2016 special edition
TRANSCRIPT
COMMUNITY AND EDUCATIONAL OUT-
A MESSAGE FROM LESLIE MOONVES
As 2016 comes to a close, I am pleased to introduce this year’s Diversity Update. It has long been clear,
I believe, that diversity and inclusion make CBS a more successful company. And so we are committed
to fostering an environment where the content we develop and distribute, the workforce we employ, and
the suppliers we use all embrace this crucial initiative.
As you will see on the following pages, CBS remains steadfast in our commitment, and we are moving in
the right direction.
We have so much to be proud of this year, including our newly launched entertainment drama diversity casting initiative, which
helps us promote diversity in front of and behind the camera. Our new legal drama “Doubt” will be the first broadcast series fea-
turing a transgender series regular character played by a transgender actor, and two of our mid-season shows have diverse
leads. And like every year, 2016 was highlighted by our employees and our company’s involvement and many contributions
locally and nationally. In addition, CBS News’ Elaine Quijano became the first Asian-American journalist ever to moderate a
national debate, having served in that role for the recent vice presidential debate.
While our successes should be celebrated, we must also acknowledge the challenges ahead and continue to work to create a
workplace that reflects diverse perspectives.
In closing, I would like to thank all of our Diversity and Inclusion champions for their terrific work, and of course Josie Thomas,
EVP, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer for her leadership. An effective diversity strategy begins with our leaders, but the con-
tinuing commitment and focus of every employee is integral to our success.
Leslie Moonves,
President and CEO, CBS Corporation
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CBS DIVERSITY WEBSITETHE PLACE TO GO FOR ALL THE LATEST INFORMATION ABOUT DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
AT CBS
The CBS Diversity website provides
employees and other interested readers with
a wealth of information about company-wide
diversity and inclusion programs and related
initiatives happening internally and externally.
To stay up to date on diversity and inclusion across the CBS Corporation from the
CBS Diversity Institute to the CBS Diversity Council, with vignettes about your col-
leagues and our outreach partners as well as events and news, please visit
www.cbsdiversity.com.
CBS CORPORATION DIVERSITY COUNCIL EAST COAST EVENT DRAWS CAPACITY CROWD TO THE BROADCAST CENTER
At a standing room-
only event at Studio
42 in the CBS
Broadcast Center in
NYC on July 13, the
CBS Corporation
Diversity Council
held its second East Coast Networking and
Informational Event. The gathering was organized to
provide New York area employees with the opportu-
nity to learn from their colleagues and Diversity
Council members about CBS’s ongoing and wide-
ranging diversity and inclusion programs, business
unit activities and employee engagement initia-
tives, including Employee Resource Groups.
Highlighting the event was an hour-long kick-
off special session, at which Council Chair
Josie Thomas, CBS Corporation EVP, Chief
Diversity and Inclusion Officer, sat down with
Mellody Hobson, president of the money-man-
agement firm Ariel Investments, former Chair
of the Board for DreamWorks Animation
SKG, popular contributor to CBS News and
recognized as one of TIME magazine’s
2015 Top 100 Influential People in the
World. Noted Thomas: “It was truly an
honor for all of us in the jam packed
Studio to have the opportunity to hear
from such a well-respected thought
leader on subjects ranging from finan-
cial literacy to the importance of inclu-
sive sponsorship, as well as her career
journey and leadership lessons.”
Among other highlights of the event was
the line of employees at a book signing
with Simon & Schuster author Melba
Wilson, the reigning queen of American
comfort food.
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“These events are incrediblyimportant to us as we moveforward to learn more aboutdiversity and inclusion andcelebrate its developmenthere at CBS.”
Leslie Moonves, CBSChairman and CEO
CBS HOLDS ANNUAL SUPPLIER DIVERSITYNETWORKING EVENT AT CBS STUDIO CENTER
On Nov. 16, CBS hosted its annual Supplier
Diversity Outreach Event at CBS Studio Center.
Company Chairman and CEO Leslie Moonves
(above) provided remarks, and Kevin Frazier, co-
host of “Entertainment Tonight,” led the annual
awards presentation. More than 50 diverse-owned
companies participated in the event, which also
included a supplier expo and targeted matchmaker
meetings.
In recognizing the importance of the Supplier
Diversity Initiative at CBS, Leslie Moonves
said: “Supplier diversity is good business for
CBS. By integrating supplier diversity into our
sourcing process, we ensure that all vendors
have equal access to opportunities to do busi-
ness with CBS.”
