding and developing talent as well as creating award-winning production teams.

      Prior to her new position, Pepper was a talent agent at the Creative Artists Agency, where she represented some of the biggest names in the business. Additionally, she worked with those journalists to develop their intellectual property in other areas, including documentaries, podcasts, books and scripted series. Pepper joined CAA in its television department in February 2020.

      Prior to her time at CAA, Pepper spent almost two decades at CBS News, rising to senior producer for 60 MINUTES in 2017. In that role she helped to manage the broadcast, and worked to hire the next generation of reporters both on and off the air. In addition to those responsibilities, Pepper oversaw the development of documentaries from 60 MINUTES and CBS News archives, including the acclaimed documentary “Mike Wallace Is Here,” a co-production with Delirio Films.

      Pepper was senior producer of 60 Minutes Productions from January 2015 to February 2017. In that position, she was tasked with identifying distribution and film opportunities for 60 MINUTES and “60 Minutes Sports,” as well as expanding the 60 MINUTES brand internationally. She was a part of the development team that helped produce the film “Patriots Day,” released by CBS Films in 2016, and “American Jihad,” the corresponding documentary in partnership with Jigsaw Productions, which aired on Showtime. In combination with that role, she continued as senior broadcast manager of both broadcasts. 

      Pepper also helped expand the 60 MINUTES brand to cable with “60 Minutes Sports,” which ran for several seasons on Showtime, and helped create 60 MINUTES’ online presence with 60MinutesOT.

      Pepper joined 60 MINUTES in 2004 as the unit manager, and over the next decade would hold several key positions at the broadcast, including coordinating producer, senior broadcast manager and senior producer.

      Pepper served as CBS News’ executive director of recruitment and development for four years (2011-2015), hiring and promoting a number of rising journalists. She also created the CBS News associates program, a competitive entry-level program designed to identify talented aspiring journalists that has brought in more than 150 new journalists into CBS News.

      Pepper’s career at CBS News began as a page at the “Evening News with Dan Rather” in May 2000. She joined “60 Minutes II” as a broadcast associate the following year.

      Pepper graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in political science and Spanish.

      David Reiter

      CBS News and Stations

      February 2022

      David Reiter was named executive producer, special events, CBS News in February 2022. He oversees breaking news and major global event coverage, including the upcoming State of the Union, CBS News’ midterm elections and election night, across traditional linear and digital platforms. He reports to Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations.

      Prior to joining CBS News, Reiter spent more than 20 years in senior roles at ABC News.

      At ABC News, Reiter served as executive producer of special events from 2017-2021. He helped launch and was executive producer and head of programming for the network’s digital streaming news service. From 2008-2017, he was vice president and domestic managing editor of newsgathering, which included oversight of presidential campaign coverage and the ABC News polling unit.

      Between 2000 and 2008, Reiter rose through the ranks at ABC News, from a coordinating producer to senior producer of the network’s special events, and he was a senior broadcast producer for “ABC World News Tonight Weekend.” Reiter was based in L.A. from 2000-2003 as acting and deputy bureau chief. And in 2003 he led the ABC News Baghdad bureau during the Iraq War and fall of Saddam Hussein.

      Reiter began his career at ABC News in 1994 as a desk assistant and served as a campaign embed in the 1996 presidential election before moving into producing roles.

      Reiter’s career has earned him 11 Edward R. Murrow Awards, eight Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and a duPont-Columbia University Award.

      He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy studies and economics from Duke University.

      February 2022

      David Reiter was named executive producer, special events, CBS News in February 2022. He oversees breaking news and major global event coverage, including the upcoming State of the Union, CBS News’ midterm elections and election night, across traditional linear and digital platforms. He reports to Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations.

      Prior to joining CBS News, Reiter spent more than 20 years in senior roles at ABC News.

      At ABC News, Reiter served as executive producer of special events from 2017-2021. He helped launch and was executive producer and head of programming for the network’s digital streaming news service. From 2008-2017, he was vice president and domestic managing editor of newsgathering, which included oversight of presidential campaign coverage and the ABC News polling unit.

      Between 2000 and 2008, Reiter rose through the ranks at ABC News, from a coordinating producer to senior producer of the network’s special events, and he was a senior broadcast producer for “ABC World News Tonight Weekend.” Reiter was based in L.A. from 2000-2003 as acting and deputy bureau chief. And in 2003 he led the ABC News Baghdad bureau during the Iraq War and fall of Saddam Hussein.

      Reiter began his career at ABC News in 1994 as a desk assistant and served as a campaign embed in the 1996 presidential election before moving into producing roles.

      Reiter’s career has earned him 11 Edward R. Murrow Awards, eight Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, and a duPont-Columbia University Award.

      He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in public policy studies and economics from Duke University.

      Jamie Reysen

      CBS News and Stations

      Jamie Reysen is the vice president of CBSNews.com and streaming growth and engagement. She began her new role in March 2022.

      Reysen oversees editorial content and production for CBSNews.com in addition to managing the CBS News Streaming growth and engagement team.

      Reysen joined CBS News in 2019. Most recently she served as vice president of growth and engagement, where she developed new strategies to drive record reach for CBS News digital and led a team focused on push notifications, editorial partnerships and YouTube growth initiatives.

      Before CBS News, Reysen spent nearly three years at Fox News, where she rose to director of audience development. While at Fox, Reysen built and managed the breaking/trending news, SEO, homepage and YouTube teams. She also worked cross-departmentally to implement growth strategies for Fox’s digital properties and oversaw off-platform partnerships.

      Previously, Reysen managed amNewYork’s web staff as deputy editor of amNY.com, developing a new voice and direction for the site and launching its elections vertical. While at amNewYork, Reysen collaborated with the print staff to adopt improved breaking news workflows and a digital-first mentality across the team.

      Reysen began her career at News 12 Interactive, where she worked as a digital producer for seven local regions.

      She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Emerson College.

      Jamie Reysen is the vice president of CBSNews.com and streaming growth and engagement. She began her new role in March 2022.

      Reysen oversees editorial content and production for CBSNews.com in addition to managing the CBS News Streaming growth and engagement team.

      Reysen joined CBS News in 2019. Most recently she served as vice president of growth and engagement, where she developed new strategies to drive record reach for CBS News digital and led a team focused on push notifications, editorial partnerships and YouTube growth initiatives.

      Before CBS News, Reysen spent nearly three years at Fox News, where she rose to director of audience development. While at Fox, Reysen built and managed the breaking/trending news, SEO, homepage and YouTube teams. She also worked cross-departmentally to implement growth strategies for Fox’s digital properties and oversaw off-platform partnerships.

      Previously, Reysen managed amNewYork’s web staff as deputy editor of amNY.com, developing a new voice and direction for the site and launching its elections vertical. While at amNewYork, Reysen collaborated with the print staff to adopt improved breaking news workflows and a digital-first mentality across the team.

      Reysen began her career at News 12 Interactive, where she worked as a digital producer for seven local regions.

      She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Emerson College.

      Christa Robinson

      CBS News and Stations

      December 2019

      Christa Robinson is Executive Vice President of Communications for CBS News. In this role, Robinson oversees CBS News’ day-to-day media relations activities, as well as public affairs and communications strategy. She plays a senior role in directing all the division’s public relations strategies to enhance and expand the presence of its broadcast and digital brands.

      Robinson joined CBS News in December 2015. Previously, she led communications and public relations functions for all CNN networks and digital platforms, in addition to being a member of its worldwide executive team. During her tenure at CNN (1999-2013), she also handled crisis communications, innovative social media integrations and brand awareness campaigns for CNN programming and CNN.com. 

      Robinson served as Chief Communications Officer for Tribune Media (2013-2015), where she oversaw all corporate communications activities for its television and digital properties during the period of the publishing spin-off and corporate acquisitions.

      Earlier in her career, Robinson worked in the White House (1994-1999) and served as the Director of Communications for the Domestic Policy Council. She began her career in politics and government affairs in 1992.

      Robinson lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

      December 2019

      Christa Robinson is Executive Vice President of Communications for CBS News. In this role, Robinson oversees CBS News’ day-to-day media relations activities, as well as public affairs and communications strategy. She plays a senior role in directing all the division’s public relations strategies to enhance and expand the presence of its broadcast and digital brands.

      Robinson joined CBS News in December 2015. Previously, she led communications and public relations functions for all CNN networks and digital platforms, in addition to being a member of its worldwide executive team. During her tenure at CNN (1999-2013), she also handled crisis communications, innovative social media integrations and brand awareness campaigns for CNN programming and CNN.com. 

      Robinson served as Chief Communications Officer for Tribune Media (2013-2015), where she oversaw all corporate communications activities for its television and digital properties during the period of the publishing spin-off and corporate acquisitions.

      Earlier in her career, Robinson worked in the White House (1994-1999) and served as the Director of Communications for the Domestic Policy Council. She began her career in politics and government affairs in 1992.

      Robinson lives in New York City with her husband and two children.

      Shawna Thomas

      CBS News and Stations

      September 2021

      Award-winning journalist, producer and program executive Shawna Thomas is the executive producer for CBS News’ CBS MORNINGS.

      She joined CBS News from Quibi, where she served as a content development executive working on short-form news programming from CBS News, NBC News and BBC News for the mobile video platform. Her work has earned her recognition from her peers with four Emmy Awards, a Peabody, a Gracie Award and two Scripps Howard honors.

      Before Quibi, Thomas spent three years at Vice News as the Washington, D.C. bureau chief, overseeing politics and policy coverage for HBO’s nightly newscast “Vice News Tonight.” Thomas was behind the program’s major political stories, including the Emmy-winning episode covering the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Putin in Helsinki and the 2018 midterm election. Thomas also was a senior producer on “Vice News Tonight’s” “Charlottesville” episode, which earned four Emmy Awards and the Peabody Award.

      Previously, Thomas worked at NBC News for just over a decade. From 2014 to 2016, Thomas was a senior producer at NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” where she oversaw the broadcast’s digital profile and helped remake the show when Chuck Todd took over as moderator.

      Between 2011 and 2014, she traveled the world covering former President Barack Obama for NBC News. Earlier, she was a Capitol Hill producer for the network. During her tenure at NBC News, Thomas was sent on assignments that included political convention coverage, ziplining in Alaska and detainee trials at Guantanamo Bay all while making time to try to get to a karaoke bar if time and scheduling allowed. She began her career at NBC as a news associate in 2006.

      Thomas earned a BA in political communication from the George Washington University and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California.

      September 2021

      Award-winning journalist, producer and program executive Shawna Thomas is the executive producer for CBS News’ CBS MORNINGS.

      She joined CBS News from Quibi, where she served as a content development executive working on short-form news programming from CBS News, NBC News and BBC News for the mobile video platform. Her work has earned her recognition from her peers with four Emmy Awards, a Peabody, a Gracie Award and two Scripps Howard honors.

      Before Quibi, Thomas spent three years at Vice News as the Washington, D.C. bureau chief, overseeing politics and policy coverage for HBO’s nightly newscast “Vice News Tonight.” Thomas was behind the program’s major political stories, including the Emmy-winning episode covering the Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings, President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Putin in Helsinki and the 2018 midterm election. Thomas also was a senior producer on “Vice News Tonight’s” “Charlottesville” episode, which earned four Emmy Awards and the Peabody Award.

      Previously, Thomas worked at NBC News for just over a decade. From 2014 to 2016, Thomas was a senior producer at NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” where she oversaw the broadcast’s digital profile and helped remake the show when Chuck Todd took over as moderator.

      Between 2011 and 2014, she traveled the world covering former President Barack Obama for NBC News. Earlier, she was a Capitol Hill producer for the network. During her tenure at NBC News, Thomas was sent on assignments that included political convention coverage, ziplining in Alaska and detainee trials at Guantanamo Bay all while making time to try to get to a karaoke bar if time and scheduling allowed. She began her career at NBC as a news associate in 2006.

