Topic: Sean McManus
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We were able to achieve our objective of exposing 'The CBS Evening News' to an incremental audience, and hopefully attract more viewers to our 6:30 broadcast
6.45M watched Couric primetime special Jan 30, 2009
So many people, both inside CBS news and outside, have been working tirelessly on Richard's behalf
Iraqis rescue CBS journalist Apr 14, 2008
We believe this rebranding will better position our college sports cable network in the competitive world of cable television distribution
CBS expands commitment to college sports Feb 13, 2008
It was an obvious area where we could increase air time
CBS picks up another CNN correspondent Dec 15, 2006
We've said from Day One that there are things on the show that are going to work and things that might not work
New 'CBS Evening News' format to stay Sep 14, 2006
Sean J. McManus (born February 16, 1955) is the president of CBS News & CBS Sports. He is the son of the late James Kenneth McManus, better known as Jim McKay, famed sportscaster who is best known for hosting ABC's Wide World of Sports and anchoring their Olympic coverage. Sean graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School, a private Jesuit high school in Fairfield, Connecticut. Sean McManus began his career at ABC News in 1977 following his graduation from Duke University.
Sean McManus was closely associated with Roone Arledge and has paralleled Arledge's path from managing sports broadcasting to managing both sports and news broadcasting.
McManus led the CBS Corporation’s efforts in re-acquiring broadcast rights to the National Football League in January 1998 and, in November 2004 with Leslie Moonves, re-negotiated the contract to retain the rights for CBS until 2011. Along with Tony Petitti, he serves as executive producer overseeing all aspects of CBS Sports’ coverage of the NFL, including production, on-air talent, advertising and promotion.
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