Sean James McManus (born February 16, 1955) is the chairman of CBS Sports and was the president of both CBS Sports and CBS News from 2005 to 2011.
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Education and early career
McManus graduated from Fairfield College Preparatory School, a private Jesuit high school in Fairfield, Connecticut, and Duke University.
In 1977, McManus began working as a production assistant and associate producer at ABC Sports.[1] In 1979, he moved to NBC Sports and in 1982, aged 27, he became its vice-president of program development.[1] Here he first became involved in rights negotiations, for sports such as the Olympic Games, football, tennis, basketball, horse racing and auto racing.[1]
In 1987, he became a senior vice president of American TV sales and programming for Trans World International, the television division of sports marketing firm International Management Group.[1]
Career at CBS
McManus was named president of CBS Sports in November 1996.[1] Here, he continued to be active in negotiating broadcast rights deals for major American sports, such as the National Football League, the NCAA, the PGA Tour and Southeastern Conference (SEC) football/ basketball.[1] He also oversaw a logo redesign for CBS Sports and rebranded CSTV's cable and digital businesses as CBS College Sports Network in 2008 and as CBS Sports Network in 2011.[1] He co-launched the digital network CBS Sports HQ in 2018 and supervised several Super Bowl broadcasts, including Super Bowl XLVII, Super Bowl LIII, and Super Bowl 50.[1]
McManus was named president of CBS News in October 2005 and continued to serve concurrently as president of sports.[1] As president of news, he oversaw building of a modern newsroom and control room in New York[1] and created the series CBS Reports: Children of the Recession.[1]
He was executive producer of Inside the NFL on Showtime.[1]
In September 2023, McManus announced that he would be stepping down from his position as Chairman of CBS Sports the following April with CBS Sports President David Berson succeeding him.[2][3]
Awards
McManus has won 15 Emmy Awards[1] and the Cynopsis Sports Media Legacy Award.[1] He was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2010[1] and the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2016.[1]
Personal life and family
McManus is the son of sportscaster Jim McKay (Jim McKay's legal surname was McManus).[4][5] He lives in Connecticut with his wife and children.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Sean McManus". CBS Press Express. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ Battaglio, Stephen (February 11, 2024). "In his last Super Bowl, CBS' Sean McManus reflects on 'the ultimate TV drama'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (September 26, 2023). "CBS Sports Chief Sean McManus to Retire, David Berson to Succeed". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Weisman, Jon (2011-03-26). "McManus happy to focus on games". Variety. Retrieved 2019-10-10.
- ^ Kelly, Jacques. "Margaret Dempsey McManus dies at 89," The Baltimore Sun, Friday, October 16, 2009.
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This page was last edited on 9 April 2024, at 03:17