      Thomas earned a BA in political communication from the George Washington University and a master’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California.

      Judy Tygard

      CBS News and Stations

      December 2019

      Judy Tygard is the executive producer of CBS News’ 48 HOURS, overseeing all aspects of the award-winning crime and justice series that is Saturday’s #1 non-sports broadcast.

      Tygard was named executive producer in April 2019.

      Since 2005, Tygard has served as a senior producer on 48 HOURS. In that role, she created 48 HOURS: “Live to Tell,” a short-run series that features first-person accounts of people who have survived horrific events. “Live to Tell” has earned awards for documenting the challenges facing a victim of sex trafficking and the struggle of a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terror attack.

      Additionally, Tygard has been an integral producer in many of CBS News’ primetime specials, including the upcoming “Meghan and Harry Plus One” and the George Foster Peabody-nominated “39 Days,” a documentary about the student activist movement that followed the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. She was co-executive producer of the “The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly,” and was key in the specials “Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers” and “Flashpoint,” about the roadside attack in Iraq that killed CBS News cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan.

      Tygard’s work has been recognized with five Emmys, three Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Awards, the Sigma Delta Chi Award, Silver Gavel, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.

      Tygard began her CBS News career as a writer for anchors Bob Schieffer and Morton Dean at the CBS EVENING NEWS weekend editions. She also worked at CBS THIS MORNING as a writer, copy editor, line producer and anchor producer. During her career, Tygard has covered a wide range of economic, political and international stories for CBS News such as the Moscow Summit, unrest in Cuba, Japan’s post-war reckoning, political conventions and the inaugurations of three presidents.

      She joined 48 HOURS in 1989 as a producer. She left for a brief stint at ABC News and later returned to 48 HOURS.

      Throughout her career, Tygard has focused on stories that examine the fairness of the judicial system, and has produced several editions of 48 HOURS centered on cases of the wrongfully accused.

      In 2018 she was part of the team behind “Defending DJ,” a report on an unarmed African-American college student shot to death by police, and the misleading narrative created in the aftermath. In 2016 she led a team that produced “Blaming Melissa,” a 48 HOURS report that uncovered new evidence and cast substantial doubt on the criminal confession of a young woman questioned by police for nine hours.

      Tygard also spent eight years working with the team behind a series of reports on Ryan Ferguson, a Missouri man wrongfully convicted of murder, who later credited the broadcast with helping him gain his freedom. And in 2012, Tygard was the senior producer of “Grave Injustice,” an award-winning 48 HOURS about a man deprived of compensation by the State of Texas after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

      Tygard’s first production for 48 HOURS in 1989, “Women Doing Time,” about women in the criminal justice system, earned an Emmy Award.

      Tygard began her broadcasting career at WNEW-TV in New York, rising to broadcast producer for the station’s 10 PM newscast.

      She graduated magna cum laude from Emerson College.

      December 2019

      Judy Tygard is the executive producer of CBS News’ 48 HOURS, overseeing all aspects of the award-winning crime and justice series that is Saturday’s #1 non-sports broadcast.

      Tygard was named executive producer in April 2019.

      Since 2005, Tygard has served as a senior producer on 48 HOURS. In that role, she created 48 HOURS: “Live to Tell,” a short-run series that features first-person accounts of people who have survived horrific events. “Live to Tell” has earned awards for documenting the challenges facing a victim of sex trafficking and the struggle of a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terror attack.

      Additionally, Tygard has been an integral producer in many of CBS News’ primetime specials, including the upcoming “Meghan and Harry Plus One” and the George Foster Peabody-nominated “39 Days,” a documentary about the student activist movement that followed the school shooting in Parkland, Fla. She was co-executive producer of the “The Gayle King Interview with R. Kelly,” and was key in the specials “Dan Rather: A Reporter Remembers” and “Flashpoint,” about the roadside attack in Iraq that killed CBS News cameraman Paul Douglas and soundman James Brolan.

      Tygard’s work has been recognized with five Emmys, three Alliance for Women in Media Gracie Awards, the Sigma Delta Chi Award, Silver Gavel, Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.

      Tygard began her CBS News career as a writer for anchors Bob Schieffer and Morton Dean at the CBS EVENING NEWS weekend editions. She also worked at CBS THIS MORNING as a writer, copy editor, line producer and anchor producer. During her career, Tygard has covered a wide range of economic, political and international stories for CBS News such as the Moscow Summit, unrest in Cuba, Japan’s post-war reckoning, political conventions and the inaugurations of three presidents.

      She joined 48 HOURS in 1989 as a producer. She left for a brief stint at ABC News and later returned to 48 HOURS.

      Throughout her career, Tygard has focused on stories that examine the fairness of the judicial system, and has produced several editions of 48 HOURS centered on cases of the wrongfully accused.

      In 2018 she was part of the team behind “Defending DJ,” a report on an unarmed African-American college student shot to death by police, and the misleading narrative created in the aftermath. In 2016 she led a team that produced “Blaming Melissa,” a 48 HOURS report that uncovered new evidence and cast substantial doubt on the criminal confession of a young woman questioned by police for nine hours.

      Tygard also spent eight years working with the team behind a series of reports on Ryan Ferguson, a Missouri man wrongfully convicted of murder, who later credited the broadcast with helping him gain his freedom. And in 2012, Tygard was the senior producer of “Grave Injustice,” an award-winning 48 HOURS about a man deprived of compensation by the State of Texas after spending 18 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

      Tygard’s first production for 48 HOURS in 1989, “Women Doing Time,” about women in the criminal justice system, earned an Emmy Award.

      Tygard began her broadcasting career at WNEW-TV in New York, rising to broadcast producer for the station’s 10 PM newscast.

      She graduated magna cum laude from Emerson College.

      Adam Verdugo

      CBS News and Stations

      Adam Verdugo is the executive producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS News’ award-winning and flagship daily evening news broadcast based in Washington D.C.

      Verdugo joined CBS News in 2013 as a senior producer for “CBS This Morning” in Los Angeles, before moving to New York in 2017 to oversee talent bookings for the program. Prior to being named executive producer, Verdugo was part of the launch team for the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL in 2019 and played a key role in the broadcast’s move to Washington as its executive story editor. He has helped develop franchises on the CBS EVENING NEWS including “Profiles in Service,” which features everyday Americans and U.S. military service members who dedicate their lives to helping others.  Additionally, Verdugo helped launch and currently manages PERSON TO PERSON WITH NORAH O’DONNELL on the CBS News Streaming Network. PERSON TO PERSON is an updated and reimagined take on the storied CBS News interview program once hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

      Verdugo has worked closely with O’Donnell for more than a decade and has led her team’s newsgathering for coverage of major breaking news stories, presidential election nights, the Jan. 6 insurrection and exclusive interviews with newsmakers in sports, entertainment, business and politics, including multiple presidents and world leaders. Verdugo has also contributed to the broadcast’s distinctive and award-winning investigation into sexual assault in the U.S. military.

      He also brings extensive producing experience of significant events and interviews that have aired across CBS News. In 2018, he helped secure the exclusive, behind-the-scenes access that chronicled the aftermath of the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which culminated with the Emmy Award-winning CBS primetime special 39 DAYS. In 2019, he and the “CBS This Morning” team were responsible for a number of major exclusive interviews, including Gayle King’s interview with disgraced recording artist R. Kelly.

      Verdugo began his career at NBC News where he produced stories across the country and the globe, including the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the royal wedding in London. He traveled the country covering the 2010 midterm elections as a digital journalist covering key political races. He later served as a senior producer on “Meet the Press.”

      Verdugo is from Southern California. He played Division I football at the College of the Holy Cross, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science while minoring in economics-accounting.

      Adam Verdugo is the executive producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS News’ award-winning and flagship daily evening news broadcast based in Washington D.C.

      Verdugo joined CBS News in 2013 as a senior producer for “CBS This Morning” in Los Angeles, before moving to New York in 2017 to oversee talent bookings for the program. Prior to being named executive producer, Verdugo was part of the launch team for the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL in 2019 and played a key role in the broadcast’s move to Washington as its executive story editor. He has helped develop franchises on the CBS EVENING NEWS including “Profiles in Service,” which features everyday Americans and U.S. military service members who dedicate their lives to helping others.  Additionally, Verdugo helped launch and currently manages PERSON TO PERSON WITH NORAH O’DONNELL on the CBS News Streaming Network. PERSON TO PERSON is an updated and reimagined take on the storied CBS News interview program once hosted by Edward R. Murrow.

      Verdugo has worked closely with O’Donnell for more than a decade and has led her team’s newsgathering for coverage of major breaking news stories, presidential election nights, the Jan. 6 insurrection and exclusive interviews with newsmakers in sports, entertainment, business and politics, including multiple presidents and world leaders. Verdugo has also contributed to the broadcast’s distinctive and award-winning investigation into sexual assault in the U.S. military.

      He also brings extensive producing experience of significant events and interviews that have aired across CBS News. In 2018, he helped secure the exclusive, behind-the-scenes access that chronicled the aftermath of the Parkland shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which culminated with the Emmy Award-winning CBS primetime special 39 DAYS. In 2019, he and the “CBS This Morning” team were responsible for a number of major exclusive interviews, including Gayle King’s interview with disgraced recording artist R. Kelly.

      Verdugo began his career at NBC News where he produced stories across the country and the globe, including the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the royal wedding in London. He traveled the country covering the 2010 midterm elections as a digital journalist covering key political races. He later served as a senior producer on “Meet the Press.”

      Verdugo is from Southern California. He played Division I football at the College of the Holy Cross, where he received a bachelor’s degree in political science while minoring in economics-accounting.

      Susan Zirinsky

      CBS News and Stations

      September 2021

      Susan Zirinsky is the president of See It Now Studios, where she oversees the development, production and distribution of original documentaries and docuseries for Paramount+, CBS, ViacomCBS networks and third-party platforms.

      One of the first projects developed by See It Now Studios is THE 26th STREET GARAGE: THE FBI’S UNTOLD STORY OF 9/11 for Paramount+, which is narrated by Tom Selleck and reveals how in the desperate moments after the 9/11 attacks the FBI was forced to evacuate its New York headquarters, and with no resources transformed a greasy automotive garage into a new command center. Within hours of the attacks, from the 26th Street garage, agents launched the FBI’s most complex and important investigation in U.S. history. In the days that followed, they rewrote the rules for counter-terrorism operations forever. THE 26th STREET GARAGE takes viewers inside this story of ingenuity, teamwork and determination through exclusive interviews with the FBI agents and officials who were there.

      Also from See It Now Studios is RACE AGAINST TIME: THE CIA AND 9/11 for the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. RACE AGAINST TIME is the gripping account of one of the darkest days in American history, as told from inside the nation’s premier spy agency. Featuring top officials and elite operatives from inside the CIA, the documentary brings the dramatic, exclusive and haunting story of the efforts to warn the nation of a potential catastrophic attack orchestrated by Osama Bin Laden. Sept. 11, 2001 marked the greatest failure in the history of the CIA, but also sparked what became its greatest success – the elimination of the world’s most-wanted terrorist. For these CIA insiders, it was a pursuit that began years before 9/11 and ended long after.

      See It Now Studios will also create spinoffs of CBS News brands, building on the reporting and resources of CBS News, and produce “insta-docs” in the wake of monumental current events in collaboration with Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.

      Prior to being named president of the See It Now Studios, Zirinsky spent two years as president and senior executive producer of CBS News, becoming the first woman to hold that job in the history of the Network.

      She began her career in the CBS News Washington bureau two weeks after the Watergate break-in, and during her career has earned virtually every major broadcast journalism award and accolade.

