August 2004

PATRICIA SHEVLIN
(Executive Producer, CBS EVENING NEWS Weekend Editions)

Patricia Shevlin was named executive producer, CBS EVENING NEWS Weekend Editions, in January 2000. She oversees the CBS EVENING NEWS on Saturday and the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH JOHN ROBERTS on Sunday.

Shevlin had been senior producer of the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH DAN RATHER since January 1995. In that position, she oversaw both the foreign and medical beats. She was a producer of that broadcast (1992-95) after a stint as senior producer of "CBS This Morning" (1991-92). Prior to that, she had been a producer on the CBS EVENING NEWS (1989-91).

Shevlin joined the CBS MORNING NEWS in 1982 and held a variety of positions there, including broadcast producer. Previously, she had been associate producer of several CBS News broadcasts, including "In the News" (1975-82). She joined CBS News in 1973.

Shevlin has received nine Emmy Awards for her work on the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH DAN RATHER and the CBS EVENING NEWS Weekend Editions, including coverage of the crash of TWA Flight 800 and a CBS News special on Princess Diana's funeral. Under her leadership, the CBS EVENING NEWS Weekend Editions won a 2001 Sigma Delta Chi Award and a 2002 Emmy Award, and were part of the team that won the 2003 RTNDA Edward R. Murrow Award for Overall Excellence.

A native of Cleveland, Shevlin was graduated from Wellesley College with a degree in art history. She is married to Ted Holmes, a long-time producer for CBS News. They live in New York with their two children.

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