CBS Information on Monday named Wendy McMahon as its CEO and president.

The function expands McMahon’s prior function as co-president to having solo oversight over CBS Information and its stations. Beforehand, McMahon shared duties with Neeraj Khemlani, who on Sunday informed workers he was stepping down.

Since 2021, McMahon served as co-president with Khemlani, and each have been accountable for working CBS Information in addition to fashionable reveals like “60 Minutes” and “Face the Nation.”

On Sunday, Khemlani told workers that he was leaving his present function for a brand new “multi-year first-look” cope with CBS the place he’ll develop content material equivalent to documentaries, scripted sequence and books for Simon & Schuster.

Final week, CBS Information dad or mum Paramount introduced it was selling ebook writer Simon & Schuster to personal fairness large KKR.

McMahon shall be answerable for all of CBS Information’ broadcast and streaming operations, in addition to its 27 native TV stations, 14 native streaming channels and syndication programming. She’ll additionally oversee content material licensing to TV stations and the division’s nationwide advert gross sales enterprise.

As well as, McMahon will oversee first-run leisure sequence like “Jeopardy!” and “Wheel of Fortune,” in addition to “Leisure Tonight” and “The Drew Barrymore Present.” CBS Radio and CBS Newspath may even fall underneath her purview.

McMahon additionally beforehand shared duties with Steven LoCascio, president of CBS Media Ventures. LoCascio introduced Monday his plans to retire on the finish of his contract. McMahon will was additionally named president of CBS Media Ventures.