      Over four decades with CBS News, she has produced a wide variety of award-winning documentaries and programs, and has covered a range of historic stories, from the Gulf War to the student uprising in Tiananmen Square, from the White House for 10 years to the 9/11 attacks, and from the Paris terrorist attacks to the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla. School.

      As president of CBS News, Zirinsky oversaw an overhaul of the news division, including launching the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL and moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C., where it is the only broadcast network nightly newscast to be based in the nation’s capital. In 2019 she re-imagined the “CBS This Morning” anchor team with co-hosts Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil and worked to grow CBS News’ multiplatform presence. She also named new executive leadership and several new executive producers of several flagship programs, including 60 MINUTES, “CBS This Morning” (now CBS MORNINGS), CBS EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS, and a newly created CBS NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS unit.

      Zirinsky has extensive experience leading teams of investigative journalists, building and developing new non-fiction programs; creating innovative ways to report news; and mentoring and guiding the careers of some of the industry’s brightest journalists.

      Prior to becoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News, Zirinsky was the senior executive producer of the award-winning 48 HOURS and was responsible for numerous CBS News breaking news specials. She was also the senior executive producer of 48 HOURS: NCIS and the senior executive producer of the CBS primetime series WHISTLEBLOWER.

      A prolific producer on a variety of issues and subjects, her work has been lauded by critics and honored by her peers with journalism’s top honors, including Emmys, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.

      She has executive produced many highly praised and compelling news documentaries, including “The Spymasters – CIA in the Crosshairs” for SHOWTIME in 2015, co-produced with filmmakers Gideon and Jules Naudet and Chris Whipple, featuring, for the first time, interviews with all 12 living former and current heads of the CIA, appearing in one program. In 2004, also for SHOWTIME, she executive produced “Three Days in September,” which told the story of a school taken hostage in Beslan, Russia. Narrated by Julia Roberts, that documentary was also featured in the Tribeca Film Festival. In addition, in 2002, she co-executive produced with the Naudets and firefighter James Hanlon “9/11,” the most comprehensive account of the tragedy. Hosted by Robert De Niro, more than 39 million people watched this Peabody and Emmy Award-winning documentary.

      Zirinsky executive produced the 2013 CBS News documentary series “Brooklyn DA,” a candid look behind the scenes at investigators pursuing crime and punishment.

      Additionally, Zirinsky is a successful producer of CBS breaking news specials. Those projects include the March 2018 documentary “39 Days,” which followed the group of students who banded together after the Parkland, Fla mass shooting, co-executive produced by Judy Tygard. She has also produced breaking news specials on the royal wedding in 2018; the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017; the Dallas police shootings in 2016; the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015; the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013; the mass shooting in an Aurora, Co. theater in 2012; and the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting also in 2012. She’s produced specials following the deaths of Mary Tyler Moore in 2017, Muhammad Ali in 2016 and Nelson Mandela in 2013. In 2009 Zirinsky executive produced “Ted Kennedy: The Last Brother” and “That’s the Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite.”

      She also produced the documentary series “The Injustice Files” for ID Discovery and the CBS News documentaries “The Lord’s Bootcamp,” “In God’s Name” and “Flashpoint.” She executive produced “David Letterman: A Life on Television” in 2015; “Vanity Fair’s Hollywood” in 2013; “The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family,” a 2013 documentary about the GRAMMYs and the night Whitney Houston died; and “Fashion’s Night Out” with Vogue editor Anna Wintour in 2010.

      Zirinsky got her start at CBS News at a critical time in the nation’s history. Beginning as a part-time desk assistant in the CBS Washington Bureau in 1972 while attending college at American University, she was surrounded by the legendary CBS News reporting team led by Walter Cronkite that dominated Watergate coverage on television. In October 1973, she was alone in the Washington newsroom one night when word broke that President Richard Nixon had fired his attorney general, the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre.” She found herself at the center of a huge story.

      Continually growing within the division, Zirinsky became an associate producer for “The CBS Morning News” and then a producer on “The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.” In that role, she became a White House producer and spent a decade covering the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies. She traveled with them throughout the world where she produced reports with Lesley Stahl, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Bob Schieffer and Bill Plante for various broadcasts. She was promoted in 1987 to senior producer for the “CBS Evening News with Dan Rather” in Washington.

      In 1984, while covering the Democratic National Convention, Academy Award-winning producer James L. Brooks interviewed her about her job. As a result, while still working at CBS News, Zirinsky became the technical advisor/associate producer for Brooks’ film “Broadcast News,” starring Holly Hunter as a Washington network news producer.

      In 1989 Zirinsky was assigned to Beijing, China to run CBS News coverage of what was to be the first visit of a Russian President to China in 30 years. What it became was the student uprising in Tiananmen Square. CBS News broadcast the demonstrations and violence live from Beijing exclusively for several days until the Chinese government ordered the satellite transmitter shutdown. She was then sent to Panama as producer-in-charge as the U.S. invasion of that country occurred. A few months later she was dispatched to cover Operation Desert Storm, which was launched by the U.S. military and its allies following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Ever the fierce competitor, she maneuvered the first network team to arrive with the allied forces when they took Kuwait back from Iraqi soldiers.

      In 1990 she moved from Washington to New York as senior producer of the “CBS Evening News with Dan Rather” and became the senior broadcast producer. In 1992 she was director of CBS News political coverage, and then executive producer of CBS News “Campaign ‘96.” During that period, she was also CBS News’ senior producer at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France, where she oversaw the CBS News and Sports news desk for the Network. She served as executive producer of the CBS News magazine “Eye to Eye with Connie Chung” in 1994.

      Zirinsky graduated cum laude from American University in Washington, D.C. The AU School of Communication honored her with the Dean’s Award in 2018.

      September 2021

      Susan Zirinsky is the president of See It Now Studios, where she oversees the development, production and distribution of original documentaries and docuseries for Paramount+, CBS, ViacomCBS networks and third-party platforms.

      One of the first projects developed by See It Now Studios is THE 26th STREET GARAGE: THE FBI’S UNTOLD STORY OF 9/11 for Paramount+, which is narrated by Tom Selleck and reveals how in the desperate moments after the 9/11 attacks the FBI was forced to evacuate its New York headquarters, and with no resources transformed a greasy automotive garage into a new command center. Within hours of the attacks, from the 26th Street garage, agents launched the FBI’s most complex and important investigation in U.S. history. In the days that followed, they rewrote the rules for counter-terrorism operations forever. THE 26th STREET GARAGE takes viewers inside this story of ingenuity, teamwork and determination through exclusive interviews with the FBI agents and officials who were there.

      Also from See It Now Studios is RACE AGAINST TIME: THE CIA AND 9/11 for the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+. RACE AGAINST TIME is the gripping account of one of the darkest days in American history, as told from inside the nation’s premier spy agency. Featuring top officials and elite operatives from inside the CIA, the documentary brings the dramatic, exclusive and haunting story of the efforts to warn the nation of a potential catastrophic attack orchestrated by Osama Bin Laden. Sept. 11, 2001 marked the greatest failure in the history of the CIA, but also sparked what became its greatest success – the elimination of the world’s most-wanted terrorist. For these CIA insiders, it was a pursuit that began years before 9/11 and ended long after.

      See It Now Studios will also create spinoffs of CBS News brands, building on the reporting and resources of CBS News, and produce “insta-docs” in the wake of monumental current events in collaboration with Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon, presidents and co-heads of CBS News and Stations.

      Prior to being named president of the See It Now Studios, Zirinsky spent two years as president and senior executive producer of CBS News, becoming the first woman to hold that job in the history of the Network.

      She began her career in the CBS News Washington bureau two weeks after the Watergate break-in, and during her career has earned virtually every major broadcast journalism award and accolade.

      Over four decades with CBS News, she has produced a wide variety of award-winning documentaries and programs, and has covered a range of historic stories, from the Gulf War to the student uprising in Tiananmen Square, from the White House for 10 years to the 9/11 attacks, and from the Paris terrorist attacks to the mass shooting at a Parkland, Fla. School.

      As president of CBS News, Zirinsky oversaw an overhaul of the news division, including launching the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL and moving the broadcast to Washington, D.C., where it is the only broadcast network nightly newscast to be based in the nation’s capital. In 2019 she re-imagined the “CBS This Morning” anchor team with co-hosts Gayle King, Anthony Mason and Tony Dokoupil and worked to grow CBS News’ multiplatform presence. She also named new executive leadership and several new executive producers of several flagship programs, including 60 MINUTES, “CBS This Morning” (now CBS MORNINGS), CBS EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS, and a newly created CBS NEWS SPECIAL EVENTS unit.

      Zirinsky has extensive experience leading teams of investigative journalists, building and developing new non-fiction programs; creating innovative ways to report news; and mentoring and guiding the careers of some of the industry’s brightest journalists.

      Prior to becoming president and senior executive producer of CBS News, Zirinsky was the senior executive producer of the award-winning 48 HOURS and was responsible for numerous CBS News breaking news specials. She was also the senior executive producer of 48 HOURS: NCIS and the senior executive producer of the CBS primetime series WHISTLEBLOWER.

      A prolific producer on a variety of issues and subjects, her work has been lauded by critics and honored by her peers with journalism’s top honors, including Emmys, the Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.

      She has executive produced many highly praised and compelling news documentaries, including “The Spymasters – CIA in the Crosshairs” for SHOWTIME in 2015, co-produced with filmmakers Gideon and Jules Naudet and Chris Whipple, featuring, for the first time, interviews with all 12 living former and current heads of the CIA, appearing in one program. In 2004, also for SHOWTIME, she executive produced “Three Days in September,” which told the story of a school taken hostage in Beslan, Russia. Narrated by Julia Roberts, that documentary was also featured in the Tribeca Film Festival. In addition, in 2002, she co-executive produced with the Naudets and firefighter James Hanlon “9/11,” the most comprehensive account of the tragedy. Hosted by Robert De Niro, more than 39 million people watched this Peabody and Emmy Award-winning documentary.

      Zirinsky executive produced the 2013 CBS News documentary series “Brooklyn DA,” a candid look behind the scenes at investigators pursuing crime and punishment.

      Additionally, Zirinsky is a successful producer of CBS breaking news specials. Those projects include the March 2018 documentary “39 Days,” which followed the group of students who banded together after the Parkland, Fla mass shooting, co-executive produced by Judy Tygard. She has also produced breaking news specials on the royal wedding in 2018; the inauguration of President Donald Trump in 2017; the Dallas police shootings in 2016; the terrorist attacks in Paris in 2015; the Boston Marathon bombings in 2013; the mass shooting in an Aurora, Co. theater in 2012; and the Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting also in 2012. She’s produced specials following the deaths of Mary Tyler Moore in 2017, Muhammad Ali in 2016 and Nelson Mandela in 2013. In 2009 Zirinsky executive produced “Ted Kennedy: The Last Brother” and “That’s the Way It Was: Remembering Walter Cronkite.”

      She also produced the documentary series “The Injustice Files” for ID Discovery and the CBS News documentaries “The Lord’s Bootcamp,” “In God’s Name” and “Flashpoint.” She executive produced “David Letterman: A Life on Television” in 2015; “Vanity Fair’s Hollywood” in 2013; “The Grammys Will Go On: A Death in the Family,” a 2013 documentary about the GRAMMYs and the night Whitney Houston died; and “Fashion’s Night Out” with Vogue editor Anna Wintour in 2010.

      Zirinsky got her start at CBS News at a critical time in the nation’s history. Beginning as a part-time desk assistant in the CBS Washington Bureau in 1972 while attending college at American University, she was surrounded by the legendary CBS News reporting team led by Walter Cronkite that dominated Watergate coverage on television. In October 1973, she was alone in the Washington newsroom one night when word broke that President Richard Nixon had fired his attorney general, the so-called “Saturday Night Massacre.” She found herself at the center of a huge story.

