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Another top executive is exiting CBS News, as the news division continues to reel amid reported settlement talks between owner Paramount Global and President Trump.

Adrienne Roark, who was named president of editorial and newsgathering at CBS News just seven months ago, is exiting the company to take a senior role at the local TV station giant Tegna. The exec was named chief content officer reporting to CEO Mike Steib, beginning on March 31.

Roark was elevated to the role last August after former CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews announced her plan to leave the news division. Ciprian-Matthews had only been running CBS News for a year when she announced her plan to leave.

“I’m thrilled to join Tegna and look forward to working with the talented team to continue innovating and delivering high-quality, audience-driven stories for the tens of millions of community members who come to our platforms daily for their local news,...

Updated, with details of Tegna role: Adrienne Roark is exiting her top leadership post at CBS News after just a half-year in the job.

Roark will serve as chief content officer at Tegna, the station group, and will report to CEO Mike Steib.

“Throughout her impressive career, Adrienne has delivered exceptional journalism at scale while staying deeply committed to local communities,” Steib said in a statement.

Roark’s departure was announced to staffers this morning, a network spokesperson said, confirming a report in the newsletter Breaker. No successor has been named.

Roark was named president of editorial and newsgathering at CBS News and Stations in August, assuming the responsibilities of Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, who stepped down from her role stop the news division after just a year in the post. She had cited the pending merger between Skydance and Paramount Global, with cuts throughout the company.

Roark’s departure comes amid...

They just can’t keep senior executives at the top of CBS News.

Adrienne Roark, who was named president of the Paramount Global news division in August of last year, revealed Wednesday morning to staffers that she plans to leave the company at the end of February to take a role at Tegna, the TV-station group that was once part of Gannett. A CBS News spokesperson confirmed Roark’s announcement, but declined to offer additional comment.

Roark’s exit was previously reported by Breaker, a newsletter focused on New York media, politics and culture. Tenga on Wednesday afternoon confirmed that Roark would join the company at the end of March as its chief content officer, reporting directly to CEO Mike Steib.

Her departure is just the latest in a parade of executives assigned to lead the home of “60 Minutes” and “CBS Evening News” in recent years. Roark was named...

Updated with date change: Norah O’Donnell’s final night anchoring the CBS Evening News is now January 23, 2025, CBS confirmed Friday.

O’Donnell, who announced in July that she was exiting the role, was to have had her final show January 24, but because of CBS Sports’ coverage of the PGA Tour’s Farmers Insurance Open that day, the CBS Evening News will be a West Coast-only edition.

The network shifted the date by a day so O’Donnell’s final show can be a full, national broadcast.

As previously announced, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois are taking over as lead anchors beginning January 27 as the CBS Evening News returns to New York as its home base after five years Washington, D.C.

Previously, November 22, 2024: Norah O’Donnell’s final night anchoring the CBS Evening News will be January 24, the CBS network’s news division told its staff Friday, which will bring...

Alison Pepper, who has been CBS News’ senior vice president of talent strategy, said that she is leaving after the election, as she cited the “seismic shifts” facing the network.

Pepper was appointed to the role in 2021, overseeing talent recruitment and development. She previously had been a network executive and senior producer at CBS News and 60 Minutes.

In a memo to staffers, Pepper wrote, “Throughout my life and career, I have tried to make the best decisions that I can with the information I have in front of me. CBS News has been my home for the better part of 25 years. I have had the privilege of working each day with all of you, many of whom I consider to be like family, as you navigated some of the most impactful news stories of our time with integrity, ingenuity and grit… and I have loved every minute of it. But...

CBS Mornings co-host Gayle King says the show’s controversial interview with author Ta-Nehisi Coates earlier this fall has been “a learning experience for everybody.”

During a panel Tuesday dedicated to the morning show at PaleyFest New York, King and executive producer Shawna Thomas responded to a question about the episode from moderator Lisa Ling. Co-hosts Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil, who did the interview with Coates, were onstage with King and Thomas, as was featured host Vladimir Duthiers, but they did not weigh in on the situation.

“Life is hard,” King said. “The news is hard. Sometimes, you have hard conversations on television.”

She continued, “We know that it comes with a great responsibility. And we’re mindful of that. Certain topics you know are just hot-button issues. You have to be very careful about how you ask the questions, how the questions are received. So, I think it...

In a stark departure from its own corporate precedent and the usual circle-the-wagons approach of news divisions in crisis, top execs at CBS News parent Paramount Global have publicly disagreed this week.

