Susan Zirinsky Bio, CBS42, Age Spouse Children Salary/Net Worth

Who is Susan Zirinsky?

American Emmy award and multi-award winning Journalist and Television Producer, Susan Zirinsky, worked with CBS 42 where she served the station as the President of CBS News between January 2019 till April of 2021.

Susan Zirinsky Date of Birth / Age

Zirinsky is 71 years as of 2023. She was born on 3rd March 1952.

Susan Zirinsky Height

Zirinsky is approximately 5 feet and 7 inches tall.

Susan Zirinsky Parents and Siblings

Zirinsky was born in New York and grew up in Neponsit, Queens, the daughter of Cynthia (née Finkelstein) and Richard Zirinsky (1915–2002). The sister, Barbara Faden, passed on due to cancer in 1999 at the age of 50. The mother was a founder of the Gracie Square Hospital in New York and also worked there as a psychotherapist. Her father was a real estate developer in New York. The Richard and Cynthia Zirinsky Center for Bipolar Disorder was named after both her parents for their philanthropy and is located on Mount Sinai Beth Israel.

Susan Zirinsky Spouse / Husband

Zirinsky and Joseph Peyronnin got married in 1984. Her husband Joseph is also a journalist and has won an Emmy Award. The lovely couple managed to cover the Tiananmen Square Massacre. In addition, the couple successfully adopted a baby girl from China and named her Zoe.

Susan Zirinsky Kids / Children

Zirinsky and Joseph Peyronnin got married in 1984 and the couple successfully adopted a baby girl from China and named her Zoe.

Susan Zirinsky Education

Zirinsky is a graduate of the American University School of Communications in Washington, DC, and has a career in broadcast journalism. In 2009 he delivered the 123rd graduation speech at the American University School of Communication.

Susan Zirinsky Career

Zirinsky, then 20 years old a sophomore at American University, joined the Washington bureau of CBS News in 1972. She worked as a production worker on weekends. During his senior year, he helped write articles on the Watergate scandal. After graduating, he continued to work for CBS in various capacities. Zirinsky was hired to cover the White House for CBS, which she has been doing for more than a decade. During this time he worked with Marcy McGinnis and Lesley Stahl, who became her mentors. She also specialized in reporting on political campaigns and wartime assignments. During the Gulf War, he went to Kuwait with Dan Rather, where she produced news, or rather reported live from Kuwait.

Besides being the senior executive producer of ‘48 Hours’ Susan produces breaking news specials for CBS News. Often, Susan collaborates with Bob Schieffer. She was nicknamed “Z” in the newsroom.

Zirinsky became the first female President and Senior Executive Producer of CBS News, replacing David Rhodes. Rhodes will stepped down as president of CBS News amid falling ratings and the fallout from revelations from an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against CBS News figures, Rhodes and the CBS network said. She was first offered the position in 2011, however, she turned the job down because it would have taken her away from the work she loves, which is producing.

Susan Zirinsky as the president and chief executive officer of CBS News

Susan is described as a media icon, legend, and pioneer. After Zirinsky became president and chief executive officer of CBS News, staffers said sentiment was upbeat and they hoped the appointment would lift spirits after a year of scandals. Over the years, Zirinsky has worked with Dan Rapha, Lesley Stahl, and Ed Bradley. Susan said she never forgot them, and his office had photos of the three presenters. In her role as President and Executive Producer of CBS News, she is described as having to clean up the bad guys, restore CBS’s credibility, improve viewership of declining rating news programs, and chronicle the future of CBS News. With the news that CBS This Morning executive producer Ryan Kadro has stepped down, finding a new CBS This Morning executive producer is high on his to-do list. She was also accused of naming a permanent full-time executive producer on 60 Minutes.

Zirinsky oversaw an overhaul of the news division as president of CBS News This included launching the “CBS Evening News together with Norah O’Donnell”. Also, she moved the broadcast to Washington, D.C., and hence became the only broadcast network nightly newscast which was based in the nation’s capital.

Zirinsky reimagined the “CBS This Morning” anchor team in 2019, co-hosted by Gayle King, Anthony Mason, and Tony Dokoupil. Therefore, this enhanced CBS News’ multi-platform presence growth. In addition, she named new executive leaders and various executive producers of many flagship programs like “60 Minutes”, and “CBS This Morning” (now “CBS Mornings”), .Also “CBS Evening News”, “48 Hours”, and CBS News Special Events units are included.

CBS 42

Susan works with CBS 42 where she serves alongside her fellow anchors, reporters, and meteorologists such as;

How Much Does Susan Zirinsky Earn?

Zirinsky earns an annual salary that ranges from $100,000-$500,000.

How Much is Susan Zirinsky Worth?

As an executive producer, Zirinsky has been able to accumulate a net worth that ranges from $1 million to $10 million.