NEW YORK, March 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CBS President and
CEO Leslie Moonves announced today a
new contract agreement with CBS News President David Rhodes that extends his employment through
February 2019. Rhodes has been
President of CBS News since 2011.
"CBS News is experiencing division-wide growth," said Moonves.
"David's exceptional news judgment and competitive acumen has had a
great impact so far, and we look forward to continued growth on all
our news broadcasts as we move forward."
Rhodes is responsible for CBS News broadcasts and its global
newsgathering. His emphasis on hard news and original reporting is
evident across all platforms, including television, CBS News Radio
and CBSNews.com. He also spearheaded the launch of CBSN, a joint
effort between CBS News and CBS Interactive to create the first
digital streaming news network.
Rhodes was a catalyst behind the creation and launch of the CBS
THIS MORNING program, including the development of a new studio and
newsroom at the legendary CBS Broadcast Center in New York. He also helped to expand FACE THE
NATION with BOB SCHIEFFER to a full
hour as the broadcast became the #1 Sunday public affairs show.
Before joining CBS News, Rhodes held senior roles at Bloomberg
and Fox News. At Bloomberg, he was head of US Television,
overseeing all development, editorial, newsgathering, and
programming. He also relaunched the financial news service's
flagship cable channel in 2009 and made important changes in the
network's talent and programming.
Rhodes started his career in 1996 as a Production Assistant at
the newly launched Fox News Channel, where he eventually became
Vice President of News. While there, he managed coverage of the
wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq, three presidential
elections, and natural weather disasters, such as Hurricane
Katrina. He also was the Assignment Manager on the Fox News desk
the morning of Sept. 11, 2001.
Moonves concluded, "I'm delighted that CBS News will remain
under the leadership of one of the most accomplished young
executives in the television news industry for many years to
come."
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