LOS ANGELES - January 28, 2009 - Leslie Ryan has been promoted to Vice President, Communications, for CBS Television Distribution, it was announced today by John Wentworth, Executive Vice President of Communications, CTD, and to whom she reports.

Ryan first joined CBS Paramount Domestic Television's Communications Department in 2005 as Director, Communications.  With her promotion, she will continue to support all communication activities for the syndication division by handling trade and select consumer publicity efforts for CTD's stable of first-run and off-network syndicated shows, as well as the home entertainment and consumer products divisions of CBS.

"Leslie's extensive background in television journalism, combined with her strong talents in strategic media placement and solid editorial relationships, makes her a dynamic force in this business," Wentworth said.  "We are fortunate to have Leslie's expertise and creativity, as she is a significant asset to our team, so we are pleased to promote her into this new position."

Prior to joining CBS, Ryan worked as a senior editor at Shape Magazine's Los Angeles bureau, where she was in charge of all fitness coverage for the magazine.  She began her career in the television industry at TelevisionWeek (formerly Electronic Media), where she rose from copy editor to news and network television editor over the course of eight years.  She earned both her Master and Bachelor of Science degrees in Journalism from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.   

CBS Television Distribution is the preeminent company in worldwide television syndication. CTD produces or distributes 11 first-run series and holds the largest internationally distributed television library at 70,000 hours strong. Among CTD's critically-acclaimed programs are the #1 syndicated series Wheel of Fortune; the #2 rated game show Jeopardy!; the top two talk shows The Oprah Winfrey Show and Dr. Phil; the Emmy Award-winning talk show Rachael Ray; the #1 entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight and its sister show The Insider; the #1 newsmagazine Inside Edition; the top two court shows Judge Judy and Judge Joe Brown; the new Dr. Phil spinoff The Doctors; and popular off-network product, including the CSI and Star Trek franchises, Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond and Medium. CTD is a unit of CBS Corp.

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