At the center of the situation was an interview last week with author Ta-Nehisi Coates on CBS Mornings. While co-hosts Gayle King, Nate Burleson and Tony Dokoupil all sat in on the chat, Dokoupil drew criticism for dominating and pressing Coates on the section of his book, The Message, that criticizes Israel’s treatment of Palestinians. Dokoupil, who is Jewish, challenged Coates on whether he believed the state of Israel had a right to exist.

CBS News brass addressed the matter during a staff call Monday featuring Adrienne Roark, the president of editorial and newsgathering, and Wendy McMahon, president of CBS News and Stations. They told employees that Dokoupil’s questioning did not meet the news division’s “editorial standards.

The Paramount Global round of layoffs today have impacted CBS News once again, with special correspondent and CBS Saturday Morning co-host Jeff Glor among those departing, according to two sources familiar with the cutbacks.

Glor was the anchor of CBS Evening News from 2017 to 2019. He has been with the network since 2007, having previously worked at Whdh-tv Boston.

Others departing include Anna Werner, senior consumer investigative correspondent, and Ben Tracy, senior national and environmental correspondent, sources said.

CBS parent Paramount Global announced further cutbacks today as part of a goal of reducing its workforce by 15% and achieving $500 million in annual cost savings.

“Like the entire Media industry, we are working to accelerate streaming profitability while at the same time adjusting to the evolving landscape in our traditional businesses. In order to set Paramount up for continued success, we are taking these actions,” George Cheeks, Chris McCarthy and Brian Robbins wrote in a memo this morning.

From left: Adrienne Roark, Jennifer Mitchell, Wendy Fisher, Terri Stewart, David Reiter, and Alvin Patrick. (Photo courtesy Paramount Global)

(The following is a press release; its contents were not editorially vetted by The Desk.)

CBS News and Stations is introducing a new editorial leadership structure, with Adrienne Roark and Jennifer Mitchell taking on expanded roles across the local-to-global news organization. Additionally, veteran CBS News and Stations executives will assume key roles and additional responsibilities to join the current team that oversees daily editorial and newsgathering across all platforms. The announcement was made today by Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures.

“Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we write the future of CBS News and Stations. Our journalists and team members across the division are working together more collaboratively and efficiently to drive impact across all of our shows and streams,...

CBS News and Stations is naming Adrienne Roark the president of editorial and newsgathering as part of a larger organizational shift for the company. Under this same restructure, Jennifer Mitchell has been named president of stations and digital.

“Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we write the future of CBS News and Stations. Our journalists and team members across the division are working together more collaboratively and efficiently to drive impact across all of our shows and streams,” Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, said in a statement to press. “I have great confidence in the team we are assembling, beginning with Adrienne and Jennifer, who are terrific partners and inspirational, aspirational and empathetic leaders. This structure is designed to support and build our next-generation news organization. By working with our talented teams in every newsroom, each of...

The next president of CBS News will also run a group of major market local stations in New York and Boston. The next head of CBS’ local stations will also supervise digital properties tied to national programming.

Adrienne Roark and Jennifer Mitchell will take new oversight of CBS News and CBS’ local stations, respectively, in the latest batch of maneuvers by Paramount Global to combine the operations of both businesses. Their duties show the emphasis CBS is putting on merging local TV operations and national newsgathering — two of the bedrock operations of the media business — at at time when the rise of streaming video has thrown their economics into disarray. And they leave CBS News with a senior executive team that is better versed in the business of TV than in the editorial decisions that lead to the creation of news content.

“Our journalists and team members across the division...

CBS News and Stations is rolling out a new executive leadership structure under CEO Wendy McMahon.

Among the big changes are some promotions: Adrienne Roark will become president of editorial and newsgathering for CBS News and Stations, assuming most of the responsibilities of Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who exited as president of CBS News last month.

Jennifer Mitchell will become president of stations and digital for CBS News and Stations, overseeing the local TV stations and the division’s digital efforts.

Notably, McMahon will oversee all CBS News network broadcasts, “working directly with the executive producers of those shows to continue to maximize the organization’s brands and editorial capabilities across all screens and platforms,” per CBS.

“Today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter as we write the future of CBS News and Stations. Our journalists and team members across the division are working together more collaboratively and efficiently to...

Exclusive: Adrienne Roark and Jennifer Mitchell will take on expanded roles as part of a new leadership structure at CBS News and Stations, the latest changes at the division.

Roark will serve as president of editorial and newsgathering for CBS News and Stations, assuming the responsibilities of Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, who stepped down as president of CBS News and will serve as senior editorial adviser through the election. Roark will lead field and newsroom and newsgathering teams as well as CBS News Radio.

