Susan Zirinsky

Biography

Susan Zirinsky (born March 3, 1952) is an American journalist and television news producer. She served as the President of CBS News from January 2019 until April 2021, when she was succeeded by Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon. She previously served as executive producer of 48 Hours from 1996 to 2019. In 2003, she won a Primetime Emmy Award as producer of the documentary 9/11, which aired on CBS in 2002. In 2013, Zirinsky was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Television & Film Awards. As CBS News President and Senior Executive Producer, Zirinsky was responsible for CBS News broadcasts and the division's newsgathering across all platforms including television, CBS News Radio, CBSNews.com and CBSN. Zirinsky is the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News.

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Never Seen Again

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Broadcast News

(1987) Associate Producer

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9/11

(2002) Executive Producer

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11 Minutes

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The Checkup with Dr. David Agus

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FBI TRUE

(2023) Executive Producer

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CTRL+ALT+DESIRE

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Born in Synanon

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	Self - Former CBS News President	Rather 2023-06-09 Movie
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Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2024	Executive Producer	Pillowcase Murders 2024-05-14 TV Show
	Executive Producer	CTRL+ALT+DESIRE 2024-04-16 TV Show
2023	Executive Producer	Born in Synanon 2023-12-12 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Crush 2023-10-17 TV Show
	Executive Producer	King Charles: The Boy Who Walked Alone 2023-05-02 Movie
	Executive Producer	FBI TRUE 2023-02-28 TV Show
	Executive Producer	JFK: What The Doctors Saw 2023-01-01 Movie
2022	Executive Producer	The Checkup with Dr. David Agus 2022-12-06 TV Show
	Executive Producer	11 Minutes 2022-09-27 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Watergate: High Crimes in the White House 2022-06-17 Movie
	Executive Producer	Never Seen Again 2022-05-10 TV Show
	Executive Producer	Ghislaine - Partner in Crime 2022-04-07 TV Show
2017	Executive Producer	Son of Sam: The Killer Speaks 2017-08-11 Movie
2005	Executive Producer	Elvis by the Presleys 2005-05-13 Movie
2002	Executive Producer	9/11 2002-03-10 Movie
1987	Associate Producer	Broadcast News 1987-12-16 Movie
	Executive Producer	Ctrl+Alt+Desire Movie
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