Susan Zirinsky (born March 3, 1952) is an American journalist and television news producer.
She has been the President of CBS News since January 2019.
She previously served as executive producer of 48 Hours from 1996 to 2019.
In 2003 she won a Primetime Emmy Award as producer of the documentary 9/11, which aired on CBS in 2002.In 2013, Zirinsky was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Television & Film Awards.As CBS News President and Senior Executive Producer, Zirinsky is responsible for CBS News broadcasts and the division's newsgathering across all platforms including television, CBS News Radio, CBSNews.com and CBSN.
Zirinsky is the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News.