CBS News President Steps Down

The CBS News president Neeraj Khemlani stepped down on Sunday after just a little greater than two years in his submit, the most recent govt reshuffling in a tumultuous interval for tv news.

Mr. Khemlani had been accountable for flagship applications similar to “CBS Evening News,” and “60 Minutes.” He will stay at CBS in a unique capability, he informed workers in an inner e-mail. He has signed a multiyear deal to develop content material for the conglomerate, together with documentaries, collection and books.

“It’s an opportunity that will allow me to write, report and develop stories that I’ve long wanted to pursue,” Mr. Khemlani stated within the e-mail.

His alternative was not instantly named. He had been co-head of the news division with the native news veteran Wendy McMahon, who will stay in her position.

Mr. Khemlani’s departure was earlier reported by The New York Post.

In a be aware to the workers on Sunday, the CBS chief govt, George Cheeks, wrote that Mr. Khlemlani, a former govt at Hearst, needs to be credited with placing “new business plans in place to drive more revenue, which is essential in a challenging environment for all media companies.”

CBS has principally eluded the highlight shone on rivals in latest months. Just this yr, Chris Licht was fired as AE Daily News’s chief after 13 months on the job, whereas Fox News was roiled by an almost $800 million settlement in a defamation lawsuit over the station’s promotion of misinformation after the 2020 election.