      Continually growing within the division, Zirinsky became an associate producer for “The CBS Morning News” and then a producer on “The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.” In that role, she became a White House producer and spent a decade covering the Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan presidencies. She traveled with them throughout the world where she produced reports with Lesley Stahl, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Bob Schieffer and Bill Plante for various broadcasts. She was promoted in 1987 to senior producer for the “CBS Evening News with Dan Rather” in Washington.

      In 1984, while covering the Democratic National Convention, Academy Award-winning producer James L. Brooks interviewed her about her job. As a result, while still working at CBS News, Zirinsky became the technical advisor/associate producer for Brooks’ film “Broadcast News,” starring Holly Hunter as a Washington network news producer.

      In 1989 Zirinsky was assigned to Beijing, China to run CBS News coverage of what was to be the first visit of a Russian President to China in 30 years. What it became was the student uprising in Tiananmen Square. CBS News broadcast the demonstrations and violence live from Beijing exclusively for several days until the Chinese government ordered the satellite transmitter shutdown. She was then sent to Panama as producer-in-charge as the U.S. invasion of that country occurred. A few months later she was dispatched to cover Operation Desert Storm, which was launched by the U.S. military and its allies following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait. Ever the fierce competitor, she maneuvered the first network team to arrive with the allied forces when they took Kuwait back from Iraqi soldiers.

      In 1990 she moved from Washington to New York as senior producer of the “CBS Evening News with Dan Rather” and became the senior broadcast producer. In 1992 she was director of CBS News political coverage, and then executive producer of CBS News “Campaign ‘96.” During that period, she was also CBS News’ senior producer at the 1992 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France, where she oversaw the CBS News and Sports news desk for the Network. She served as executive producer of the CBS News magazine “Eye to Eye with Connie Chung” in 1994.

      Zirinsky graduated cum laude from American University in Washington, D.C. The AU School of Communication honored her with the Dean’s Award in 2018.

  • CBS Studios

    Brand Assets

      CBS Studios Executives

      David Stapf

      CBS Studios

      September 2019

      David Stapf was named President, CBS Television Studios in September 2004.

      In his position, Stapf is responsible for overseeing all of the Studio’s program development and production, basic cable and premium channel markets.

      CBS Television Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming with more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms. The Studio’s expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, genre-defining franchises including the ever-growing “Star Trek” universe, award-winning late night and daytime talk shows, and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property.

      Prior to his current position, Stapf was Senior Vice President, Current Programming, CBS Entertainment, a position he held since July 1999, overseeing primetime series activities for CBS’ top-rated roster of entertainment programming. In that role, he was the executive who shepherded the shows that helped make CBS the #1 network. He worked with each program’s producers to maintain the quality and direction of established comedies and dramas, such as “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The King of Queens” and “Judging Amy,” as well as playing a key role in establishing newer hits, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” “Without a Trace” and “Two and a Half Men,” shows that helped transform the Network.

      Stapf joined CBS from Warner Bros. Television, where he served as Senior Vice President of Advertising, Publicity and Promotion for the studio. While at Warner Bros., Stapf was responsible for some of the industry’s most memorable and successful series launch campaigns, including “ER,” “Friends” and “The Drew Carey Show.”

      Other acclaimed campaigns he helped engineer include efforts on behalf of “Dallas,” “Family Matters,” “Full House,” “Murphy Brown,” “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Sisters” and “I’ll Fly Away,” among others.

      Stapf began his career in 1985 as a unit publicist for Embassy Television. He joined Lorimar Television in a similar capacity in 1986. Stapf was named Director, Publicity for Warner Bros. in 1989, overseeing all series campaigns while continuing to serve as unit publicist on “Dallas” and all Miller-Boyett projects, including “Full House” and “Family Matters.”

      Stapf was promoted to Vice President, Publicity in 1991, expanding his responsibilities to include corporate, trade and consumer advertising and media buying. He was named Senior Vice President, Publicity, Advertising and Promotion for Warner Bros. Television in 1997.

      September 2019

      David Stapf was named President, CBS Television Studios in September 2004.

      In his position, Stapf is responsible for overseeing all of the Studio’s program development and production, basic cable and premium channel markets.

      CBS Television Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming with more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms. The Studio’s expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, genre-defining franchises including the ever-growing “Star Trek” universe, award-winning late night and daytime talk shows, and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property.

      Prior to his current position, Stapf was Senior Vice President, Current Programming, CBS Entertainment, a position he held since July 1999, overseeing primetime series activities for CBS’ top-rated roster of entertainment programming. In that role, he was the executive who shepherded the shows that helped make CBS the #1 network. He worked with each program’s producers to maintain the quality and direction of established comedies and dramas, such as “Everybody Loves Raymond,” “The King of Queens” and “Judging Amy,” as well as playing a key role in establishing newer hits, including “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” “CSI: Miami,” “Without a Trace” and “Two and a Half Men,” shows that helped transform the Network.

      Stapf joined CBS from Warner Bros. Television, where he served as Senior Vice President of Advertising, Publicity and Promotion for the studio. While at Warner Bros., Stapf was responsible for some of the industry’s most memorable and successful series launch campaigns, including “ER,” “Friends” and “The Drew Carey Show.”

      Other acclaimed campaigns he helped engineer include efforts on behalf of “Dallas,” “Family Matters,” “Full House,” “Murphy Brown,” “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” “Sisters” and “I’ll Fly Away,” among others.

      Stapf began his career in 1985 as a unit publicist for Embassy Television. He joined Lorimar Television in a similar capacity in 1986. Stapf was named Director, Publicity for Warner Bros. in 1989, overseeing all series campaigns while continuing to serve as unit publicist on “Dallas” and all Miller-Boyett projects, including “Full House” and “Family Matters.”

      Stapf was promoted to Vice President, Publicity in 1991, expanding his responsibilities to include corporate, trade and consumer advertising and media buying. He was named Senior Vice President, Publicity, Advertising and Promotion for Warner Bros. Television in 1997.

      Kate Adler

      CBS Studios

      April 2022

      Kate Adler was named executive vice president of comedy at CBS Studios in 2013. In her position, Adler oversees the development of all comedy series for broadcast, cable and streaming. CBS comedies include the new hit series GHOSTS and THE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, which is going into its fifth season. Adler developed the critically acclaimed Netflix series “Dead to Me” starring Christina Applegate, going into its third season, as well as the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “American Vandal.”

      Prior to CBS Studios, Adler served as a producer for CBS’ “Survivor: Palau,” “Survivor: Guatemala” and NBC’s “Crime & Punishment: Real-Life Law & Order.” In 2002, she was a producer on the Oscar-winning documentary “Twin Towers,” which told the story of the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and their heroic acts on Sept. 11, 2001.

      From 1997 to 2000, Adler was vice president of creative affairs for Worldwide Pants Incorporated, where she supervised all new series development, oversaw production of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Ed” and recruited writers for “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.” In 1994, Adler was director of comedy development for Walt Disney Network Television, where she developed network comedies as well as served as current programming executive on “Ellen.”

      Prior to Disney, Adler worked at Creative Artists Agency as an assistant to the head of the Television Literary Department.

      Adler received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.

      April 2022

      Kate Adler was named executive vice president of comedy at CBS Studios in 2013. In her position, Adler oversees the development of all comedy series for broadcast, cable and streaming. CBS comedies include the new hit series GHOSTS and THE NEIGHBORHOOD starring Cedric the Entertainer and Max Greenfield, which is going into its fifth season. Adler developed the critically acclaimed Netflix series “Dead to Me” starring Christina Applegate, going into its third season, as well as the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” and the Emmy-nominated Netflix series “American Vandal.”

      Prior to CBS Studios, Adler served as a producer for CBS’ “Survivor: Palau,” “Survivor: Guatemala” and NBC’s “Crime & Punishment: Real-Life Law & Order.” In 2002, she was a producer on the Oscar-winning documentary “Twin Towers,” which told the story of the NYPD’s Emergency Service Unit and their heroic acts on Sept. 11, 2001.

      From 1997 to 2000, Adler was vice president of creative affairs for Worldwide Pants Incorporated, where she supervised all new series development, oversaw production of “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “Ed” and recruited writers for “The Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn.” In 1994, Adler was director of comedy development for Walt Disney Network Television, where she developed network comedies as well as served as current programming executive on “Ellen.”

      Prior to Disney, Adler worked at Creative Artists Agency as an assistant to the head of the Television Literary Department.

      Adler received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Harvard University.

      Kevin Berg

      CBS Studios

      December 2019

      Kevin Berg is Senior Executive Vice President, Production, CBS Network Television Entertainment. He oversees production on CBS properties across all dayparts (Morning, Daytime, Primetime and Late Night) with the exception of News and Sports for airing on multiple platforms including CBS, CW, CBS All Access, SHOWTIME, Amazon, Netflix, Disney+ and POP.

      Berg has been intimately involved with the launch and continuing success of hit franchises including but not limited to: the new “Star Trek” franchise (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS); the “CSI” franchise (“CSI,” “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: NY,” “CSI CYBER”), the NCIS franchise (NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS), BLUE BLOODS, BULL, CRIMINAL MINDS, HAWAII FIVE-O, MAGNUM P.I., MACGYVER, “Madam Secretary,” SEAL TEAM, THE GOOD FIGHT, SURVIVOR, THE AMAZING RACE, THE TALK, BIG BROTHER, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN and “Carpool Karaoke,” among countless others.

      In his role, Berg is fiscally responsible for all production costs and schedules, and oversees spending of well in excess of 4 billion dollars in production costs per calendar year. Responsible for worldwide production including current projects located in the United States, and Canada, with prior shoots in Malta, Israel, South Africa, Jordan, Italy, France, Morocco and Puerto Rico.

      Berg currently serves on the board of the Directors Guild Training Program. Most recently, he served a four-year term on the Board of Directors for the Entertainment Industries Foundation, the lead philanthropic non-profit in the Entertainment Industry, and was also on the board that oversaw the annual charitable fund growth from under $10 million to well over $100 million per year. Berg has received multiple Emmy Award nominations, DGA Award nominations, Cable ACE Award wins. Received honorary Doctorate in the Humanities, May 2015.

      Prior to joining CBS in 1998, Berg spent 10 years as an independent producer, with credits including “In Living Color,” “Tracey Takes On,” “The News Hole,” “Dharma and Greg,” “Payne” and numerous other Network and non-Network productions.

      December 2019

      Kevin Berg is Senior Executive Vice President, Production, CBS Network Television Entertainment. He oversees production on CBS properties across all dayparts (Morning, Daytime, Primetime and Late Night) with the exception of News and Sports for airing on multiple platforms including CBS, CW, CBS All Access, SHOWTIME, Amazon, Netflix, Disney+ and POP.

      Berg has been intimately involved with the launch and continuing success of hit franchises including but not limited to: the new “Star Trek” franchise (STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, STAR TREK: PICARD, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS); the “CSI” franchise (“CSI,” “CSI: Miami,” “CSI: NY,” “CSI CYBER”), the NCIS franchise (NCIS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS), BLUE BLOODS, BULL, CRIMINAL MINDS, HAWAII FIVE-O, MAGNUM P.I., MACGYVER, “Madam Secretary,” SEAL TEAM, THE GOOD FIGHT, SURVIVOR, THE AMAZING RACE, THE TALK, BIG BROTHER, THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN and “Carpool Karaoke,” among countless others.

      In his role, Berg is fiscally responsible for all production costs and schedules, and oversees spending of well in excess of 4 billion dollars in production costs per calendar year. Responsible for worldwide production including current projects located in the United States, and Canada, with prior shoots in Malta, Israel, South Africa, Jordan, Italy, France, Morocco and Puerto Rico.