Roark, who had been president of content development and integration, also will continue to lead the CBS Local News Innovation Lab in Dallas-Fort Worth; the Centers of Excellence she has built around data journalism, weather and specialized beats/units; and Wcbs and Wlny in New York, as well as Wbz and Wsbk in Boston.

Mitchell will become president of stations and digital for CBS News and Stations, with primary responsibility for CBS Stations,...

Christa Robinson, who has overseen communications for CBS News for the past nine years, is departing the network later this month.

Robinson, who serves as executive vice president of CBS News and Stations, wrote in a memo to staffers today, “I’ve been fortunate to work alongside four CBS News presidents and know first-hand the positive impact that the dedicated people throughout this organization make every day. As we transition to a new executive team amidst other business changes, I welcome this opportunity to determine the next step in my career.”

Chris Ender, executive VP of communications for CBS, wrote, “During her time here, Christa has elevated CBS News’ biggest moments and deftly navigated the division through its biggest challenges. Her strategies and guidance have benefitted countless programs, on-air talent and senior executives, as well as breaking news events, political conventions and election nights.”

Christa Robinson

Robinson previously led communications...

Norah O’Donnell is exiting her role as anchor of CBS Evening News after the election, and will take on a new role as senior correspondent doing high-profile sit-down interviews.

O’Donnell has been in the anchor chair since 2019; she had previously been co-anchor of CBS This Morning and, before that, chief White House correspondent.

No successor was named. Wendy McMahon, CEO of CBS News and Stations, wrote in a memo to staffers that plans for the newscast would be announced soon and that the network remained “committed to its mission.”

“It’s time to do something different,” O’Donnell wrote in a memo to staff. “This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist, and for many of us in this business we tend to look at our careers in terms of these milestone events.”

She added, “I’ll still be anchoring all of our major coverage this year, election night and hopefully a debate!

Norah O’Donnell’s run as anchor of CBS Evening News is coming to an end, but the veteran journalist is not leaving CBS News.

O’Donnell is set to leave the anchor desk after the 2024 presidential election — her seventh U.S. election she has covered as a journalist — and will become CBS News special correspondent at the network. In her new role, she will conduct newsmaking interviews and other reports for CBS News programming with appearances on CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.

“In this new role, Norah will have the time and the support to deliver even more of the exceptional stories she is known,” wrote Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations, in a memo to staff (full note below).

In her new role, O’Donnell will contribute newsmaker interviews across CBS platforms, including streaming, digital, primetime and Paramount+. That will include appearances on other news broadcasts besides CBS Evening News.

Norah O’Donnell will cede the reins of the venerable “CBS Evening News” after the 2024 presidential election in favor of a new role as a senior correspondent who will seek out big interviews and opportunities for deeper reporting, the latest major change at CBS News after its business was merged with that of the local-tv operations of parent company Paramount Global.

O’Donnell, who recently celebrated her fifth year in the anchor chair, sees an opportunity to pursue signature interviews with top newsmakers — something that proved appealing to her after logging stints as both a morning-show co-anchor and an evening-news presence and after her recent sit-down with Pope Francis earlier this year.

“Together, our team has won Emmy, Murrow, and DuPont awards. We managed to anchor in-studio through Covid; we took the broadcast on the road from aircraft carriers to the Middle East, and around the world. We were privileged to conduct...

Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews said that she was exiting CBS News, having served as president of the division for less than a year.

She wrote in a memo to employees that she planned to transition to a new role at the end of the month as senior editorial adviser through the election.

“We all know our industry and company are going through a transformation and a number of short- and long-term decisions need to be made,” she wrote. “I do not want to be disingenuous with any of you about who should drive those decisions. I’ve always leaned into my integrity and my values and I felt it was important to be transparent at this juncture about my plans.”

Her announcement comes amid pending major changes to the ownership of CBS-parent Paramount Global, with an agreement announced earlier this week in which it would merge with Skydance and be led...

CBS News president Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will exit the company, after a year running the broadcast news division.

The executive will shift to a role as a senior editorial adviser later this month, helping to oversee coverage of the 2024 presidential election, with plans to exit completely after that.

Ciprian-Matthews announced the decision in a note to staff Wednesday, and a source says she immediately went on to lead the 9 a.m. editorial call to discuss the 2024 election.

In her note, Ciprian-Matthews indicated that looming cost cutting at Paramount is a big reason for her exit.

“Some may be asking why I’m announcing this now,” she wrote. “We all know our industry and company are going through a transformation and a number of short- and long-term decisions need to be made. I do not want to be disingenuous with any of you about who should drive these decisions. I’ve always...

CBS News may be on the hunt for another newsroom honcho.

