CBS News President David Rhodes steps down, Susan Zirinsky to assume role

Jan 6 (Reuters) - CBS News President David Rhodes is stepping down and Susan Zirinsky, a senior executive producer, will assume the president's role from March 1, according to a company statement and an internal memo seen by Reuters on Sunday.

Rhodes will remain in the media firm through March 1, after which he will assume the role of a senior adviser to CBS Corp CEO Joe Ianniello, and to the News Division, Rhodes wrote in the memo. (Reporting by Mekhla Raina in Bengaluru; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)

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