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CBS Sports announces major leadership change after ‘legendary 27-year run’
By Keith Farner
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CBS Sports on Tuesday announced a major change in sports television, and something the network hasn’t seen in nearly 30 years.
Sean McManus, chairman of CBS Sports, will retire in April 2024 after a “legendary 27-year run leading the division,” CBS Sports announced in a release.
David Berson, who has been president of CBS Sports for over 10 years, will succeed McManus as president and chief executive officer.
McManus is one of the top figures in sports television, and was involved in the reacquisition of NFL rights in 1998. He has since made other major deals with the NCAA, Big Ten, PGA TOUR, UEFA, PGA of America and SEC, along with the Masters. McManus served concurrently as president of CBS News and Sports for more than 5 years prior to being named chairman in 2011 and is only the second person to hold both division titles simultaneously at a network.
Berson joined CBS Sports in 2011 and was named president in June 2013, and has led CBS Sports’ broadcast, cable, digital and streaming platforms, including daily operations.
“Leading CBS Sports has been an honor and I have been so fortunate to work with the most talented team in sports media, along with our incredible partners, for nearly three decades. It has been a fantastic run and the thrill of a lifetime,” McManus said in the release. “I am pleased to leave CBS Sports in an even stronger place than when I arrived, knowing that all of our marquee properties are locked up through this decade and beyond. The future at CBS Sports is in the extremely capable hands of David Berson, who will seamlessly succeed me, as we planned.
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
