CBS Sports Chairman Sean McManus has known for over a year when he planned to retire and who would be his successor
McManus will retire in April after 27 years in charge. His successor will be David Berson, who has been president of CBS Sports for over 10 years.“The reaction has been very positive, so I feel good about everything,” McManus said. “We really don’t have any major rights negotiations coming up in in the next number of years. So, I think the timing is really good. And to be able to go out with a Super Bowl, March Madness, and The Masters is good timing for me and the division.
McManus, who joined CBS Sports as president in 1996, has had many achievements during his tenure, but the most significant remains reacquiring the NFL rights in 1998. CBS did not have games from 1994 through 1997, which led to a mass exodus of talent. Many went to Fox, which outbid CBS for the NFC package in 1993.
CBS also has the PGA Tour and PGA Championship through 2030 and the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament with Warner Discovery Sports through 2032. In recent years it has added a portfolio of soccer programming, including the UEFA Champions League, as well as Big Ten football. CBS is in its final year carrying the SEC Saturday afternoon game.
The retirement of McManus will mark the end of a long relationship between his family and CBS. McManus father, the late Jim McKay, was with CBS from 1950-61 before going to ABC, where he was best known for being the host of ABC’s “Wide World of Sports” as well as covering 12 Olympics.
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