Susan Swain (born December 23, 1954) is an American journalist, author and the co-CEO of C-SPAN.[1]
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 Swain in 2015 | |
| Born | December 23, 1954 |
| Alma mater | University of Scranton (BA) |
| Known for | Broadcasting executive at C-SPAN |
Early years
editSwain was born December 23, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swain was educated in public schools in the Philadelphia area. Swain studied at the University of Scranton where she graduated with B.A. in communications. In 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate.[citation needed]
Career
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Swain started working with C-SPAN in 1982. She began as a producer on a part-time basis, when C-SPAN was just one channel. As time went on she graduated to other assignments such as: full-time producer; programmer; and moderator for Washington Journal, C-SPAN's morning call-in/interview program. Swain was eventually promoted to; vice president of corporate communications, senior vice president, executive vice president. She became a director of Discovery Communications, Inc. on December 7, 2016.[2] With the retirement of network founder Brian Lamb, she is now co-president and CEO of C-SPAN.[3]
Retirement and leadership transition
editOn May 14, 2024, the C-SPAN board of directors announced that longtime CNN executive Sam Feist would become the new CEO. This announcement followed a national search initiated after Swain and Kennedy announced they would be retiring. Swain will stay on as CEO until Feist officially begins his duties in the summer of 2024.[4]
Bibliography
edit- First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women (PublicAffairs)
- The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in their Own Words (PublicAffairs)
- Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President (PublicAffairs)
- The presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best—and Worst—Chief Executives (PublicAffairs)
References
edit- ^ "Susan Swain". C-SPAN.
- ^ "Susan M Swain". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Susan Swain". National Press Foundation.
- ^ Jeremy Barr (May 14, 2024). "Sam Feist, longtime CNN executive, will become CEO of CSPAN". Washington Post.
External links
edit- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Susan Swain's oral history for The Cable Center's Hauser Oral History Collection, December 13, 2017
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