Susan Swain


Susan Swain is an American journalist, author and the co-CEO of C-SPAN.

Early years

Swain was born December 23, 1954 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swain was educated in public schools in the Philadelphia area. Swain studied at the University of Scranton where she graduated with B.A. in communications. In 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate.

Professional Career

Swain started with C-SPAN in 1982. She began as a producer on a part-time basis when C-SPAN was just one channel. As time went on she graduated to other assignments, such as full-time producer, programmer, and moderator for Washington Journal, C-SPAN's morning call-in/interview program. Swain eventually was promoted to vice president of corporate communications, senior vice president, executive vice president. Swain became the Director of Discovery Communications, Inc. in December 7, 2016. With retirement of Brian Lamb, she is now Co-President and CEO of C-SPAN.