Unique Catering, a Veteran-owned company
that supports major CBS Sports events, and
Sandra Reed-Funnell were presented with
the Diverse Supplier Recognition and Internal
Advocate Awards, respectively.
The event was managed and coordinated by
Natalie Robinson, VP of Strategic Sourcing &
Supplier Diversity and Sandra Reed-Funnell,
from CBS Studio Center. Tom Hogan, Chief Procurement Officer, emceed the event. Also in the program were
remarks from Mike Klausman, EVP, West Coast Operations & Engineering, President CBS Studio Center,
Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, EVP, Diversity, Inclusion & Communications at CBS Entertainment, Josie Thomas, EVP,
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer and Mike Smyklo, SVP of Strategic Sourcing.
At the Supplier Diversity Outreah event: Kevin Frazier,co-host of “Entertainment Tonight” (2nd from right);Josie Thomas, CBS EVP, Chief Diversity and InclusionOfficer (4th from left); and Tom Hogan, CBS ChiefProcurement Officer (4th from right), with members ofthe CBS Diversity leadership team.
L-R: Sandra Reed-Funnell, recipient of the Internal AdvocateAward; Tom Hogan, CBS Chief Procurement Officer; BarryShapiro, owner of Unique Catering and recipient of the DiverseSupplier Recognition Award, and Josie Thomas.
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OUTREACH
l CBS Diversity hosted its 11th annual Diversity
Sketch Comedy Showcase at the El Portal Theatre in
North Hollywood, which was filled beyond its 360-seat
capacity with agents, managers, studio and network exec-
utives and Hollywood tastemakers. Under the guidance of
director Rick Najera (writing credits include “In Living
Color,” “MADtv” and “Latinologues on Broadway”) 23
actors and 60 writers, selected from more than 4,000 who
applied, wrote more than 1,300 sketches and performed
all original material. The four day event was produced by
CBS Casting SVP Fern Orenstein, who has been in
charge of Diversity Talent Showcases for CBS since
2002. Past participants in CBS Diversity Sketch Comedy
Showcases include Justin Hires (MACGYVER), Kate
McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Geoffrey Arend
(MADAM SECRETARY), Eugene Codero (CRAZY EX-
GIRLFRIEND), Masi Oka (HAWAII FIVE-0) and many
more. The event was the subject of a high-profile article in
the Los Angeles Times which noted that the Showcase
organizers “spend a lot of time working with minority writ-
ers as well as developing hundreds of sketches to find the
two dozen or so that make the final cut.”
l The CBS Law Department hosted high school stu-
dents from the New York City Bar CLICKS Pipeline
Initiative for a studio tour and roundtable discussion with
lawyers to discuss career opportunities in sports and
entertainment. The CLICKS Program is a pipeline part-
nership with the Council on Legal Education Opportunity
that seeks to empower under-served high school stu-
dents through structured mentorship, pre-employment
workshops, and co-curricular programming. Law
Department personnel participating in the program
included Jamal Brown, Sonya Mirbagheri Cheney,
Mark Engstrom, David Hillman, Joe Richburg,
Michael Rona, David Shapiro, Adrian Stubbs and
Ethan Tyer.
l Kevin Frazier, co-host of CBS Television
Distribution’s ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT, served as
emcee for the MLK Community Health Foundation’s
Third Annual Living the Dream Luncheon held in down-
town Los Angeles. CBS was a sponsor of the event
where monies raised supported the new MLK
Community Hospital that opened in August of last year.
l The Smithsonian
Channel (co-owned by
SHOWTIME and The
Smithsonian Institution) hosted
a screening in Atlanta of
"Major League Legends: Hank
Aaron" in celebration of Black
History Month and baseball
legend Hank Aaron’s 82nd
birthday. Among those in
attendance at the event were
numerous Smithsonian Channel executives. In photo at
top right, Hank Aaron is seated in front.
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CBS GETS PERFECT SCORE IN NATIONALCORPORATE EQUALITY INDEX
For the third straight year,
CBS Corporation stands
out as a leader in the fight
for basic fairness, receiving a perfect score of 100 percent on
the 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI). Administered by
the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the CEI is a
national benchmarking survey and report on corporate poli-
cies and practices related to LGBT workplace equality. More
award news on page 16.
