David Rhodes is the former President of CBS News. In February 2011, Rhodes was named President of CBS News, becoming the youngest network news president in the history of American television. He was responsible for CBS News broadcasts and the division's newsgathering across all platforms including television, CBS News Radio, CBSNews.com and CBSN, the first live anchored streaming news network. On January 6, 2019, Susan Zirinsky was named President of CBS News, replacing David Rhodes. Rhodes will be leaving on March 1, 2019, "after overseeing Zirinsky’s transition and have an advisory role after that." According to Variety, with Rhodes as the helm, "CBS News expanded into new digital territories and placed more emphasis on its roots as a trusted hard-news outlet, refashioning the network’s morning show and launching streaming-news outlet CBSN."
Rhodes began his career in television journalism with Fox News, where he joined as a Production Assistant before the channel launched in October 1996. He eventually became Vice President, News. In 2008, Rhodes moved to Bloomberg L.P. as Head of U.S. Television. Bloomberg's cable channel underwent a major re-design in 2009. Rhodes has promoted “Real News” and put an emphasis on CBS News’ journalistic traditions. The division began programming “CBS This Morning” in 2012—emphasizing harder news coverage and bringing the morning show back to the CBS Broadcast Center from a remote studio. CBS News’ "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer" was expanded to one hour and emerged as the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show. David Rhodes is chairman of the Advisory Board of The Edward R. Murrow Center for a Digital World at the Fletcher School at Tufts University. He also serves on the Rice University Board of Trustees and the advisory board for Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.
Awards and recognition
Rhodes became a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum at the group’s 2013 gathering in Yangon, Myanmar, and participates in the forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Rhodes reached the top 10 of Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2013 and has been named to a number of media and business lists, including The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful People in Media, Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40, and GQ’s 50 Most Powerful People in Washington. He is the Radio Television Digital News Foundation's 2018 First AmendmentService Award recipient.
Personal life
In 2005, he married Emma Kahn. He currently resides in Manhattan with his spouse and two sons.
