Susan Zirinsky

Susan Zirinsky born March 3 1952 is an American journalist and television news producer She served as the President of CBS News from January 2019 until April 2021 when she was succeeded by Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon She previously served as executive producer of 48 Hours from 1996 to 2019 In 2003 she won a Primetime Emmy Award as producer of the documentary 911 which aired on CBS in 2002 In 2013 Zirinsky was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Television Film Awards As CBS News President and Senior Executive Producer Zirinsky was responsible for CBS News broadcasts and the divisions newsgathering across all platforms including television CBS News Radio CBSNewscom and CBSN Zirinsky is the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News