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l On Monday, Feb. 22, Gwen Marcus, EVP, General
Counsel, Showtime Networks was the featured lun-
cheon speaker at the NAMWOLF (National Association
of Minority-and Women-Owned Law Firms) Annual
Business Meeting in New Orleans. In her keynote,
Marcus shared her personal and professional story as a
woman and a lesbian in the legal profession and sug-
gested ways women-and-minority-owned law firms can
increase their business. Her presentation included
diversity-related clips from SHOWTIME programming,
demonstrating the Networks’ decades-long commitment
to and celebration of diversity. Anthony Bongiorno of
the CBS Law Department was also in attendance and
made many connections which will prove useful in fur-
thering the Law Department’s mission to increase
CBS’s retention of women and minority-owned law
firms.
l On March
9, CBS
Sports host-
ed a group of
St. John's
University
Sports
Management
students at Sports' New York Broadcast Center offices to
learn about careers in sports production. This was fol-
lowed by a tour of the CBS Sports' operations facilities in
the Broadcast Center led by Drew Kaliski, the Producer
of The NFL Today. The group experienced an up close
look at the NCAA "March Madness" set, the Sports con-
trol room, as well as edit facilities.
l At the “Suits & Sneakers” challenge on March 17, the
CBS Cares teams rallied again to raise much-needed
money on behalf of the American Cancer Society.
Annually on “Challenge Day,” basketball coaches and all
other supporters nationwide trade in their dress shoes for
sneakers to bring awareness to the fight against cancer.
In photo above is the CBS Radio Minneapolis/CBS
Cares “Suits & Sneakers” challenge team.
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HIGH SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS: 2016
In connection with the CBS Corporation
Diversity Council’s High School Partnership
Initiative, scholarships to aid with college expens-
es have been awarded to seniors at the Council’s
partner high schools (two seniors at each school):
the High School for Environmental Studies in
New York and North Hollywood High School in
Los Angeles. In award ceremonies in June,
Council member Barbara Matos awarded the
scholarships at the High School for Environmental
Studies. Council members Catrice Monson and
Franco Alvarez awarded the scholarships at
North Hollywood High School. ... Plus, Studio
Center provided a significant contribution to North Hollywood High School for its music and band program through the Los
Angeles City Arts Development program fee for the Lagoon Building. The Diversity Council continues its successful high
school partnership in the 2016-17 school year with events planned for later in December.
In photo, top left: Barbara Matos (center), VP Diversity andInclusion, CBS Corporation, with New York’s High School forEnvironmental Studies scholarship recipients. In photo, top right:Franco Alvarez (left), Manager, Production, CBS TV Studios, withNorth Hollywood High School scholarship recipients and CatriceMonson (far right), SVP Diversity and Inclusion, CBS Corporation.
St. John’s University students at theCBS Broadcast Center
OUTREACH ACROSS OUR TV STATIONS
WCBS-TV/WLNY-TV New York joined the fight against lupus by serving as a media partner during
the Lupus Research Alliance’s Walk with Us to Cure Lupus event on Saturday, Oct. 15. Nine out of
10 people who have lupus are women. Sports anchor Otis Livingston appeared in PSAs explaining
the disease and encouraging viewers to support the walk; meteorologist Vanessa Murdock con-
ducted interviews and weather reports; Steve Overmyer, CBS 2 and WLNY 10/55 sports anchor
and reporter kicked off opening ceremonies. More than 4,000 walkers attended the walk and raised
$1.5 million to increase awareness and funds for lupus research. ... KCBS-TV/KCAL-TV Los
Angeles held its sixth annual Stephanie’s Day, “A Very Special Day for Very Special Families,” on
June 11. The event, a resource fair for special needs children and their families, was established by
the duopoly’s president and general manager, Steve Mauldin, more than 19 years ago and was
inspired by his daughter, Stephanie, who was diagnosed with autism at age two. ... KPIX-
TV/KBCW-TV employees joined forces with CBS Interactive staffers to walk in the 29th annual
San Francisco AIDS Walk on July 17, raising nearly $6,000. ... KOVR-TV/KMAX-TV Sacramento
have live Spanish interpreters inside a sound proof booth that translate more than 50 hours of com-
bined programming each week. The simultaneous secondary audio program Spanish translation
features male and female voice translation. ... KYW-TV/WPSG-TV Philadelphia teamed up with
Susan G. Komen and the Philly POPS Orchestra for a first-ever breast health education and
empowerment concert for African-American, Asian-American and Latina breast cancer survivors.
... KCNC-TV Denver partnered with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to host the 2nd
Annual Girls & Science event on March 5 to encourage girls to step into and explore careers in sci-
ence, technology, engineering, arts and math. More than 30 KCNC employees (including reporters
and anchors) volunteered for Girls & Science and KCNC Meteorologist Lauren Whitney hosted
the CBS4 Weather Lab clubhouse that showed girls how to forecast the weather.
WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV Detroit was the television sponsor for The Concert of Colors, held every July at several major venues and
featuring music from different countries and cultures. It was a free event sponsored by the Ford Foundation and The Arab
American National Museum. ... WWJ-TV/WKBD-TV Detroit were the television sponsors of the Sickle Cell Walk which was held
on Sept. 10 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History. The event is sponsored by the Sickle Cell
Disease Association of America – Michigan Chapter. ... KTVT-TV/ KTXA-TV Dallas-Fort Worth hosted the stations’ 13th annu-
al Stephanie’s Day on Saturday, June 18 at NorthPark Center. It featured free interactive fun for children, including face painting,
clowns and music therapy as well as helpful information for parents. In February KTXA-TV aired The Black Academy of Arts and
Letters’ 33rd Annual Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. Concert. ... KPIX-TV/KBCW-TV
San Francisco holds four Ethnic Heritage Celebrations a year – the Black History Month celebration in February, Asian American
and Pacific Islander Heritage celebration in May, LGBT celebration in June and National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration in
September. The stations partner with a community organization for each event and invite community leaders, business profes-
sionals and city leaders to their studios where on-air staff, producers and managers mingle with guests to discuss important local
issues.
KDKA-TV Pittsburgh once again participated in The Frank Bolden Urban Journalism Workshop, a highly competitive journal-
ism training program created to introduce minority high school students to journalism and inspire them to consider careers in the
field. ... WJZ-TV Baltimore hosted the annual Black History Oratory Competition open to all high school students in Maryland.
Students write an original essay based on an inspirational quote from a notable African American. From the submitted essays, 20
students are selected to memorize their essays and present their orations before audience members and judges at the Reginald
F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture. Top winners receive cash and scholarship gift cards.
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KCBS Stephanie’s Day
WCBS Lupus event
KPIX Asian PacificAmerican HeritageMonth celebration
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l Over 30 12th-grade students and administrators from
The Social Justice Humanities Academy in Sylmar,
Calif., were hosted at the CBS Broadcast Center by
KCBS2/KCAL9 news operations and CBS’s
Western News Bureau. In recognition of careers
in journalism, the students heard from presenters
Carlos Avelar, Rodney Cummings and Olivia
Campos-Bergeron, along with KCBS2 morning
news anchors and reporters Rick Garcia, Juan
Fernandez, Luisa Hodge, Deputy Bureau
Network Chief Sherri Sylvester and correspondent
Carter Evans. The students toured through news studios
and bureau operations and had lunch in the news confer-
ence room.
l On Sept. 24, the
Smithsonian
Institution opened the
National Museum of
African American
History and Culture,
the only national muse-
um devoted exclusively
to the documentation
of African American life,
history and culture.
CBS Corporation,
through its
Smithsonian Channel, has donated over $5 milion to the
museum as well as 130 videos for the inaugural exhibits.
Signifying CBS’s commitment to this important new
museum, the Company is being recognized as a
Cornerstone Level Founding Donor.
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EMMA BOWEN FOUNDATION
As a founding sponsor of the Emma L.
Bowen Foundation for Minority
Interest in Media (EBF), CBS has been
mentoring Emma Bowen students
throughout the company since 1989 –
27 years. Since that time 44 graduates
have worked for CBS Corporation, including 16 currently. In
total there have been 60 EBF graduates from CBS
Corporation.
Each year, all interns in the Emma Bowen program travel to
New York to attend their annual conference, during which
CBS hosts an event for all CBS Emma Bowen interns at the
company headquarters. At the 2016 gathering, Swin Cash,
host of CBS Sports Network’s “We Need To Talk” spoke
about her career as an athlete and broadcaster, and provid-
ed advice to the interns just beginning their media careers.
Currently, two CBS executives sit on the Emma Bowen
Board of Directors: Chairman Tony Ambrosio, Senior
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and
Chief Human Resources Officer, CBS Corporation, who is
actively helping Dr. Rahsaan Harris, the Foundation’s CEO
guide the organization through an important evolution in its
28 year history as he evolves it to EBF 2.0. Also on the
Board is Peter Dunn, President of CBS Television Stations.
