CBS News Radio announces leadership change
CBS News Radio announced Monday a change in its leadership. Craig Swagler and Linda Coombs will be taking over the leadership duties for the division, reporting to Ingrid Ciprian-Matthews, Senior Vice President at CBS News. Linda will be the Director of Operations and will run the day to day and personnel management. Craig takes on the duties of General Manager and will oversee the business operation and editorial direction.
The change in leadership comes as Constance Lloyd, general manager of CBS News Radio since 2000, retires, ending a three-decade career with CBS News. Staff were informed of Lloyd's retirement Monday by Ciprian-Matthews, who recognized her extraordinary contributions during a long career with CBS News.
The leadership change elevates two extremely experienced individuals from within the CBS News team.
Linda Coombs has worked for more than 30 years producing breaking news, coordinating special events, and staffing the copy and assignment desks while at CBS News. She has brought in countless journalists into the CBS News family. Linda got her start as a local news reporter/anchor at WVOS in Monticello, New York. She then worked for a station in Charlotte, North Carolina, before moving back to New York to work for RKO Radio Networks in 1981 prior to joining CBS Radio.
Craig Swagler came to CBS News Radio as a desk assistant in 2001 and soon thereafter was in the Radio Special Events unit managing remote operations and logistics. He has served as Executive Producer of CBS News Radio Special Events since December 2005. Craig was the Executive Producer of CBS News Radio's coverage of the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Democratic and Republican conventions. Since 2013, Craig has been overseeing the editorial content and management of the network's vital morning hour broadcasts, including the World News Roundup.