      Berg currently serves on the board of the Directors Guild Training Program. Most recently, he served a four-year term on the Board of Directors for the Entertainment Industries Foundation, the lead philanthropic non-profit in the Entertainment Industry, and was also on the board that oversaw the annual charitable fund growth from under $10 million to well over $100 million per year. Berg has received multiple Emmy Award nominations, DGA Award nominations, Cable ACE Award wins. Received honorary Doctorate in the Humanities, May 2015.

      Prior to joining CBS in 1998, Berg spent 10 years as an independent producer, with credits including “In Living Color,” “Tracey Takes On,” “The News Hole,” “Dharma and Greg,” “Payne” and numerous other Network and non-Network productions.

      Allison Brightman

      CBS Studios

      January 2020

      Allison Brightman has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Operations as of January 2020, reporting to Deborah Barak, President, Business Operations for CBS Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and CBS News, and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios.

      Ms. Brightman, who has been with CBS for almost a decade and a half in increasingly senior business affairs roles, leads a business affairs department that supports an industry-leading studio that is currently producing more than 75 series across 15 platforms. In her position, Ms. Brightman will be responsible for overseeing all “above-the-line” deals for the Studio’s development and production of scripted series, including series for the CBS Television Network such as the NCIS franchise, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII FIVE-0, EVIL and THE UNICORN; CBS All Access programming such as THE GOOD FIGHT, THE STAND and THE TWILIGHT ZONE; as well as The CW’s series, including NANCY DREW, DYNASTY and WALKER, the upcoming remake of “Walker, Texas Ranger.” She will continue to negotiate licensing deals on behalf of the studio with myriad platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, HBO Max, TNT, TBS, USA and SyFy. Ms. Brightman will also oversee the Studio’s many overall term deals with writers, producers and directors.

      Ms. Brightman joined the Studio in June 2006 as Vice President, Business Affairs and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2012. In 2017 she added business affairs responsibilities for the company’s streaming service CBS All Access to her portfolio. Prior to joining CBS, she worked as senior legal counsel at HBO since 1998.

      Ms. Brightman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her law degree from the USC Gould School of Law. She served as president of the board of directors of Disability Rights California for over eight years and continues to actively advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

      January 2020

      Allison Brightman has been promoted to Executive Vice President, Business Affairs and Operations as of January 2020, reporting to Deborah Barak, President, Business Operations for CBS Entertainment, CBS Television Studios and CBS News, and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios.

      Ms. Brightman, who has been with CBS for almost a decade and a half in increasingly senior business affairs roles, leads a business affairs department that supports an industry-leading studio that is currently producing more than 75 series across 15 platforms. In her position, Ms. Brightman will be responsible for overseeing all “above-the-line” deals for the Studio’s development and production of scripted series, including series for the CBS Television Network such as the NCIS franchise, BLUE BLOODS, HAWAII FIVE-0, EVIL and THE UNICORN; CBS All Access programming such as THE GOOD FIGHT, THE STAND and THE TWILIGHT ZONE; as well as The CW’s series, including NANCY DREW, DYNASTY and WALKER, the upcoming remake of “Walker, Texas Ranger.” She will continue to negotiate licensing deals on behalf of the studio with myriad platforms, including Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Peacock, HBO Max, TNT, TBS, USA and SyFy. Ms. Brightman will also oversee the Studio’s many overall term deals with writers, producers and directors.

      Ms. Brightman joined the Studio in June 2006 as Vice President, Business Affairs and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 2012. In 2017 she added business affairs responsibilities for the company’s streaming service CBS All Access to her portfolio. Prior to joining CBS, she worked as senior legal counsel at HBO since 1998.

      Ms. Brightman earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of California, Berkeley and her law degree from the USC Gould School of Law. She served as president of the board of directors of Disability Rights California for over eight years and continues to actively advocate on behalf of people with disabilities.

      Meg Liberman

      CBS Studios

      April 2022

      Meg Liberman was named executive vice president of casting at CBS Studios in September 2017. Liberman joined CBS Studios as senior vice president of casting in August 2008.

      In her position, Liberman supervises talent strategy and the casting of all CBS Studios programs for broadcast, cable, streaming and emerging platforms. In addition to overseeing all series and pilots, she also spearheads identifying talent for comedy and drama development as well as talent holding deals.

      Prior to her current position, Liberman founded her own casting company in 1984. She has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and has won three, taking home awards for her work on the HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon” in 1998, “Band of Brothers” in 2002 and “The Pacific” in 2010. Other Emmy Award nominations include “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” (2007), “The Path to 9/11” (2006), “Into the West” (2005), “The Comeback” (2005), “Pushing Daisies” (2008) and multiple nods for “Seinfeld.” Additionally, she has been nominated 56 times for the coveted Artios Award by the Casting Society of America, winning 11 times for the following projects: “The Pacific,” “Band of Brothers,” “Seinfeld” (three awards), “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Dilbert,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” and “Pushing Daisies” (two awards). In 2011, Liberman also received the Casting Society of America’s coveted Hoyt Bowers Award, which recognizes outstanding career achievement.

      On the feature side, Liberman cast one of the most successful independent films of all time, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” and produced cult favorite “Playing by Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie and Sean Connery. Liberman also cast “The X Files: Fight the Future,” which was based on the popular television series.

      April 2022

      Meg Liberman was named executive vice president of casting at CBS Studios in September 2017. Liberman joined CBS Studios as senior vice president of casting in August 2008.

      In her position, Liberman supervises talent strategy and the casting of all CBS Studios programs for broadcast, cable, streaming and emerging platforms. In addition to overseeing all series and pilots, she also spearheads identifying talent for comedy and drama development as well as talent holding deals.

      Prior to her current position, Liberman founded her own casting company in 1984. She has been nominated for 11 Emmy Awards and has won three, taking home awards for her work on the HBO miniseries “From the Earth to the Moon” in 1998, “Band of Brothers” in 2002 and “The Pacific” in 2010. Other Emmy Award nominations include “Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip” (2007), “The Path to 9/11” (2006), “Into the West” (2005), “The Comeback” (2005), “Pushing Daisies” (2008) and multiple nods for “Seinfeld.” Additionally, she has been nominated 56 times for the coveted Artios Award by the Casting Society of America, winning 11 times for the following projects: “The Pacific,” “Band of Brothers,” “Seinfeld” (three awards), “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Dilbert,” “3rd Rock from the Sun,” “The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd” and “Pushing Daisies” (two awards). In 2011, Liberman also received the Casting Society of America’s coveted Hoyt Bowers Award, which recognizes outstanding career achievement.

      On the feature side, Liberman cast one of the most successful independent films of all time, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” and produced cult favorite “Playing by Heart,” starring Angelina Jolie and Sean Connery. Liberman also cast “The X Files: Fight the Future,” which was based on the popular television series.

      Lauri Metrose

      CBS Studios

      November 2021

      Lauri Metrose was named Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Studios in October 2019.

      In her position, Metrose oversees all aspects of strategic business communications, consumer publicity, crisis communications, talent relations, award show campaigns and social media efforts for all CBS Studios programming. CBS Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming, producing more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms.

      Metrose has spearheaded publicity campaigns for some of television’s most successful series. The Studio’s expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, which includes genre-defining franchises such as “NCIS,” “CSI” and the ever-growing “Star Trek” universe; award-winning late night and daytime talk shows; and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property. The Studio also develops and produces local language and international content originating outside of the U.S., with series in the U.K., Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia.

      In February 2018, Metrose co-founded and helped launch CBS EYE Speak, a program designed to promote female empowerment and help forge a path of growth and opportunity for women, both inside and outside the company. Since its inception, the group has held screenings, panels and fireside chats with some of the strongest female voices in front of and behind the camera.

      Most recently, Metrose was Senior Vice President, Communications, CBS Television Studios, a position she held since 2010, where she spearheaded the expansion of publicity and communications for the Studio. Prior to this role, she served as Vice President, Communications, CBS Television Studios since 2005. Before joining the Studio, Metrose was Manager, Publicity, CBS Entertainment, and was responsible for launching “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” as well as the Emmy Award-winning hit THE AMAZING RACE. Metrose began her career at Paramount Network Television in 1998 as a junior publicist.

      Metrose is a two-time nominee of the Maxwell Weinberg Showmanship Award from the Publicists Guild of America for her work on behalf of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and was featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen list. Also, she is a mentor for The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program and serves on the board of Concern Foundation.

      November 2021

      Lauri Metrose was named Executive Vice President, Communications, CBS Studios in October 2019.

      In her position, Metrose oversees all aspects of strategic business communications, consumer publicity, crisis communications, talent relations, award show campaigns and social media efforts for all CBS Studios programming. CBS Studios is one of the industry’s leading suppliers of programming, producing more than 70 series currently in production across broadcast and cable networks, streaming services and other emerging platforms.

      Metrose has spearheaded publicity campaigns for some of television’s most successful series. The Studio’s expansive portfolio spans a diverse slate of commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted programming, which includes genre-defining franchises such as “NCIS,” “CSI” and the ever-growing “Star Trek” universe; award-winning late night and daytime talk shows; and an extensive library of iconic intellectual property. The Studio also develops and produces local language and international content originating outside of the U.S., with series in the U.K., Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia.

      In February 2018, Metrose co-founded and helped launch CBS EYE Speak, a program designed to promote female empowerment and help forge a path of growth and opportunity for women, both inside and outside the company. Since its inception, the group has held screenings, panels and fireside chats with some of the strongest female voices in front of and behind the camera.

      Most recently, Metrose was Senior Vice President, Communications, CBS Television Studios, a position she held since 2010, where she spearheaded the expansion of publicity and communications for the Studio. Prior to this role, she served as Vice President, Communications, CBS Television Studios since 2005. Before joining the Studio, Metrose was Manager, Publicity, CBS Entertainment, and was responsible for launching “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” as well as the Emmy Award-winning hit THE AMAZING RACE. Metrose began her career at Paramount Network Television in 1998 as a junior publicist.

      Metrose is a two-time nominee of the Maxwell Weinberg Showmanship Award from the Publicists Guild of America for her work on behalf of “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,” and was featured on The Hollywood Reporter’s Next Gen list. Also, she is a mentor for The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Mentorship Program and serves on the board of Concern Foundation.

      Amy Osler

      CBS Studios

      December 2019

      Amy Osler was named Executive Vice President, Music, CBS Television Studios in August 2018.

      In her position, Osler serves as the liaison between CBS Television Network/Studios and the music industry, and is responsible for identifying new and established performers whose music or personal appearances can be integrated into programming across all series.

      Osler has been responsible for many creative music integrations since joining CBS Television Studios in 2006. She has secured musical guest appearances by Black Sabbath, Maren Morris, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper, Darius Rucker, Ziggy Marley and the X Ambassadors.

      Osler works with artists, managers, producers, writers, publishers and record companies in conjunction with music supervisors to secure creative placement of recorded and live music in CBS and CBS Television Studios programs.

      From 2004-2006, Osler was Vice President of Television Marketing for Columbia Records, where her job responsibilities included securing placement of current and catalog music in television shows as well as creating performance opportunities for artists in primetime and daytime television.

      Osler began her music industry career at MCA Concerts, where she worked from 1991-1995. She transitioned to Sony Music/Columbia Records, where she spent nine years (1995-2004), including the last seven as Vice President of Media for Columbia Records, where she was responsible for placing the company’s artists on all late night television shows, award shows and specials in a performance capacity as well as in acting roles.

      December 2019

      Amy Osler was named Executive Vice President, Music, CBS Television Studios in August 2018.

      In her position, Osler serves as the liaison between CBS Television Network/Studios and the music industry, and is responsible for identifying new and established performers whose music or personal appearances can be integrated into programming across all series.