Michael Alvarez, Emma Bowen
Foundation 2008 Graduate: Michael
graduated from DePaul University in
2008 with a Bachelor of Communication
in Radio, TV and Film. Through the
Emma Bowen Foundation, Michael
interned at CBS in numerous departments, from Advertising
Sales, Marketing, Research, Accounting and Community
Relations to the newsroom of WCBS in NY and WBBM in
Chicago. Currently he is a National Account Executive at
CBS Television Stations in Los Angeles. Michael is so grate-
ful for meeting Sandra Rice from the Emma L. Bowen
Foundation. When he met Ms. Rice, he expressed interest
in working in media production, but Rice immediately recog-
nized his talent and set up a meeting with the president of
CBS TV Stations. CBS Corporation embraced him as family
when he was just a high school student and empowered
him to exceed expectations in all of life's ventures.
Josie Thomas (R) with DavidRoyle, EVP of programmingand production, atSmithsonian Channel, at themuseum opening.
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l CBS Corporation VP,
Diversity and Inclusion,
Barbara Matos and CBS
Entertainment SVP
Casting, Fern Orenstein
participated in Quórum
Call – a joint effort between The National Hispanic
Foundation for the Arts and Fusion, in association with
the District of Columbia’s Office of Latino Affairs. The
goal was to bring together Latino-themed content cre-
ators and diverse media platforms in order to help jump-
start contemporary Latino film, TV and web content. The
two-day media pitch conference consisted of a day of
advice from industry professionals, followed by a day of
one-on-one content pitches.
l Josie Thomas, EVP, Chief Diversity and Inclusion
Officer, CBS Corporation, was featured on a panel mod-
erated by Fredricka Whitfield, anchor, CNN, on “Gender
Diversity: Turning Ideas into Action” at the Women in
Cable Telecommunications (WICT) NY 2016 Executive
Women’s Luncheon. Other panelists included: David L.
Cohen, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Diversity Officer, Comcast Corporation; Wanda Bryant
Hope, Chief Diversity Officer, Johnson and Johnson;
Deepali Bagati, Ph.D, Executive Director, U.S, Catalyst
Inc; and Christine Driessne, Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer, ESPN.
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Josie Thomas, EVP, Chief Diversity and Inclusionofficer, CBS Corporation (far right) with WICT, NYpanel members.
EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL SYMPOSIUMHOSTED AT BLACK ROCK
In October, Josie Thomas, EVP, Chief Diversity and Inclusion
officer, CBS Corporation, who is an Executive Leadership
Council member, hosted an ELC Honors Symposium at CBS
NY Headquarters. The Honors Symposium is designed to intro-
duce a select group of ELC’s college scholarship recipients to a
wide range of business-related careers and industries to
increase leadership. At the professional career development
session at CBS, scholars were welcomed by Thomas and heard
presentations from Mickey Carter, Senior Vice President,
Television Networks Distribution, CBS Corporation; Marc
DeBevoise, President and Chief Operating Officer, CBS
Interactive; Marsha Cooke, Vice President, News Services,
CBS News; and Andrea Lontoc, National Programs Manager,
CBS EcoMedia. Said Ronald C. Parker, president and CEO, The Executive Leadership Council (ELC), “The scholars were
thrilled by the privileged opportunity to learn from you and other members of the CBS team. They were impressed by your can-
dor in sharing your professional experiences and accomplishments, and valued your practical insights that will benefit their
future careers in corporate America. Your impact and the Honors Symposium experience will be a source of motivation for
years to come.” The Executive Leadership Council (ELC) is the preeminent membership organization committed to increasing
the number of global black executives in C-Suites, on corporate boards and in global enterprises.
Marc DeBevoise, President and Chief OperatingOfficer, CBS Interactive, speaking at the ELCSymposium
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l CBS Diversity and Inclusion, CBS Entertainment
and CBS News Washington celebrated Hispanic
Heritage Month with the National Hispanic Foundation
for the Arts at their 20th Anniversary Noche de Gala
honoring Latino talent in the media and entertainment
communities. ... CBS Government Affairs sponsored a
table that CBS Corporation Diversity and Inclusion hosted
at the 39th Annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus
Institute Awards
Gala which hon-
ors the individual
and collective
achievements of
Latino leaders.
CBS’s Barbara
Matos (center in
photo above) hosted the table.
l After months of fundraising and anticipation, the
CBS Cares Team ran and walked in the Komen Race
for the Cure in Central Park on Saturday, Sept. 10.
The team, from across the corporation, raised a signifi-
cant amount of money for the charity, with the help of
the CBS Women's Networking Group. Phoebe
Gittelson, co-founder of the Women's Networking
Group, led the day's activities.
l Catrice Monson (far left), SVP Diversity and
Inclusion,was featured on a Sept. 14 panel hosted by
the USC Society of Trojan Women and the
University of Southern California Marshall School
of Business Alumni Association at the California
Club in downtown Los Angeles. The panel focused on
balancing challenges, managing change and empower-
ing women. The panelists drew on their career paths
and experiences, the concept of mentorship and spon-
sorship and the value of negotiation and networking.
