Wendy McMahon (television executive)

Wendy A. McMahon (born 1974/1975)^[1] is an American television executive who served as the president and CEO of CBS News and Stations, the division of the CBS television network that runs CBS News and its owned-and-operated television stations, as well as CBS Media Ventures, its domestic syndication arm.

McMahon started her career in television in Savannah, Georgia, working as a promotions manager and creative services director in several markets, the last being Los Angeles. She then was promoted to overseeing digital content for the eight ABC Owned Television Stations and was named president of the group in 2017.

In 2021, McMahon left ABC to become the co-president of CBS News and Stations, which was newly reorganized as a fusion of the local and national news divisions. The two have become more closely aligned, and McMahon also oversaw the launch of new or expanded local news programming in Detroit and Los Angeles. She served alongside Neeraj Khemlani until he resigned in August 2023, at which time CBS appointed McMahon as the sole president and CEO of the division, in addition to leadership of CBS Media Ventures.

In May 2025, McMahon announced that she would resign from CBS News amid tensions between the network and President Donald Trump, which included a lawsuit brought by Trump that accused 60 Minutes of deceptively editing an interview of Kamala Harris in order to boost her campaign prospects.^[2]