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a veteran journalism executive who was named president of the Paramount Global news unit just last August, told staffers Wednesday morning that she planned to cede her role, opting instead to serve as a senior advisor for coverage of the 2024 presidential election over the next several months before leaving the company.

Shaking up the senior executive structure at a major news organization in the middle of an election year is highly unorthodox, but so too are the struggles of CBS News’ parent corporation. Paramount has agreed to a merger with Hollywood production studio Skydance Media, and top executives at the company and its new suitor have already indicated that a wave of cost cuts is in store.

During a short tenure as president of CBS News, Ciprian-Matthews presided over a new boost at “CBS Mornings,” which has...

The logo of CBS News. (Graphic designed by The Desk)

Paramount Global’s CBS is revamping its streaming news channel ahead of its 10th anniversary.

Starting later this month, CBS News Digital will get a new name — CBS News 24/7 — and new programming to reflect its refreshed identity, executives confirmed in a press release on Wednesday.

The new CBS News 24/7 streaming channel will debut a whiparound-style news program bearing the same name, which will tap the resources of its national CBS News reporting team along with local journalists at nearly two dozen CBS-owned local stations to provide updates on the latest headlines across the nation and around the world. It will also offer enhanced weather forecasts that use augmented and virtual reality.

Executives say CBS News 24/7 will “double the amount of live hours to cover breaking news and ensure viewers are informed and engaged with the latest developments...

CBS News is rebooting its streaming efforts, expanding live coverage, lengthening shows like The Daily Report with John Dickerson and rebranding its flagship service.

Formerly known as the CBS News Streaming Network, the free, ad-supported offering as of April 22 will be called CBS News 24/7. Featuring original reporting from the broadcast news division as well as local stations, the streaming service will add new programming and double the amount of live hours it brings to viewers. It helped propel CBS News to a total of more than 21 billion minutes of streaming in 2023.

Wendy McMahon, who was upped to president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures last summer, described the set of changes as a “decidedly ambitious evolution of our streaming efforts.” Prior to CBS Corp. merging with Viacom to form what is now Paramount Global, CBS News blazed a trail in streaming, lighting up its...

The CBS Building in New York City.

Paramount Global has let go of nearly two dozen people at its CBS News division as part of a broader action involving layoffs across its company, according to a report.

On Tuesday, the New York Post’s Alexandra Steigrad said around 20 CBS News employees were among 800 workers to receive pink slips this week.

The affected journalists include award-winning correspondent Catherine Herridge, who is in the middle of a legal battle involving confidential sources she used for a story aired during her time at the Fox News Channel. Steigrad said Herridge was known to clash with CBS News President Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews over some of her stories.

Jeff Pegues, a CBS News correspondent who was investigated by the network’s human resources department over certain alleged conduct involving colleagues, was also let go on Tuesday, the Post said, citing unnamed sources. Political correspondent Christina Ruffini...

CBS News has tapped Alturo Rhymes in the newly created position of executive producer of daily news, while correspondent Jim Axelrod will be leading a new Eye on America unit.

Rhymes will be responsible for “centralizing our daily Newsgathering offerings to the broadcasts, stream and digital so that we are positioned to aggressively advance stories in the news each day and ensure our best reporting flows seamlessly to all shows and platforms,” according to a note to staffers sent by CBS News President Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews.

“By streamlining the decision-making process around daily news we’ll be faster and deeper in our reporting from morning to night and ultimately better positioned to own the big stories,” she wrote.

Alturo Rhymes

Rhymes was most recently executive story editor for CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell, and previously was co-senior broadcast producer of the program. He joined the network in 2005 as a producer at Newspath.

Veteran broadcaster Charles Osgood, best known for his two decade-plus run as anchor of CBS Sunday Morning, died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey. He was 91.

According to CBS, the cause of death was dementia.

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Osgood, an accomplished writer and author whose career at CBS News spanned 45 years, began anchoring CBS Sunday Morning in 1994. He retired in...

Christa Robinson and Lance Frank will take on expanded roles for CBS’ division built around CBS News, local stations and syndicated programming, all put under the aegis of executive Wendy McMahon in August of last year.

Frank, who has been with CBS News since 2011, has been elevated to executive vice president, communications for CBS News & Stations and CBS Media Ventures, a new position. Frank will oversee projects tied to McMahon’s central team, including talent relations and events across the division. He will continue to oversee publicity for “60 Minutes,” and add “48 Hours” to his portfolio. Frank will report to Chris Ender, executive vice president of communications for CBS, along with McMahon.

Robinson, an industry veteran who has led communications for CNN Worldwide and Tribune Media, will continue as executive vice president, leading CBS News and Stations with an expanded role in the stations business. She will have oversight for national...