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CBS ON TOURCOMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
This year CBS Entertainment Diversity continued its
community outreach program, CBS ON TOUR. This pro-
gram created by Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Executive Vice
President of Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion and
Communications, takes CBS executives out of the office
and onto university and junior college campuses to speak
with students about careers both in front of and behind the
camera. The mission of the program is to bridge the gap
between the classroom and a career in the entertainment
industry by giving students an in-depth look at career
opportunities from the perspective of CBS Entertainment
executives. Students are also encouraged to apply for
CBS Entertainment internships.
As part of our CBS On Tour, executives visited with Park
Point University, USC, UCLA, the University of San
Diego, the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, the
University of Arizona, Mount Saint Mary’s University,
The Junior Blind of America and the California
Institute of the Arts among others.
SELECTED KEY PROMOTIONS 2016
Kurt Davis was named Executive Vice President, Affiliate Relations for the CBS
Television Network. In his new role, Davis, who has served as Vice President, News
Services for CBS News since 2013, oversees all day-to-day operations for the Network
affiliate relations department. He also works closely with Ray Hopkins, who will continue to
oversee business affairs and affiliation agreements. ... Replacing Davis as Vice President,
News Services, for CBS News is Marsha Cooke, a CBS News journalist and executive
with more than two decades of experience at the Network. Most recently, Cooke was
Executive Editor of Content at CBSN, CBS News’ 24/7 digital streaming news network.
Armando Gutierrez (far left), who has served as
Senior Vice President, Business Operations for CBS
Local Digital Media since 2011, has been promoted to
Chief Financial Officer of the group. In his previous
position, Gutierrez was responsible for establishing
and building out process and procedures for finance,
planning and sales. As part of the Local Digital leadership team, he will work closely with CBS Corporation management to
ensure the continued growth of this very important part of the company’s business. ... Catrice Monson (second from left), who
most recently served as Senior Vice President, Labor Relations for the CBS Television Network, was named Senior Vice
President, Diversity and Inclusion for the CBS Corporation reporting to Josie Thomas, Executive Vice President, Chief
Diversity and Inclusion Officer, CBS Corporation. Based in Los Angeles, Monson works with Thomas to expand and enhance
impact oriented diversity initiatives which serve the CBS Corporation and its business units, and also complements the
diversity initiatives led by Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i, Executive Vice President, Diversity, Inclusion & Communications for CBS
Entertainment. Monson is an active member of the CBS Corporation Diversity Council and the CBS Corporation Volunteer
Committee. ... Kenetta Bailey (second from right) was named Senior Vice President, Marketing, CBS RADIO. She most
recently led her own consulting firm, KB Consulting, where she worked with a variety of start-up businesses on subscriber
growth, social media and branding from 2015-16. She was Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer for Comcast
& Radio One’s TV One Network from 2011-13. ... Johnny Green (far right) has been named News Director for CBS Boston’s
WBZ-TV. He joined the station as Assistant News Director in 2015.
Susan Lundgren (far left) was named Senior Vice President,
Communications, CBS Interactive. In her role as the top
communications post at CBS Interactive, Lundgren oversees all external
and internal communications and public relations efforts for CBS
Interactive and its portfolio of digital brands. She was previously Vice
President, Communications, at CBS Interactive. ... Joanna Brahim
(center) was named to the newly created role of Vice President,
Communications at Smithsonian Channel, the joint venture between Showtime Networks Inc. and the Smithsonian Institution
She joins Smithsonian Channel from TLC, where she served as Senior Director, Publicity. ... Jennifer Goddard (right) was
named Editor in Chief of Watch!, the bi-monthly official magazine of CBS which is now celebrating its 10-year anniversary. A
member of the original team who helped launch Watch!, Goddard most recently led the magazine’s day-to-day operations as
its managing editor, a position she has held since 2008.
