Susan Zirinsky will be the first woman to serve as president of CBS News

Susan Zirinsky.
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In March, Susan Zirinsky will replace David Rhodes as president of CBS News, becoming the first woman in network history to hold the position.

The first female network news president was Deborah Turness, who held the role at NBC from 2013 to 2017. In addition to being president of CBS News, Zirinsky will also serve as senior executive producer. Rhodes was brought to CBS News in 2011 by disgraced former network CEO Les Moonves.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.