      Osler has been responsible for many creative music integrations since joining CBS Television Studios in 2006. She has secured musical guest appearances by Black Sabbath, Maren Morris, Gary Clark Jr., Sheryl Crow, Cyndi Lauper, Darius Rucker, Ziggy Marley and the X Ambassadors.

      Osler works with artists, managers, producers, writers, publishers and record companies in conjunction with music supervisors to secure creative placement of recorded and live music in CBS and CBS Television Studios programs.

      From 2004-2006, Osler was Vice President of Television Marketing for Columbia Records, where her job responsibilities included securing placement of current and catalog music in television shows as well as creating performance opportunities for artists in primetime and daytime television.

      Osler began her music industry career at MCA Concerts, where she worked from 1991-1995. She transitioned to Sony Music/Columbia Records, where she spent nine years (1995-2004), including the last seven as Vice President of Media for Columbia Records, where she was responsible for placing the company’s artists on all late night television shows, award shows and specials in a performance capacity as well as in acting roles.

      Bryan Seabury

      CBS Studios

      April 2021

      In his position, Seabury oversees the development and creation of all primetime drama series for broadcast, cable and streaming. Most recently, Seabury oversaw the development of “Your Honor” (Showtime), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Paramount+, Showtime), CLARICE (CBS), “Walker” (The CW), “The Republic Of Sarah” (The CW), “Swagger” (Apple), “Unbelievable” (Netflix), “Insatiable” (Netflix), “The Bite” (Charter) and “Most Dangerous Game” (Quibi, Roku).

      Seabury was named head of Drama Development at CBS Studios in 2016, which marked his return to the studio after nearly seven years in Drama Development at CBS Entertainment. During that time, he was involved in the development of BULL, BLUE BLOODS, “Madam Secretary,” NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, “Scorpion,” “Elementary” and “Hawaii Five-0.”

      Prior to his stint at CBS Entertainment, Seabury was Vice President of Drama Development for CBS Studios, coming to the company in July 2006.

      Previously, he served as Vice President of TV Development for Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions, where he developed and served as a producer on “Love Monkey” for CBS.

      Seabury graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Vanderbilt University.

      April 2021

      In his position, Seabury oversees the development and creation of all primetime drama series for broadcast, cable and streaming. Most recently, Seabury oversaw the development of “Your Honor” (Showtime), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Paramount+, Showtime), CLARICE (CBS), “Walker” (The CW), “The Republic Of Sarah” (The CW), “Swagger” (Apple), “Unbelievable” (Netflix), “Insatiable” (Netflix), “The Bite” (Charter) and “Most Dangerous Game” (Quibi, Roku).

      Seabury was named head of Drama Development at CBS Studios in 2016, which marked his return to the studio after nearly seven years in Drama Development at CBS Entertainment. During that time, he was involved in the development of BULL, BLUE BLOODS, “Madam Secretary,” NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, “Scorpion,” “Elementary” and “Hawaii Five-0.”

      Prior to his stint at CBS Entertainment, Seabury was Vice President of Drama Development for CBS Studios, coming to the company in July 2006.

      Previously, he served as Vice President of TV Development for Mark Johnson’s Gran Via Productions, where he developed and served as a producer on “Love Monkey” for CBS.

      Seabury graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Vanderbilt University.

      Stephanie Groves

      CBS Studios

      April 2022

      Stephanie Groves joined CBS Studios in 2018. She oversees the creative process on streaming, premium and cable series for CBS Studios.

      The streaming slate currently includes around 20 series at varying stages of production, such as “Dead to Me” (Netflix), “Swagger” (Apple TV+), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Showtime), STAR TREK: PRODIGY (Nickelodeon), YOUR HONOR (Showtime), WHY WOMEN KILL, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, THE GAME and others for Paramount+.

      Prior to joining CBS Studios, Stephanie spent 19 years at Warner Bros. Television, during which she oversaw current series, including “Fringe,” “Supernatural,” “11/22/63,” “Person of Interest” and “Arrow,” among others.

      April 2022

      Stephanie Groves joined CBS Studios in 2018. She oversees the creative process on streaming, premium and cable series for CBS Studios.

      The streaming slate currently includes around 20 series at varying stages of production, such as “Dead to Me” (Netflix), “Swagger” (Apple TV+), THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Showtime), STAR TREK: PRODIGY (Nickelodeon), YOUR HONOR (Showtime), WHY WOMEN KILL, STAR TREK: LOWER DECKS, THE GAME and others for Paramount+.

      Prior to joining CBS Studios, Stephanie spent 19 years at Warner Bros. Television, during which she oversaw current series, including “Fringe,” “Supernatural,” “11/22/63,” “Person of Interest” and “Arrow,” among others.

      Eric Gray

      CBS Studios

      April 2022

      Eric Gray joined ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) in 2021 as CFO, CBS Studios and Network Entertainment. In this role, Gray is responsible for leading long-range strategic and financial growth plans, annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, content profitability analysis and management reporting for each division. Prior to this appointment, Gray spent 19 years at NBCUniversal, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer, Universal Studio Group. 

      Earlier in his career, Gray held financial management roles at both Fox Broadcasting and the Walt Disney Company. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand in Detroit, where he earned his CPA certification. Gray received his BA in accounting from Michigan State University.

      Gray is based on the West Coast, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

       

      April 2022

      Eric Gray joined ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) in 2021 as CFO, CBS Studios and Network Entertainment. In this role, Gray is responsible for leading long-range strategic and financial growth plans, annual budgeting, monthly forecasting, content profitability analysis and management reporting for each division. Prior to this appointment, Gray spent 19 years at NBCUniversal, most recently serving as Chief Financial Officer, Universal Studio Group. 

      Earlier in his career, Gray held financial management roles at both Fox Broadcasting and the Walt Disney Company. He began his career with Coopers & Lybrand in Detroit, where he earned his CPA certification. Gray received his BA in accounting from Michigan State University.

      Gray is based on the West Coast, where he lives with his wife and two daughters.

       

      Amy Reisenbach

      CBS Studios

      January 2021

      Amy Reisenbach is Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS, where she is responsible for overseeing the combined department that supports current programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios. In addition, she has oversight of CBS Daytime, the Network’s top-rated lineup in that daypart.

      In her position, Reisenbach oversees creative affairs for all scripted series broadcast on CBS; for Studio shows produced for other broadcast networks; and for daytime’s talk, game shows and dramas, as well as Saturday morning’s lineup for CBS Dream Team. She reports to David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. 

      Reisenbach was Senior Vice President, Current Programs, from September 2015 through June 2017, supervising all series produced by the Studio for The CW, while continuing to work on several shows broadcast on CBS. She joined CBS Studios in 2005 as Manager, Current Programs, was promoted to director a year later, and named Vice President in 2011. 

      Previously, she worked at Warner Bros. Television in the drama development and current departments. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in social and behavioral sciences.

       

      January 2021

      Amy Reisenbach is Executive Vice President, Current Programs, CBS, where she is responsible for overseeing the combined department that supports current programming for both CBS Entertainment and CBS Studios. In addition, she has oversight of CBS Daytime, the Network’s top-rated lineup in that daypart.

      In her position, Reisenbach oversees creative affairs for all scripted series broadcast on CBS; for Studio shows produced for other broadcast networks; and for daytime’s talk, game shows and dramas, as well as Saturday morning’s lineup for CBS Dream Team. She reports to David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios, and Thom Sherman, Senior Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Entertainment. 

      Reisenbach was Senior Vice President, Current Programs, from September 2015 through June 2017, supervising all series produced by the Studio for The CW, while continuing to work on several shows broadcast on CBS. She joined CBS Studios in 2005 as Manager, Current Programs, was promoted to director a year later, and named Vice President in 2011. 

      Previously, she worked at Warner Bros. Television in the drama development and current departments. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Bachelor of Arts in social and behavioral sciences.

       

      Sheldon Kasdan

      CBS Studios

      March 2022

      Sheldon Kasdan joined CBS in 2016 as Vice President, Labor Relations. He oversees CBS’ labor relations department, with a primary emphasis on labor negotiations and strategic support of both CBS’ Studio and Broadcast groups.

      Kasdan is also CBS’ representative on the board of directors of the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, the trade association that represents the Studio in industry-wide collective bargaining agreements.

      Fun fact: In 2000 Kasdan set the record for the highest point total in the short-lived Fox Sports game show “Sports Geniuses” (a sports trivia game show).

      March 2022

      Sheldon Kasdan joined CBS in 2016 as Vice President, Labor Relations. He oversees CBS’ labor relations department, with a primary emphasis on labor negotiations and strategic support of both CBS’ Studio and Broadcast groups.

      Kasdan is also CBS’ representative on the board of directors of the Alliance of Motion Pictures and Television Producers, the trade association that represents the Studio in industry-wide collective bargaining agreements.

      Fun fact: In 2000 Kasdan set the record for the highest point total in the short-lived Fox Sports game show “Sports Geniuses” (a sports trivia game show).

      Karen Howard

      CBS Studios

      March 2022

      Karen Howard joined CBS Studios in 2007 as Assistant General Counsel. She is co-head of the 40-member legal affairs department, managing production lawyers, legal clearance group, contract administration group and legal assistants.

      In her role, Howard oversees production legal services for approximately 50 scripted television series for broadcast networks, cable networks and streaming platforms and for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, and THE TALK.

      Fun fact: Karen lived in Japan for three years as a child.

       

      March 2022

      Karen Howard joined CBS Studios in 2007 as Assistant General Counsel. She is co-head of the 40-member legal affairs department, managing production lawyers, legal clearance group, contract administration group and legal assistants.

      In her role, Howard oversees production legal services for approximately 50 scripted television series for broadcast networks, cable networks and streaming platforms and for THE LATE SHOW with STEPHEN COLBERT, THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN, and THE TALK.

      Fun fact: Karen lived in Japan for three years as a child.

       

      Ellen Waggoner

      CBS Studios

      March 2022

      Ellen Waggoner joined CBS Studios’ predecessor, Paramount Network Television, in 1999. She is co-head of the 40-member legal affairs department, managing production lawyers, legal clearance group, contract administration group and legal assistants.

      In her role, Waggoner oversees production legal services for approximately 50 scripted television series for broadcast networks, cable networks and streaming platforms and for late night programming.

      Fun fact:  Ellen is a devoted animal rescuer/activist and vegan.

      March 2022

      Ellen Waggoner joined CBS Studios’ predecessor, Paramount Network Television, in 1999. She is co-head of the 40-member legal affairs department, managing production lawyers, legal clearance group, contract administration group and legal assistants.

      In her role, Waggoner oversees production legal services for approximately 50 scripted television series for broadcast networks, cable networks and streaming platforms and for late night programming.

      Fun fact:  Ellen is a devoted animal rescuer/activist and vegan.

  • CBS Media Ventures

    Brand Assets

      CBS Media Ventures Executives

      Steven A. LoCascio

      CBS Media Ventures

      Steven A. LoCascio is President of CBS Media Ventures.

       

      LoCascio is a veteran television executive with over 30 years experience at CBS. In his role, LoCascio is responsible for running the day-to-day operations of CBS Media Ventures, the first-run syndication arm of CBS, which produces or distributes 11-first run series, including the long-running critically acclaimed hits Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Inside Edition and Rachael Ray, as well as the new daytime series, The Drew Barrymore Show.

       

      LoCascio’s oversight includes all first-run station and advertising sales, marketing, promotion, programming and development activities. He also oversees the operations of Dabl, the division’s first digital subchannel, and is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the team. Previously, he served as Chief Operating & Financial Officer of CBS Global Distribution Group, where he was responsible for all business, finance, accounting, administrative and information technology functions covering 15 offices around the world.