CBS News and Stations announced expanded roles for two key digital executives.

Sahand Sepehrnia will move to a new role as executive vice president of digital content strategy and business for CBS News, Stations, Entertainment and Sports. Sepehrnia had been senior vice president of streaming for CBS Stations.

Sahand Sepehrnia

In a memo, CBS News and Stations CEO Wendy McMahon said that Sepehrnia “will lead content strategy and development, and business operations across all streaming platforms, continuing his strategic focus on growing streaming audiences and maximizing revenue.” He will report to Jeff Gerttula, who oversees digital for all of CBS.

Reysen will serve as senior vice president of digital editorial, growth and engagement for CBS News and Stations. She will oversee a new unified digital editorial operation that includes national and local. She will report to Ingrid Ciprián-Matthews, the president of CBS News, as well as Jennifer Mitchell, president of CBS Stations.

Daniel Klaidman, former editor-in-chief of Yahoo News, and Madeleine May, who reported and produced for Vice News, are joining CBS News’ investigative unit.

Klaidman will be an investigative reporter based in New York starting on January 1. May will be a political investigative producer based in Washington, starting on Monday.

Matthew Mosk, senior investigative editorial director of the CBS News Investigative Unit, wrote in a memo to staffers that Klaidman and May “bring an expertise, drive, and tenacity that align with the dogged investigative reporting that has always been a hallmark of CBS News.”

Klaidman previously worked at Newsweek including stints as managing editor, national political correspondent, Washington bureau chief, Jerusalem bureau chief and Washington investigative correspondent. He is the author of Kill Or Capture: The War on Terror and the Soul of the Obama Presidency published by HarperCollins and a forthcoming book on the Fulton County, Georgia election investigation.

At Vice News,...

The changes in CBS News leadership also include the return of a sole figure with the title of news division president.

Longtime network veteran Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will become president, the network news division said Monday, and will have editorial oversight of all CBS News platforms. She most recently was executive vice president for newsgathering.

Her appointment comes amid a retooling of the leadership team, with Wendy McMahon taking on oversight of news, stations and syndication. McMahon previously shared duties with Neeraj Khemlani, who announced Sunday he was stepping down as president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. Ciprian-Matthews will report to McMahon.

Ciprian-Matthews will oversee all CBS News programs, bureaus, global newsgathering, streaming and digital editorial, as well as standards and practices, special events, politics, elections and surveys, social, the race and culture unit and CBS News Radio, the network said.

In a statement, McMahon said, “There is no...

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews has been named the new president of CBS News, Wendy McMahon, who was recently appointed president and CEO of CBS News and Stations and CBS Media Ventures, announced Monday.

In this role, Ciprian-Matthews will oversee CBS News’ content across all platforms, including broadcast, streaming, digital and radio. She will also head global newsgathering, bureaus, standards and practices, special events, politics, elections and surveys, social as well as the race and culture unit.

“There is no one with a stronger background to continue CBS News’ great journalistic legacy than Ingrid,” McMahon said. “Ingrid’s editorial expertise, her depth of knowledge and sensitivity to the nuance of the subjects we cover around the globe, and her impeccable news judgment make her an incredible leader. She is unwavering in her commitment to our journalism and to the people and culture of CBS News. I’m so pleased that she has agreed...

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will take direct oversight of CBS News, the latest move in a broader restructure of operations at Paramount Global’s CBS business.

Matthews, a CBS News veteran who once supervised the Washington bureau and had been put in charge of overall newsgathering, will now have top editorial oversight for CBS News across all platforms. She will oversee all CBS News programs, bureaus, global newsgathering, streaming and digital editorial, as well as standards and practices, special events, politics, elections and surveys, social, the race and culture unit and CBS News Radio.

She will report to Wendy McMahon, who was put in charge earlier Monday of CBS News, local stations and syndication efforts. CBS appears to be streamlining some of its businesses. Neeraj Khemlani, who had worked as a co-president alongside McMahon overseeing CBS News, on Sunday announced he would step down from his role to tackle a new content production deal.

Wendy McMahon is expanding her purview at CBS.

The co-head of CBS News and Stations will now oversee the news and stations divisions solo following the departure of Neeraj Khemlani. In addition, she will assume oversight of CBS Media Ventures, the network’s syndication arm.

Steve Locascio, the president of CBS Media Ventures, said Monday that he would be retiring after 34 years at the company. Khemlani is shifting to a production deal with CBS.

“At every turn since joining CBS, Wendy has used her unique skill set as an innovator, business operator and people leader to energize operations, support our best-in-class journalism and position CBS for its multiplatform future,” said CBS president and CEO George Cheeks in a statement. “She is a dynamic leader with clear vision who generates forward momentum in every business she touches. I’m excited for the future of CBS News, our local stations and our...