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BELOW ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR VETERANS DAY ISSUE OF 2016
l On Sept. 8, stars of the new CBS series MACGYVER – George
Eads (far left) and Lucas Till (second from right) – rang the NYSE’s
closing bell. They were joined by executive producer Peter Lenkov
(second from left) and Exchange president Tom Farley. The event
capped a full day of publicity for their freshman series, including appear-
ances on CBS THIS MORNING, CBSN, WCBS-TV and CBS Television
Distribution’s RACHAEL RAY. In addition, CBS Marketing, partnering
with CBS Publicity, provided the stock traders with a pizza lunch,
served in branded pizza boxes that can be “MacGyvered” into birdhous-
es, iPad stands and more.
l On Sept. 11, CBS Marketing was invited by the Georgia
Department of Defense to host a world premiere screening of MAC-
GYVER for military families at Joint Forces Headquarters in Marietta. A
Q&A panel featuring series stars Lucas Till, George Eads, Justin
Hires and Tristin Mays was moderated by Sharon Reed, main anchor
of CBS46 in Atlanta, who also reported on the event for her station.
Lucas’s father, Lieutenant Colonel John Till, U.S. Army (pictured, far
left), was in attendance among the 300 guests, as was First Sergeant
Samuel Larsh (far right) of the Georgia Department of Defense.
l An official CBS Veterans Network website launched in early
November at www.cbsvetnet.com. The objective of the site is to
helps veterans initiatives grow throughout all of CBS and to
inspire company veterans to self-identify and become a part of
this growing network.
l On Nov. 3, former Marine and attorney and now an inspirational speaker and leadership consultant, Justin Constantine
spoke to CBS employees in Los Angeles about leadership and overcoming adversity. Justin, who survived a gunshot wound
recently completed his first book, My Battlefield, Your Office, which focuses on teaching mid-level managers how to lead people.
Justin is also a Presidential Leadership Scholar, and leads a team at the United States Chamber of Commerce focused on
employment for wounded warriors and caregivers. To learn more, visit Justin’s website: www.justinconstantine.com
l On Nov. 4, CBS partnered with the United Service
Organizations (USO) and WCBS/WLNY to host a “Bicycle Build” as
part of WCBS/ WLNY’s “A Safer City” initiative. “A Safer City”
emphasizes the importance of cyclists, drivers and pedestrians work-
ing together to follow all traffic signals, signs and safety regulations.
The USO is the nation’s leading organization to serve the men and
women in the U.S. military and their families. Together CBS and the
USO distributed bicycles to children in military families and taught
them the rules of the road. Not only did the children get new bicy-
cles and helmets, but CBS volunteers had the opportunity to interact
with some of our brave men and women in uniform.
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l On Thursday, Oct. 6, CBS Entertainment Diversity
celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with an inclusion,
dialogue event held at Carla’s Café, CBS Studio City. The
gathering featured stars Adam Rodriguez (CRIMINAL
MINDS) and Wilmer Valderrama (NCIS) who shared
their professional journeys and offered advice to an audi-
ence of more than 200 people. Attendees included mem-
bers from The National Hispanic Media Coalition
(NHMC), The National Association of Latino
Independent Producers (NALIP) and Nosotros, plus
emerging talent and press. The event was moderated by
NALIP’s Ben Lopez and featured (in photo above,L-R):
Lopez, Valderrama, Bridget Wiley (EVP, Current
Programs, CBS Entertainment and CBS Television
Studios) and Rodriguez.
l CBS Interactive
worked with
Students Rising
Above (SRA),
which is dedicated to impacting
the future through the cultivation
of extraordinary youth investing in
low-income, first generation col-
lege students who have demon-
strated a deep commitment to
education and strength of charac-
ter while overcoming tremendous odds of poverty home-
lessness and neglect. As a result of that partnership,
CBSi recruited interns from SRA to work in Sales and
Human Resources. In addition, CBSi partnered with and
recruited interns from Making Waves which is committed
to preparing students to gain acceptance and graduate
from college to ultimately become valuable contributors to
the workforce. ... CBSi also rolled out its inaugural CBSi
Cares Day on August 25 which was a hugely successful
volunteer day and employees were able to work with vari-
ous non-profit and community organizations.
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MY CBS JOURNEY VIGNETTES
In 2016, CBS Diversity, in partnership with the creative team at
EcoMedia, added to the library of beautifully shot and edited “My CBS
Journey” videos highlighting the diverse careers and life experiences of
employees across the corporation. This year, Fern Orenstein, Senior Vice
President, Talent and Casting, and Noriko Kelly, Senior Vice President,
Scheduling and Program Planning shared their thoughts about what diver-
sity and inclusion means to them, as well as their career development at
CBS. To view Fern’s and Noriko’s profiles, go to http://www.cbscorpora-
tion.com/diversity/my-cbs-journey/ To view the “CBS My Journey” vignettes,
as well as “Our CBS Experience” videos, go to www.cbsdiversity.com and
click on “Our CBS Experience” or “My CBS Journey.”