       

      Before that, LoCascio was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Enterprises and King World Productions, a position he held since 2006, prior to the merger of King World and CBS Paramount Domestic Television into CBS Media Ventures.

       

      LoCascio first joined King World in 1989 as Controller, rising to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1995. He later added responsibilities for CBS Enterprises following the merger with CBS in 1999.

       

      LoCascio graduated with an accounting degree from St. John’s University in New York and is a Certified Public Accountant.

       

       

       

      Steven A. LoCascio is President of CBS Media Ventures.

       

      LoCascio is a veteran television executive with over 30 years experience at CBS. In his role, LoCascio is responsible for running the day-to-day operations of CBS Media Ventures, the first-run syndication arm of CBS, which produces or distributes 11-first run series, including the long-running critically acclaimed hits Judge Judy, Dr. Phil, Entertainment Tonight, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Inside Edition and Rachael Ray, as well as the new daytime series, The Drew Barrymore Show.

       

      LoCascio’s oversight includes all first-run station and advertising sales, marketing, promotion, programming and development activities. He also oversees the operations of Dabl, the division’s first digital subchannel, and is responsible for guiding the strategic direction of the team. Previously, he served as Chief Operating & Financial Officer of CBS Global Distribution Group, where he was responsible for all business, finance, accounting, administrative and information technology functions covering 15 offices around the world.

       

      Before that, LoCascio was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CBS Enterprises and King World Productions, a position he held since 2006, prior to the merger of King World and CBS Paramount Domestic Television into CBS Media Ventures.

       

      LoCascio first joined King World in 1989 as Controller, rising to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1995. He later added responsibilities for CBS Enterprises following the merger with CBS in 1999.

       

      LoCascio graduated with an accounting degree from St. John’s University in New York and is a Certified Public Accountant.

       

       

       

  • Paramount Global Content Distribution

    Brand Assets

      Paramount Global Content Distribution Executives

      Dan Cohen

      Paramount Global Content Distribution

      July 2022

       

      DAN COHEN

      Chief Content Licensing Officer

       

      Dan Cohen is chief content licensing officer for Paramount where he leads the company’s global content licensing and distribution operations. He is responsible for monetizing a large and growing portfolio of original content that airs or streams on the CBS Television Network, The CW, Paramount+ and SHOWTIME, as well as programming from Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Studios, CBS Studios, CBS News, CBS Media Ventures, the MTV Entertainment Studios, Nickelodeon, VIS, Miramax and third-party partners. He also runs worldwide home entertainment for the company overseeing the distribution of the industry’s largest library of film and television titles.

       

      Cohen assumed leadership of the division following his role as president, global content licensing, formerly for ViacomCBS. Previously, Cohen served as president of Worldwide Home Entertainment & Television Distribution for Paramount Pictures. He joined Paramount in 2017 as president of Worldwide Television Licensing.

       

      Prior to joining Paramount, Cohen spent 20 years at Disney/ABC, where he served as executive vice president of pay television and digital sales for home entertainment and television distribution for the Walt Disney Studios. In this role, he distributed catalog and properties such as Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, and Disney Channel to businesses around the globe. Cohen was also responsible for securing two of the most significant pay television deals in history

      – Netflix in 2012 and Starz in 1999 – negotiating exclusive, multi-year deals and licensing agreements.

       

      Before Disney/ABC, Cohen served as vice president of program acquisitions and scheduling for Tele-TV Media, vice president of film acquisitions and co-productions for Showtime Networks, and held roles at Viewer’s Choice, Palmer Cablevision and Post-Newsweek Cable.

       

      Cohen holds a BA in economics from Portland’s Lewis & Clark and a master’s in radio and television from San Francisco State University; he is on the board of directors of the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) as well as Vice Chair of the latter. He was the recipient of the 2017 Executive of the Year Award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors. Cohen resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa Black.

      July 2022

       

      DAN COHEN

      Chief Content Licensing Officer

       

      Dan Cohen is chief content licensing officer for Paramount where he leads the company’s global content licensing and distribution operations. He is responsible for monetizing a large and growing portfolio of original content that airs or streams on the CBS Television Network, The CW, Paramount+ and SHOWTIME, as well as programming from Paramount Pictures, Paramount Television Studios, CBS Studios, CBS News, CBS Media Ventures, the MTV Entertainment Studios, Nickelodeon, VIS, Miramax and third-party partners. He also runs worldwide home entertainment for the company overseeing the distribution of the industry’s largest library of film and television titles.

       

      Cohen assumed leadership of the division following his role as president, global content licensing, formerly for ViacomCBS. Previously, Cohen served as president of Worldwide Home Entertainment & Television Distribution for Paramount Pictures. He joined Paramount in 2017 as president of Worldwide Television Licensing.

       

      Prior to joining Paramount, Cohen spent 20 years at Disney/ABC, where he served as executive vice president of pay television and digital sales for home entertainment and television distribution for the Walt Disney Studios. In this role, he distributed catalog and properties such as Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, and Disney Channel to businesses around the globe. Cohen was also responsible for securing two of the most significant pay television deals in history

      – Netflix in 2012 and Starz in 1999 – negotiating exclusive, multi-year deals and licensing agreements.

       

      Before Disney/ABC, Cohen served as vice president of program acquisitions and scheduling for Tele-TV Media, vice president of film acquisitions and co-productions for Showtime Networks, and held roles at Viewer’s Choice, Palmer Cablevision and Post-Newsweek Cable.

       

      Cohen holds a BA in economics from Portland’s Lewis & Clark and a master’s in radio and television from San Francisco State University; he is on the board of directors of the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) and Digital Entertainment Group (DEG) as well as Vice Chair of the latter. He was the recipient of the 2017 Executive of the Year Award from the Caucus for Producers, Writers & Directors. Cohen resides in Los Angeles with his wife, Lisa Black.

      Lisa Kramer

      Paramount Global Content Distribution

      Lisa Kramer is President of International Licensing for Paramount Global Content Distribution, where she leads international licensing and marketing teams for the division. With her oversight spanning 20 offices around the world, she leads the team distributing an extensive portfolio of film and television content outside the U.S. to both internal and external media partners.

      Kramer has held positions of increasing responsibility and scope since joining Paramount in 2006 as SVP of Television Distribution for Europe, when she spent her first two years in London staffing Paramount Picture’s first international television office after Viacom and CBS split. After overseeing EMEA from Los Angeles for many years, Lisa returned to London in 2017 to head up International TV Licensing.  While at the company Kramer has overseen numerous international volume and output deals with key media players and global streamers all around the world. 

      Prior to joining Paramount, Kramer held key television distribution roles at DreamWorks SKG and the Walt Disney Company.

      Lisa Kramer is President of International Licensing for Paramount Global Content Distribution, where she leads international licensing and marketing teams for the division. With her oversight spanning 20 offices around the world, she leads the team distributing an extensive portfolio of film and television content outside the U.S. to both internal and external media partners.

      Kramer has held positions of increasing responsibility and scope since joining Paramount in 2006 as SVP of Television Distribution for Europe, when she spent her first two years in London staffing Paramount Picture’s first international television office after Viacom and CBS split. After overseeing EMEA from Los Angeles for many years, Lisa returned to London in 2017 to head up International TV Licensing.  While at the company Kramer has overseen numerous international volume and output deals with key media players and global streamers all around the world. 

      Prior to joining Paramount, Kramer held key television distribution roles at DreamWorks SKG and the Walt Disney Company.

      Meghan Lyvers

      Paramount Global Content Distribution

      Meghan Lyvers is the Senior Vice President, Co-Productions and Development, CBS Studios International. Based in the Company’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam, she reports to Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Studios International, and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios.

       

      In this role, Lyvers develops new programming opportunities for CBS Television Studios in both the U.S. and the international market. She acquires new formats, identifies co-production opportunities and mines the Studios’ deep library as she looks to develop original series with CBS’ broadcast and streaming partners around the world. As part of this process, Lyvers works with the Studio’s extensive roster of writers and producers to create new content for international platforms.

       

      Most recently, Lyvers was Senior Vice President, Cable/Digital, CBS Television Studios, developing programming for basic, pay cable and premium streaming services. She joined the company as Senior Vice President, Drama Development in 2014, helping develop series such as MACGYVER, BULL and CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND.

       

      Prior to CBS Television Studios, Lyvers was a producer at Management 360, establishing their television division and building the company’s drama and comedy slate, including the upcoming AMC series “The Terror.” She also developed projects with their prolific roster of writer, director and actor clients across broadcast, cable and digital platforms.

       

      Previously, Lyvers served as Vice President, Development and Production at Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Tribeca Productions. For more than a decade, she helped shepherd Tribeca’s feature film and television slate, including “About a Boy,” “Meet the Fockers,” “The Good Shepherd,” “Little Fockers,” “Being Flynn” and “NYC 22.” Lyvers was involved in the creation of the Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Film Institute with De Niro and Rosenthal, and she remains active with both organizations. She attended New York University.

      Meghan Lyvers is the Senior Vice President, Co-Productions and Development, CBS Studios International. Based in the Company’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam, she reports to Armando Nuñez, President and Chief Executive Officer, CBS Studios International, and David Stapf, President, CBS Television Studios.

       

      In this role, Lyvers develops new programming opportunities for CBS Television Studios in both the U.S. and the international market. She acquires new formats, identifies co-production opportunities and mines the Studios’ deep library as she looks to develop original series with CBS’ broadcast and streaming partners around the world. As part of this process, Lyvers works with the Studio’s extensive roster of writers and producers to create new content for international platforms.

       

      Most recently, Lyvers was Senior Vice President, Cable/Digital, CBS Television Studios, developing programming for basic, pay cable and premium streaming services. She joined the company as Senior Vice President, Drama Development in 2014, helping develop series such as MACGYVER, BULL and CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND.

       

      Prior to CBS Television Studios, Lyvers was a producer at Management 360, establishing their television division and building the company’s drama and comedy slate, including the upcoming AMC series “The Terror.” She also developed projects with their prolific roster of writer, director and actor clients across broadcast, cable and digital platforms.

       

      Previously, Lyvers served as Vice President, Development and Production at Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal’s Tribeca Productions. For more than a decade, she helped shepherd Tribeca’s feature film and television slate, including “About a Boy,” “Meet the Fockers,” “The Good Shepherd,” “Little Fockers,” “Being Flynn” and “NYC 22.” Lyvers was involved in the creation of the Tribeca Film Festival and Tribeca Film Institute with De Niro and Rosenthal, and she remains active with both organizations. She attended New York University.

  • Paramount Network

    Brand Assets

      Paramount Network Executives

  • Pluto TV

    Brand Assets

      Pluto TV Executives

  • Simon & Schuster

    Brand Assets

      Simon & Schuster Executives

      Jonathan Karp

      Simon & Schuster

      Jonathan Karp was named President and CEO of Simon & Schuster in May 2020. In this role, he is responsible for all the publishing and operations of Simon & Schuster’s numerous publishing groups as well as its international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom.

      Mr. Karp first joined Simon & Schuster in June 2010 as publisher of the company’s flagship imprint. During his tenure, he oversaw the publication of bestselling authors such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Irving, Walter Isaacson, David McCullough, Susan Orlean, and Bob Woodward, while launching acclaimed books by Jonah Berger, Bill Browder, Rinker Buck, Lisa Halliday, Chip and Dan Heath, Adam Higginbotham, Siri Hustvedt, Saeed Jones, Naomi Klein, Jessica Knoll, Samin Nosrat, Vaddey Ratner, Matthew Thomas and Rebecca Traister. Other notable authors and cultural figures brought to the imprint’s list during Mr. Karp’s tenure include Tom Brady, Stephen Colbert, Ray Dalio, Clive Davis, Nelson DeMille, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Brian Grazer, Sam Lipsyte, Gucci Mane, Chris Matthews, John McCain, Martha Nussbaum, Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Howard Stern, Andrew Sullivan, and Herman Wouk.

