Wendy McMahon will step down from her role as CEO of CBS News and Stations.
In an email to staffers she said, “it’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward. It’s time to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership.”
Variety said her departure may signal that that Paramount intends to settle its legal conflict with Trump, even if doing so will undermine 60 Minutes and the news division.
Trump sued CBS, alleging it edited an interview with 2024 Democratic opponent Kamala Harris last fall to benefit her.
McMahon felt in recent weeks that Paramount was increasingly encroaching on the news division, according to a person familiar with the matter, and grew weary of having to fend off the corporation’s executives. “It’s become clear that the company and I do not agree on the path forward,” McMahon said in a memo to staffers Monday. “It’s time for me to move on and for this organization to move forward with new leadership. I have spent the last few months shoring up our businesses and making sure the right leaders are in place; and I have no doubt they will continue to set the standard.”
Variety
McMahon joined CBS in 2021. Before that, she oversaw the ABC Owned Television Stations Group. In 2023, when she was given sole oversight over CBS News and local stations.
