Neeraj Khemlani
Neeraj Khemlani is a Singaporean-born American serving as the co-president of CBS News and CBS Television Stations.[1]
Early life[]
Khemlani was born in Singapore with Indian ancestry and was raised in New York City. He graduated with an undergraduate degree from Cornell University in 1992 and a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.
Career[]
Khemlani was an associate producer for ABC News anchorman Peter Jennings and produced pieces with Robert Krulwich for the Nightline and Good Morning America. He joined CBS News in 1998 as a producer for the 60 Minutes television news magazine, where he was responsible for researching, reporting and writing stories with various CBS News correspondents. He was a senior executive at Yahoo! News from 2006 to 2009. He joined the Hearst Corporation as a vice president in 2009.[2] On April 15, 2021, Khemlani and Wendy McMahon were named as co-heads of CBS News and CBS TV Stations, succeeding Peter Dunn and Susan Zirinsky.[1]
Personal life[]
He is married to Heather Cabot, an anchor and correspondent for ABC News. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations in New York.
Awards[]
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- 1995 DuPont Award for participation in ABC News’ coverage of the war in Bosnia
- 2002 Edward R. Murrow award for best investigative reporting
- 2003 Emmy nomination for Best Interview
- 2004 Emmy nomination for business reporting
- 2006 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Feature Story in a News Magazine
See also[]
- Indians in the New York City metropolitan region
- New Yorkers in journalism
References[]
- ^ a b Weprin, Alex (April 15, 2021). "Neeraj Khemlani and Wendy McMahon Named Co-Heads of CBS News and CBS TV Stations". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Corporate Management: Neeraj Khemlani". Hearst Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- American people of Sindhi descent
- Singaporean emigrants to the United States
- American businesspeople of Indian descent
- American people of Singaporean descent
- Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism alumni
- American Hindus
- Cornell University alumni
- Living people
- Sindhi people
- Presidents of CBS News