David Rhodes Biography

David Rhodes is an American journalist and former CBS News president. He was born in December 1973 and he currently lives in New York City. He was named CBS President in February 2011.

He is the son of an Episcopalian father from Texas and a Jewish mother from New York. He attended Rice University in Houston and graduated in 1996.

He is the brother of the former deputy national security adviser for strategic communications for president Barack Obama, Ben Rhodes. He has been married to Emma Kahn since 2005 and he has two sons.

David Rhodes CBS News

David was responsible for all new content for CBS Television Network, CBS digital platforms, and CBS News radio.

In 2012, he oversaw the creation of CBS This Morning, a show designed for airing serious news focus. The show has delivered the largest CBS News viewership in nearly 30 years.

In 2014, he launched CBSN with CBS interactive. The show live streams CBS News journalism to new audiences and is available 24 hours a day on mobile on CBSNews.com. He joined CBS from Bloomberg LP where he worked as the head of U.S. Television.

He began his career with Fox News in 1996 where he later became the channel’s vice president and he was responsible for the network’s daily news and breaking news.

He has been named twice by Fortune magazine in the 40 Under 40 list. He has also been named by the Hollywood Reporter in the 35 Most Powerful People in Media and also by GQ in 50 Most Powerful People in Washington.

David Rhodes Awards

Rhodes turned into a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum at the gathering’s 2013 assembling in Yangon, Myanmar, and partakes in the discussion’s yearly gathering in Davos, Switzerland.

Rhodes arrived at the best 10 of Fortune Magazine’s 40 Under 40 of every 2013 and has been named to various media and business records, including The Hollywood Reporter’s 35 Most Powerful People in Media, Crain’s New York Business 40 Under 40, and GQ’s 50 Most Powerful People in Washington.

He is the Radio Television Digital News Foundation’s 2018 First Amendment Service Award beneficiary.

David Rhodes Age

He was born in December 1973 in New York City.

David Rhodes Wife

He has been married to Emma Kahn since 2005 and he has two sons.

David Rhodes Height

He is approximately 5’8” tall.

David Rhodes Net Worth

He has an estimated net worth of $2 million.