The headlines coming out of CBS News will soon be guided by a new executive.

Neeraj Khemlani, who arrived at the Paramount Global unit in 2021 to oversee CBS News and local stations along with Wendy McMahon, is leaving his role running the unit that produces “60 Minutes,” “CBS Evening News” and “Face The Nation,” among other programs. Khemlani told CBS News staffers Sunday that he has decided to exit and will instead pursue a new multi-year first-look deal with CBS that has him developing content including books for Simon & Schuster, documentaries and scripted series.

Many senior news executives and anchors sign contracts for three years or more. Khemlani has during a two-years-plus tenure helped to rework CBS News’ morning programming; eliminate divisions between the linear news staff and CBS News streaming operations; bolster its investigative unit; and inject new talent into the famously insular division, including Robert Costa, Natalie Morales and Cecilia Vega.

Andrew Roy, who has overseen international coverage for the BBC, is joining CBS News as vice president and London bureau chief.

Roy will start May 3 and oversee all coverage out of Europe, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. His hiring comes after previous London bureau chief Andrew Clarke exited the network in March after 37 years.

Roy was at the BBC for 34 years and covered wars in Somolia, Iraq and Afghanistan, along with other news events. He has been head of foreign news at the network for eight years, with responsibility for BBC TV, radio and online, and managed several hundred employees in bureaus around the world. He previously served as head of BBC World News Channel, with oversight of news, business and sports programming as well scheduling, product launches and talent management.

He’ll report to Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, executive vice president for newsgathering for CBS News. They worked together...

CBS News has tapped The Wall Street Journal’s Anthony Galloway to oversee day-to-day programming and production for the network’s streaming service, along with a series of other executives who also will play roles in the expanded emphasis on the digital platforms.

Galloway will serve as senior vice president of CBS News Streaming, and will report to Neeraj Khemlani, president and co-head of CBS News and Stations. The network also named Kaci Sokoloff as vice president of bookings for CBS News Network and Streaming, and David Reiter as executive producer of CBS News special events across network and streaming.

Galloway most recently was chief content officer, editorial video, audio and voice programming, and also served as the Journal’s global head of video and audio. He also held positions at Condé Nast, Vice Media and NBC News. He will start in his new role on Feb. 14.

Sokoloff, most recently...

CBS News is placing new emphasis on streaming video, luring an executive from The Wall Street Journal to oversee the broadband news venture once known as Cbsn.

The ViacomCBS unit hired Anthony Galloway, who had been overseeing a range of audio and video initiatives at the News Corp.-backed broadsheet, as its new senior vice president of streaming. Galloway, who will report to Neeraj Khemlani, co-president of a unit that comprises CBS News and local stations, is expected to oversee day-to-day programming and production for CBS News’ streaming service. He starts his new role Feb. 14.

CBS News is in the midst of reworking its streaming operations, once known primarily for providing a national feed from CBS News as well as streams from the news operations of the company’s local stations. Under a plan recently articulated by Khemlani to Variety, CBS hopes to offer “the premiere local-to-global streaming news platform...

Mark Lima has been named vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News, among several appointments that the news division announced on Monday.

Matthew Mosk is joining the network from ABC News, and will serve as senior investigative editorial director. Mary Hager, who has been executive producer of Face the Nation, has added additional duties as executive editor of politics.

Lima succeeds Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who was tapped as executive vice president of newsgathering for CBS News in November. Lima currently serves as West Coast bureau chief, and he’s had senior roles at ABC News and Univision/Fusion.

Hager, who has been executive producer of Face the Nation for more than a decade, will now also have editorial oversight over politics. She has been with the CBS News Washington bureau since 1991.

Mosk has spent the past 12 years at ABC News, and has been a senior investigative producer overseeing enterprise reporting about Washington and politics.

CBS News has promoted Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to a new role as executive vp of newsgathering, overseeing all network newsgethering worldwide for the news division.

With her new role, Ciprian-Matthews will step aside as CBS’ Washington bureau chief. According to an email to staff from CBS News and Stations co-president Neeraj Khemlani, the network has “begun our search for a new Washington Bureau chief and appreciate Ingrid continuing to support the bureau until a replacement is in place.”

Ciprian-Matthews was named the network’s D.C. bureau chief in January, after serving in the role in a interim capacity since last summer....

CBS News has promoted Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to a new role as executive vp of newsgathering, overseeing all network newsgethering worldwide for the news division.

