Wendy McMahon

Wendy McMahon (born ) is an American television executive who serves as the president of CBS News and Stations, the division of the CBS television network that runs CBS News and its owned-and-operated television stations, as well as CBS Media Ventures, its domestic syndication arm. McMahon started her career in television in Savannah, Georgia, working as a promotions manager and creative services director in several markets, the last being Los Angeles. She then was promoted to overseeing digital content for the eight ABC Owned Television Stations and was named president of the group in 2017. In 2021, McMahon left ABC to become the co-president of CBS News and Stations, which was newly reorganized as a fusion of the local and national news divisions. The two have become more closely aligned, and McMahon also oversaw the launch of new or expanded local news programming in Detroit and Los Angeles. She served alongside Neeraj Khemlani until he resigned in August 2023, at which time CBS appointed McMahon as the sole president of the division and of CBS Media Ventures. Career After graduating from Louisiana State University, McMahon's first job was at WTOC-TV in Savannah, Georgia, where she was a promotion manager. She later served as the promotions director at KXAN-TV in Austin, Texas, and the creative services director of CBS-owned WCCO-TV in Minneapolis. In 2006, CBS promoted her to creative services director at WBZ-TV in Boston. Months after arriving in Boston, she led a rebrand of the station from CBS4 back to WBZ.