Full Name David Rhodes Name David Rhodes Residence New York, New York Role CBS News President | Occupation President of CBS News Alma mater Rice University Spouse(s) Emma Rhodes Siblings Ben Rhodes | |
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David Rhodes (born Dec. 1973) is the President of CBS News.
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In February 2011, Rhodes was named President of CBS News, becoming the youngest network news president in the history of American television. He is responsible for CBS News broadcasts and the division's newsgathering across all platforms including television, CBS News Radio, CBSNews.com and CBSN, the first live anchored streaming news network.
Early life
Rhodes was born and raised in New York City. He is the son of an Episcopalian father from Texas and a Jewish mother from New York. He graduated from Rice University in Houston in 1996. He is the brother of Ben Rhodes, the deputy national security adviser for strategic communication for Barack Obama.
Career
Rhodes began his career in television journalism with Fox News, where he joined as a Production Assistant before the channel launched in October 1996. He eventually became Vice President, News. In 2008, Rhodes moved to Bloomberg L.P. as Head of U.S. Television. Bloomberg's cable channel underwent a major re-design in 2009.
Rhodes has promoted “Real News” and put an emphasis on CBS News’ journalistic traditions. The division began programming “CBS This Morning” in 2012—emphasizing harder news coverage and bringing the morning show back to the CBS Broadcast Center from a remote studio. CBS News’ "Face the Nation with Bob Schieffer" was expanded to one hour and emerged as the #1 Sunday morning public affairs show.
Awards and recognition
Rhodes became a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum at the group’s 2013 gathering in Yangon, Myanmar, and participates in the forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Rhodes reached the top 10 of Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 in 2013 and has been named to a number of media and business lists, including The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful People in Media, Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40, and GQ’s 50 Most Powerful People in Washington.
Personal life
In 2005, he married Emma Kahn. He currently resides in Manhattan with his wife and two sons.