1. Susan Zirinsky was born on March 3,1952 and is an American journalist and television news producer.
25 Facts About Susan Zirinsky
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Susan Zirinsky served as the President of CBS News from January 2019 until April 2021, when she was succeeded by Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon.
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Susan Zirinsky previously served as executive producer of 48 Hours from 1996 to 2019.
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Susan Zirinsky is the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News.
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Susan Zirinsky was born in New York City and raised in Neponsit, Queens, the daughter of Cynthia and Richard Susan Zirinsky.
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Susan Zirinsky's mother founded Gracie Square Hospital in New York City and works as a mental health care professional.
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Susan Zirinsky's father was a New York City real-estate developer.
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Susan Zirinsky graduated from the School of Communications at American University in Washington, DC, and made a career in television journalism.
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Susan Zirinsky continued working in various roles for CBS after graduation.
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Susan Zirinsky was assigned to cover the White House for CBS, which she did for over a decade.
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Susan Zirinsky has specialized in covering political campaigns and war assignments.
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Susan Zirinsky went with Dan Rather to Kuwait during the Gulf War, where she produced the news, and Rather reported live from Kuwait City.
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On March 1,2019, Susan Zirinsky became the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News, replacing David Rhodes.
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Susan Zirinsky was first offered the position in 2011, however she turned the job down because it would have taken her away from the work she loves, which is producing.
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Susan Zirinsky is described as a media icon, legendary, and trail-blazing.
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Susan Zirinsky is the second woman to be appointed head of a broadcast news network.
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Susan Zirinsky is a badass in every sense of the word.
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Susan Zirinsky said she has never forgotten them and in her office there are photos of all three newscasters.
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Susan Zirinsky was charged with naming a full time permanent executive producer for 60 Minutes.
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Susan Zirinsky is president of See It Now Studios, which she founded in 2021 after leaving the CBS News presidency.
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Susan Zirinsky worked with director and screenwriter James L Brooks and served as associate producer and technical advisor for the film.
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Susan Zirinsky helped prepare actress Holly Hunter to portray her.
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Hunter job-shadowed Susan Zirinsky and cut her hair into a bob cut to look similar to the producer.
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Susan Zirinsky gave Hunter some of her clothes to wear in the film.
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Susan Zirinsky has attended screenings of the film for young journalists and lectured about her career and the making of the film.