With her new role, Ciprian-Matthews will step aside as CBS’ Washington bureau chief. According to an email to staff from CBS News and Stations co-president Neeraj Khemlani, the network has “begun our search for a new Washington Bureau chief and appreciate Ingrid continuing to support the bureau until a replacement is in place.”

Ciprian-Matthews was named the network’s D.C. bureau chief in January, after serving in the role in a interim capacity since last summer....

ViacomCBS has been searching for a successor to CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, according to people familiar with the matter, as media companies place new emphasis on their news divisions to attract the big, live audiences that advertisers and distributors continue to crave while more consumers migrate to streaming video.

George Cheeks, CEO of ViacomCBS’ CBS assets, has been holding talks with potential candidates for weeks, according to these people. There is no set timeline for Zirinsky to step down. She is likely to take a new role as a top producer of CBS News programming that can appear across the company’s venues, whether they include the CBS broadcast network, its Cbsn live-streaming portal, or its subscription-based streaming hub, Paramount Plus. Zirinsky has long been known for her love of overseeing news production, and retained a title as a senior executive producer when she took on the role of president.

CBS News on Friday unveiled a series of changes to its lineup of assignments for correspondents in Washington, D.C.

Nancy Cordes, who has covered Capitol Hill for 12 years, moves to chief White House correspondent. Ed O’Keefe, political correspondent since 2018, will become senior White House and political correspondent. Weijia Jiang will be senior White House correspondent, and Paula Reid will continue to report out of the Washington bureau.

Almost all of the networks have changed out their White House teams with the incoming Biden administration.

CBS News’ EVP and Washington bureau chief Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews wrote in a memo: “I have taken a fresh look at the needs in D.C. and feel confident that we are putting the right team in place for success. Our priorities: to break news, provide the audience with original reporting and context and lead the way among our peers.

“The Washington bureau has served an...

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a 28-year veteran of CBS News, has been named executive vice president and Washington bureau chief, CBS News president and senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky announced Tuesday.

Ciprian-Matthews has been acting Washington bureau chief since July, responsible for CBS News’ recent campaign coverage such as the 2020 conventions, presidential debates, Election Night and the CBS News Decision Desk.

Her appointment is effective immediately and she will report to Zirinsky. As the Washington bureau chief, Ciprian-Matthews will oversee the newsgathering and management of the Network’s largest bureau that is also home to the “CBS Evening News with Norah McDonnell” and “Face the Nation.”

Ciprian-Matthews was most recently was CBS News’ EVP of Strategic Professional Development, where she focused on recruitment and development of off-air talent. She was previously CBS News’ EVP of News (2018-2019), SVP of News Administration (2015-2018) and VP of News (2011-2015), a role in which she coordinated all day-to-day news coverage.

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, a veteran administrator at CBS News, will take oversight of the division’s Washington Bureau, filling a role that has been in flux in recent months.

Ciprian-Matthews will report to CBS News President Susan Zirinsky, and will play a significant role in running a newsroom engine that helps drive Washington-based programs like “Face The Nation” and “The CBS Evening News.” The appointment is effective immediately.

Ciprian-Matthews succeeds longtime Washington Bureau chief Chris Isham. In June, CBS News announced that Ciprian-Matthews would take oversight of news operations in the nation’s capital as Isham prepared to leave his post at the end of 2020.

“Ingrid has served in several leadership positions, she has been deployed overseas and she has had to make critical editorial decisions at every step of her career. There isn’t a story of great magnitude she hasn’t covered,” said Zirinsky, in a prepared statement. “Ingrid...

Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews has been named executive vice president and Washington bureau chief for CBS News.

Ciprian-Matthews has served as acting bureau chief since July, after it was announced that Chris Isham would move to a new role before exiting after the election.

Ciprian-Matthews will oversee newsgathering and management of the network’s largest bureau, where CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell and Face the Nation are based. She will report to CBS News president and senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky.

Ciprian-Matthews has served as an executive vice president for CBS News since 2018. Most recently she was executive vice president of strategic professional development, where she focused on recruitment and development of off-air talent. She also has served in a number of executive roles since 2011, including vice president of news from 2011 to 2015, when she coordinated all day-today news coverage. She joined CBS News in 1993 as senior producer for live segments for the morning news.

CBS News has found its new Washington bureau chief. The network news division has tapped Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews to serve as executive vp and Washington bureau chief, effective immediately.

Ciprian-Matthews has served as the interim D.C. bureau chief since July, after Chris Isham stepped down from the role. She previously served as an executive vp at CBS News, most recently as the head of strategic professional development. Before taking on operational roles at the news division, she was a producer for the CBS Evening News, and the foreign editor for CBS News.

