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CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King got picked to announce to that show’s viewers that CBS News had named Susan Zirinsky its first female president. She’s replacing David Rhodes, who re-launched CBS This Morning and hired King to co-host. Even so, King told viewers to “see my big smile – all 106 teeth smiling today,&#8221…

David Rhodes is out as president of CBS News; Susan Zirinsky, thought to be top contender to replace ousted 60 Minutes EP Jeff Fager is instead replacing Rhodes. She becomes the first woman to ever helm the news division. Rhodes tweeted, CBS News confirmed – during NBC’s Golden Globe Awards broadcast. “It’s been eight…

2018 was a wild ride in the TV news business. Shocking reports in the wake of #MeToo forced the industry to vomit out more sexual harassers. Some high-profile programs suffered ratings consequences. Meanwhile, TV news executives licked self-inflicted wounds, and, once again, viewers said so long, for now at least, to…

CBS News president David Rhodes sent a note to staff in wake of Washington Post’s latest article on Charlie Rose in which it reported far more women allege they were sexually harassed by the former CBS This Morning co-host/60 Minutes contributor than previously reported. Rhode’s memo: From time to time since we…

CBS News President David Rhodes today provided an update on 60 Minutes‘ interview with Stormy Daniels, the porn actress who says she had an affair with Donald Trump. Of the highly anticipated sit-down, Rhodes said, “The only reason that it hasn't run [yet] is that there's still a lot of reporting to do. The encounter…

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews is promoted to Executive Vice President of CBS News. She continues to oversee day-to-day news operations, including supporting editorial, personnel and newsgathering initiatives. The 25-year CBS News veteran had served as SVP of News Administration since January of 2015, coordinating efforts of…

Steve Capus, newly named as out as executive producer of CBS Evening News, sent a “note,” a copy of which follows. Meanwhile, CBS News chief David Rhodes sent his own “note,” mostly about Capus’ replacement, at the end of which he said, “I look forward to working with Steve through his transition as we explore the…

Mosheh Oinounou has been named executive producer of the CBS Evening News with Jeff Glor.  He’s replacing Steve Capus, who is stepping down in the coming weeks, and “will be exploring other opportunities within CBS following this transition, CBS News said. Since joining CBS News in 2011, Oinounou served on the…

Twitter will livestream coverage of the Republican and Democratic conventions from CBS News’ CBSN — continuing a collaboration that began during the presidential debates — the companies say this morning. The agreement will give Twitter gavel-to-gavel video of the events, accompanied by live Tweets about the…

Josh Elliott has landed at CBS News, where he will be lead anchor of CBSN, the 24/7 digital streaming news service, later this month. Elliott will also appear on CBS News broadcasts and other platforms, CBS News announced. "CBSN is the future of news and we are thrilled to have Josh on our team," CBS News president Dav…

It’s time to stop talking about Megyn Kelly’s menstrual cycle, but not about the “rage” roiling voters, CBS News political director John Dickerson told reporters at TCA today. And, yes, that means continuing to talk about Donald Trump, who is the  "vehicle of the moment"  by which voters are expressing their…

Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News’ Face The Nation, announced Wednesday that he will retire this summer. Schieffer, 78, has been with CBS News for 46 years and this year marked his 24th anchoring CBS’ Sunday Beltway show, which finished out 2014 as the highest-rated show of the genre for a third consecutive year…