      Among the highlights of Mr. Karp’s ten years as publisher were the publication of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, What Happened by Hillary Clinton, Fear by Bob Woodward, Frederick Douglass by David Blight (winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in History), Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, In One Person by John Irving, The Library Book by Susan Orlean, and the launch of Mobituaries by Mo Rocca, an acclaimed book and podcast co-produced with CBS Sunday Morning.

      In 2018, Mr. Karp was named President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, encompassing the company’s New York–based adult trade publishing: Atria Books, Gallery Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, Touchstone and their associated sub-imprints and lines. During his tenure, the adult group launched a successful new imprint, Avid Reader Press, and established the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau.

      Prior to joining Simon & Schuster, Mr. Karp was Publisher and Editor in Chief of Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, which he founded in 2005. At Twelve, Mr. Karp published numerous highly-acclaimed bestselling works, including True Compass by the late Edward M. Kennedy, God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens, Losing Mum and Pup by Christopher Buckley, Columbine by Dave Cullen, Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, and War by Sebastian Junger.

      Prior to founding Twelve, Mr. Karp was Editor in Chief of Random House, where he began his publishing career in 1989 as an editorial assistant and worked for sixteen years. At Random House, Mr. Karp acquired and edited an eclectic and diverse list of bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles including Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand, Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson, Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley, Faith of My Fathers by John McCain and Mark Salter, Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, The Last Don by Mario Puzo and The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl.

      He has also edited fiction by Steven Bochco, Elizabeth Frank, Eric Garcia, Neil Gordon, Rupert Holmes, C.J. Hribal, David Ignatius, David Liss, and Mark Winegardner; and works of nonfiction by Alan Alda, Henry Alford, Marcia Angell, Sally Bedell Smith, Buzz Bissinger, Alex Berenson, Joel Glenn Brenner, Vicki Constantine Croke, Gregg Easterbrook, David Frum, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, John Harris, Gary Hart, Miles Harvey, Constance Hays, Donald Katz, David Kushner, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Eric Liu, Jeffrey Rosen, David Plotz, Kenneth Pollack, Gary Rivlin, Jim Rogers, Ron Rosenbaum, Jonathan Schwartz, Billy Shore, Carol Spinney, Mike Stanton, Donna Summer, Kara Swisher, John Taylor, Andrew Tobias, Donald Trump, Paul Wellstone, Juan Williams, Michael J. Wolf, and Mitchell Zuckoff.

      Mr. Karp earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and his Master of Arts degree from New York University. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The American Scholar, and The Washington Post and contributed a chapter to What Editors Do: The Art Craft & Business of Book Editing (The University of Chicago Press). He also wrote the book and lyrics to a musical, How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes, which premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival and had a brief Off-Broadway run.

      Jonathan Karp was named President and CEO of Simon & Schuster in May 2020. In this role, he is responsible for all the publishing and operations of Simon & Schuster’s numerous publishing groups as well as its international companies in Australia, Canada, India and the United Kingdom.

      Mr. Karp first joined Simon & Schuster in June 2010 as publisher of the company’s flagship imprint. During his tenure, he oversaw the publication of bestselling authors such as Hillary Rodham Clinton, Doris Kearns Goodwin, John Irving, Walter Isaacson, David McCullough, Susan Orlean, and Bob Woodward, while launching acclaimed books by Jonah Berger, Bill Browder, Rinker Buck, Lisa Halliday, Chip and Dan Heath, Adam Higginbotham, Siri Hustvedt, Saeed Jones, Naomi Klein, Jessica Knoll, Samin Nosrat, Vaddey Ratner, Matthew Thomas and Rebecca Traister. Other notable authors and cultural figures brought to the imprint’s list during Mr. Karp’s tenure include Tom Brady, Stephen Colbert, Ray Dalio, Clive Davis, Nelson DeMille, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Brian Grazer, Sam Lipsyte, Gucci Mane, Chris Matthews, John McCain, Martha Nussbaum, Jerry Seinfeld, Bruce Springsteen, Howard Stern, Andrew Sullivan, and Herman Wouk.

      Among the highlights of Mr. Karp’s ten years as publisher were the publication of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson, What Happened by Hillary Clinton, Fear by Bob Woodward, Frederick Douglass by David Blight (winner of the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in History), Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, In One Person by John Irving, The Library Book by Susan Orlean, and the launch of Mobituaries by Mo Rocca, an acclaimed book and podcast co-produced with CBS Sunday Morning.

      In 2018, Mr. Karp was named President and Publisher of Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing, encompassing the company’s New York–based adult trade publishing: Atria Books, Gallery Books, Scribner, Simon & Schuster, Touchstone and their associated sub-imprints and lines. During his tenure, the adult group launched a successful new imprint, Avid Reader Press, and established the Simon & Schuster Speakers Bureau.

      Prior to joining Simon & Schuster, Mr. Karp was Publisher and Editor in Chief of Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group, which he founded in 2005. At Twelve, Mr. Karp published numerous highly-acclaimed bestselling works, including True Compass by the late Edward M. Kennedy, God Is Not Great by Christopher Hitchens, Losing Mum and Pup by Christopher Buckley, Columbine by Dave Cullen, Nurtureshock by Po Bronson and Ashley Merryman, and War by Sebastian Junger.

      Prior to founding Twelve, Mr. Karp was Editor in Chief of Random House, where he began his publishing career in 1989 as an editorial assistant and worked for sixteen years. At Random House, Mr. Karp acquired and edited an eclectic and diverse list of bestselling fiction and nonfiction titles including Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand, Shadow Divers by Robert Kurson, What Should I Do With My Life? by Po Bronson, Thank You For Smoking by Christopher Buckley, Faith of My Fathers by John McCain and Mark Salter, Franklin and Winston by Jon Meacham, The Orchid Thief by Susan Orlean, The Last Don by Mario Puzo and The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl.

      He has also edited fiction by Steven Bochco, Elizabeth Frank, Eric Garcia, Neil Gordon, Rupert Holmes, C.J. Hribal, David Ignatius, David Liss, and Mark Winegardner; and works of nonfiction by Alan Alda, Henry Alford, Marcia Angell, Sally Bedell Smith, Buzz Bissinger, Alex Berenson, Joel Glenn Brenner, Vicki Constantine Croke, Gregg Easterbrook, David Frum, Molly Ivins and Lou Dubose, John Harris, Gary Hart, Miles Harvey, Constance Hays, Donald Katz, David Kushner, Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot, Eric Liu, Jeffrey Rosen, David Plotz, Kenneth Pollack, Gary Rivlin, Jim Rogers, Ron Rosenbaum, Jonathan Schwartz, Billy Shore, Carol Spinney, Mike Stanton, Donna Summer, Kara Swisher, John Taylor, Andrew Tobias, Donald Trump, Paul Wellstone, Juan Williams, Michael J. Wolf, and Mitchell Zuckoff.

      Mr. Karp earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Brown University and his Master of Arts degree from New York University. He has written for The New York Times Magazine, The American Scholar, and The Washington Post and contributed a chapter to What Editors Do: The Art Craft & Business of Book Editing (The University of Chicago Press). He also wrote the book and lyrics to a musical, How to Save the World and Find True Love in 90 Minutes, which premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival and had a brief Off-Broadway run.

  • Smithsonian Channel

    Brand Assets

      Smithsonian Channel Executives

      James F. Blue III

      Smithsonian Channel

      James F. Blue III

      Senior Vice President, Head of Smithsonian Channel

      James F. Blue III is the Senior Vice President, Head of Smithsonian Channel. In this role, he works in close partnership with the extraordinary Smithsonian Institution to lead, expand and diversify Smithsonian Channel’s content offerings to build on its momentum and support the Institution’s efforts to engage, inspire and educate. His oversight also includes content creation and all related experiential and event programming.

      Most recently, Blue served as the special projects and senior producer of ​PBS​ NewsHour​​ where he oversaw all NewsHour specials, extending the brand across platforms through shows and events as well as serving as the executive producer’s primary deputy for the daily broadcast. He also managed several ​NewsHour ​reporting initiatives, including Searchin​g for Justice​, Rac​e Matters​, ​and Chasin​g the Dream​. During the 2012 election cycle, Blue was an executive producer for BET Networks’ political broadcasts that included exclusive interviews with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as well as extensive coverage of Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. As an independent producer, Blue executive produced BET’s coverage of Michelle Obama’s historic trip to South Africa and Botswana and undertook projects for UNICEF, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Johns Hopkins University, among others. From 2006 to 2009, he served as a producer in the Koppel Group at the Discovery Channel. His debut documentary for Discovery, ​Iran​ – Most Dangerous Nation​​, won an Emmy® Award for best long-form program. Blue worked the preceding 14 years as a producer for ABC News (including 9 years at Nightline) and NBC News with postings in New York, Washington, DC and London.

      Over the course of his career, Blue’s work has won every major broadcast journalism award: eight national Emmy awards; two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Awards; five George Foster Peabody Awards; two Overseas Press Club Awards; the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism; and the NABJ Award for Overall Excellence. Blue has been a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists on two separate occasions. An adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he also serves as a trustee of the Maryland Institute College of Art and is a member of the Overseas Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Blue is a graduate of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

       

      James F. Blue III

      Senior Vice President, Head of Smithsonian Channel

      James F. Blue III is the Senior Vice President, Head of Smithsonian Channel. In this role, he works in close partnership with the extraordinary Smithsonian Institution to lead, expand and diversify Smithsonian Channel’s content offerings to build on its momentum and support the Institution’s efforts to engage, inspire and educate. His oversight also includes content creation and all related experiential and event programming.

      Most recently, Blue served as the special projects and senior producer of ​PBS​ NewsHour​​ where he oversaw all NewsHour specials, extending the brand across platforms through shows and events as well as serving as the executive producer’s primary deputy for the daily broadcast. He also managed several ​NewsHour ​reporting initiatives, including Searchin​g for Justice​, Rac​e Matters​, ​and Chasin​g the Dream​. During the 2012 election cycle, Blue was an executive producer for BET Networks’ political broadcasts that included exclusive interviews with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama as well as extensive coverage of Republican nominee, Mitt Romney. As an independent producer, Blue executive produced BET’s coverage of Michelle Obama’s historic trip to South Africa and Botswana and undertook projects for UNICEF, the International Labor Organization (ILO), and Johns Hopkins University, among others. From 2006 to 2009, he served as a producer in the Koppel Group at the Discovery Channel. His debut documentary for Discovery, ​Iran​ – Most Dangerous Nation​​, won an Emmy® Award for best long-form program. Blue worked the preceding 14 years as a producer for ABC News (including 9 years at Nightline) and NBC News with postings in New York, Washington, DC and London.

      Over the course of his career, Blue’s work has won every major broadcast journalism award: eight national Emmy awards; two Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Awards; five George Foster Peabody Awards; two Overseas Press Club Awards; the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism; and the NABJ Award for Overall Excellence. Blue has been a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists on two separate occasions. An adjunct professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, he also serves as a trustee of the Maryland Institute College of Art and is a member of the Overseas Press Club, the National Association of Black Journalists, and the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association. Blue is a graduate of Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.

       

  • Watch Magazine

    Brand Assets

      Watch Magazine Executives

  • CBS Broadcast Publicity

    Brand Assets

      CBS Broadcast Publicity Executives

  • Press Express
    • The Express Newsroom
    • The Show Index
    • Contact
    • Terms of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookies Policy
    • Do Not Sell My Personal Information

© 2022 Paramount. All Rights Reserved

Choose or Create Collections

Search Collections
Create New Collection
See All Collections