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CBS News Chief Adrienne Roark is Latest Top News Executive to Exit


Adrienne Roark, the latest president of CBS News, is leaving the company for a new role at TV-station owner Tegna

Adrienne Roark, who was named president of the Paramount Global news division in August of last year, revealed Thursday morning to staffers that she plans to leave the company at the end of February to take a role at Tegna, the TV-station group that was once part of Gannett. They replaced Susan Zirinsky, the veteran producer whose presence at the helm served to calm troops after a series of claims about the behavior of former morning anchor Charlie Rose, which he has denied. The news division is at the center of of a case levied against Paramount Global by now-President Donald Trump, who claims editing of a “60 Minutes” interview of former Vice President Kamala Harris had an influence on the 2024 election.

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