NEW YORK – CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is stepping down after two years on the job, making it the second of the three broadcast news divisions to lose its leader in the past couple of months.
Zirinsky told CBS News staff at the network's morning news meeting on Wednesday, according to someone there who spoke on condition of anonymity because it was an internal gathering. “I am absolutely not leaving CBS,” said Zirinsky, a longtime news producer at the network, said at the meeting.
It was unclear how long the transition will take place. The Wall Street Journal reported that Zirinsky is expected to sign a deal to produce content for CBS News.