CBS News Senior VP of Communications Sonya McNair to Exit for ‘Personal Reasons’ (Exclusive)
“Given the portfolio of duties Sonya has shouldered these past four years, we appreciate her feelings in this matter and want to support her in her decision,” president David Rhodes writes
Jordan Chariton | October 5, 2015 @ 11:32 AM
Last Updated: October 5, 2015 @ 11:41 AM
CBS News’ Senior Vice President for Communications Sonya McNair is leaving the company for personal reasons, president David Rhodes informed staff on Monday.
“Regrettably, Sonya McNair approached us recently to say she intends to leave CBS for personal reasons,” he wrote.
McNair was promoted to SVP of communications in 2011 and oversaw the launch of “CBS This Morning” and digital network CBSN, about which TheWrap spoke to Rhodes at launch.
She also handled rapid-fire PR for controversies surrounding the false “60 Minutes” Benghazi report involving correspondent Lara Logan.
McNair will stay on until her replacement is named. She becomes the third communications staffer to bolt in recent weeks. Executive Director of Communications Kelly Halyard and Weesie Vieira left for BuzzFeed in September.
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Scott Pelley, "CBS Evening News"
Q Score: 19
Anderson Cooper, "AC 360"
Q Score: 18
Lara Logan, "60 Minutes"
Q Score: 17
Brian Williams, "NBC Nightly News"
Q Score: 15
Chris Cuomo, "New Day"
Q Score: 15
Kate Bolduan, "New Day"
Q Score: 15
Diane Sawyer, "World News"
Q Score: 13
Ann Curry
Q Score: 13
Morley Safer, "60 Minutes"
Q Score: 13
Rachel Maddow, "The Rachel Maddow Show"
Q Score: 13
Tamron Hall, "News Nation"
Q Score: 13
Christiane Amanpour, "Amanpour"
Q Score: 12
Thomas Roberts, "MSNBC Live"
Q Score: 12
Michaela Pereira, "New Day"
Q Score: 12
Bill O'Reilly, "The O'Reilly Factor"
Q Score: 10
Piers Morgan, "Piers Morgan Live"
Q Score: 10
Nancy Grace, "Nancy Grace"
Q Score: 10
Sean Hannity, "Hannity"
Q Score: 10
Shephard Smith, "Shephard Smith Reporting"
Q Score: 10
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, "Sanjay Gupta MD"
Q Score: 9
Leslie Stahl, "60 Minutes"
Q Score: 9
Andrea Mitchell, "Andrea Mitchell Reports"
Q Score: 9
Alex Wagner, "Now"
Q Score: 8
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Q Score: 6
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