The Washington D.C. bureau is CBS’ largest, and also ...

CBS News president Susan Zirinsky announced a series of changes to the network’s Washington operations, as longtime bureau chief Chris Isham will move to a new role and depart after the election.

Isham will take on the role of executive producer of political coverage, but after the election he will be “moving on to his next chapter,” Zirinsky wrote in a memo to staff on Wednesday. Isham has been bureau chief since 2007.

Zirinsky wrote that they will “begin a transition process immediately that gives us the time to maintain our competitiveness at a most challenging time.” Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews will be the acting Washington bureau chief, running day-to-day operations.

Lorna Jones, who has been at the network since 2015, is being promoted from managing editor to deputy bureau chief.

Ward Sloane, who has been deputy bureau chief, will move to a new role to be announced soon, Zirinsky wrote.

Zirinsky wrote to the staff,...

Christopher Isham, who has been the Washington Bureau chief at CBS News for more than a decade, will cede many of his duties to focus more intently on coverage around the 2020 election before leaving the company at the end of the year.

In a memo to staffers, CBS News President Susan Zirinsky said Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, an executive vice president who oversees recruitment and development at the ViacomCBS unit and has worked there since 1993, will serve as an interim head of the bureau while leading the search for its next top executive, along with Zirinsky and Kim Godwin, executive vice president of news.

“We will begin a transition process immediately that gives us the time to maintain our competitiveness at a most challenging time,” said Zirinsky in the memo.

Isham will be the second senior CBS News executive to articulate a departure in recent months. In May, Charlie Pavlounis, the unit’s former chief financial officer,...

Update: The CBS Broadcast Center in New York is slowly coming back to life even after a fourth worker tested positive for coronavirus on Friday. The drama has been playing out since Wednesday, when two employees at CBS Network News showed symptoms and tested positive. The whole building was disinfected and they’re trying to get it working as best they can. The busy production hub impacts numerous shows, including CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes, CBS Sunday Morning, Inside Edition and the local New York Evening broadcasts. Give the network credit for being changeable in crisis: the network news and CBS This Morning was quarterbacked from DC, while Deborah Norville hosted Inside Edition from her kitchen. The situation is fluid but the hope was to slowly integrate production back in the broadcast center this weekend, taking every precaution possible and getting everyone out when they’ve completed the newscasts. Here...

Jose Andino has been hired in the newly created role of Svp Human Resources at CBS News, the latest move at the division trying to revamp its culture in the wake of the exits of Les Moonves and Jeff Fager.

CBS News said Thursday that Andino will focus on overall human resources strategy along with employee relations, programs and processes, cultural and leadership development, employee education and development, and compensation and benefits at the division.

The hire was unveiled by Laurie Rosenfield, CBS’ chief people officer. Andino will report to Rosenfield and new CBS News president and senior executive producer Susan Zirinsky, and he will also work with Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, Evp Strategic Professional Development.

Most recently, Andino served as VP Human Resources at Mediapro Us. His 20-year career includes Hr roles at Sony Pictures Entertainment for two years and NBCUniversal for 12 years. Before NBCU, he was an Hr director at CNN, where he was on the team that launched CNN en Español.

“We are very pleased to welcome Jose to our team in this newly imagined and critical role,” said Rosenfield in a press release. “Jose’s proven track record of successfully evolving cultures and ensuring that human resources is set up to support business goals and strategies makes him a perfect fit to lead CBS News’ Hr efforts. In addition, Jose’s previous experience in News organizations and his passion for addressing the needs and aspirations of employees, as we continue to focus on strengthening our culture and ensuring that all employees are provided with a safe, fair, inclusive and positive work environment, made him the clear choice in our search.”

Rosenfeld was named to her post in October in the wake of the departures of Moonves and Fager. Zirinsky was named to run CBS News in January; she was thought to be top contender to replace ousted Fager but instead replaced David Rhodes, becoming the first woman to helm the news division.

CBS News incoming President and Senior Executive Producer Susan Zirinsky has promoted three top executives as part of a new strategic management team as the division gears up for a new era at the network.

Kimberly Godwin has been promoted to Executive Vice President of News, from her previous VP role. Charles Pavlounis takes on an expanded role of Evp of Business Development and Chief Financial Officer, having most recently served as Svp and CFO. And Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, who has served as Evp of News since 2018, will become Executive Vice President of Strategic Professional Development.

The announcements come a day after Bill Owens was named executive producer of CBS’ venerable newsmagazine 60 Minutes. He fills a role that had been vacant since September, when Jeff Fager, the longtime CBS News executive and Ep, was forced to step down amid allegations of inappropriate conduct at the network news division.

In her expanded...