NorikoKelly
FernOrenstein
EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
l In celebra-
tion of Black
History
Month
(February),
RAD, the CBS
Diversity
Employee
Resource
Group,
together with Simon & Schuster imprint Atria Books,
hosted a lunch and conversation with award-winning
author, researcher and analyst Farai Chideya at CBS
headquarters in New York. Chideya (addressing RAD
members in photo above) discussed her book, TheEpisodic Career, a big-picture vision of the world econo-
my, as well as the particulars of salary, family, health and
lifestyle that are needed to thrive in a rapidly changing
world. (More S&S news on page 15)
l In March, the CBS Women’s Networking Group
hosted a Women’s History Month luncheon with guest
speaker Wendy Diamond, founder of Animal Fair maga-
zine as well as “Women’s Entrepreneurship Day,” which
was launched at the United Nations last year. Josie
Thomas, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity and
Inclusion Officer, CBS Corporation, introduced Diamond
by highlighting the recently released 2016 Everest report
and its focus on women as transformative and innovative
leaders. Diamond spoke of her career and how she
came to found “Women’s Entrepreneurship Day,” a day to
pledge to support women-owned businesses and causes
around the world, and then she took questions from the
audience.
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CBS LAUNCHESENTERTAINMENT DIVERSITY NEWSLETTER
In March 2016, CBS Entertainment Diversity launched
Reflections, a monthly newsletter. Distributed the first week of
every month to more than 700 subscribers, Reflections high-
lights the department’s initiatives, programs and community
outreach. “Reflections provides readers an ‘Instagram’ shot of
everything we’re doing to promote diversity and inclusion in
the community. Not only is it a testament to our company’s
commitment to diversity, but it’s my hope that it will inspire
emerging talent within the entertainment industry,” said
Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, EVP, Entertainment Diversity,
Inclusion and Communications, CBS Entertainment.
Email [email protected] to subscribe to
Reflections and be sure to follow the team on both Twitter
and Instagram @CBSEntDiversity!
EYE ON ANGLE
CBS ANGLE had another
successful year as the
Company’s LGBT Employee
Resource Group, ANGLE continued to offer the opportunity
for employees to network both internally and externally with
colleagues in media. We had several high profile networking
events in both New York and Los Angeles — participation
included CBS, ABC, Time Warner, NBC and Viacom.
In photo (L-R): Josie Thomas, Executive VicePresident, Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer; WendyDiamond; Phoebe Gittelson, CorporateCommunications Associate; Maggie Liu, AssociateMergers & Acquisitions; Barbara Matos, Vice PresidentDiversity.
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l On March
18, CBS
Entertainment
Diversity took
networking to
a whole new
level by host-
ing a breakfast
mixer speed-
dating style.
Fifteen direc-
tors met with
Glenn Geller,
President,
CBS Entertainment, David Stapf, President, CBS
Studios, along with CBS Current Programming and
Development executives. ... On Oct. 14, Glenn Geller,
President, CBS Entertainment; David Stapf, President,
CBS Studios; Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i, EVP, CBS
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A selection of notable publishing of diverse interest at Simon &
Schuster in 2016:
Nobody – Eric Lamont Hill
Around the Way Girl – Taraji P. Henson
The Wait – Devon Franklin & Meagan Goode
Grit – Angela Duckworth
You Got This – Maya Penn
Melba’s American Comfort – Melba Wilson
Walking With The Muse – Pat Cleveland
Black Lotus – Si’lai Abrams
What I Told My Daughter – Nina Tassler
EYE ON: SIMON & SCHUSTER
EVENTS: In celebration of Black History
Month, the Simon & Schuster Rockefeller
Center Diversity Council hosted an event on
Feb. 26 for S&S employees where Ilyasah
Shabazz (pictured above, fourth from left with
S&S employees), daughter of civil rights
leader Malcolm X, discussed her children’s
book MALCOLM LITTLE which provides a
unique glimpse into her father’s formative years and more. ...
On March 2, Simon & Schuster Director of Staffing Joy Bertan
represented the company at an event at Purchase College in
Purchase, NY. At the gathering, which was co-sponsored by the
Multicultural Center, Latinos Unidos and Students of Caribbean
Ancestry (S.O.C.A.), Bertan gave a presentation on careers in pub-
lishing. ... In June S&S hosted an author event featuring Laurent
Linn and his book, Draw the Line about a young gay artist and his
super hero alter ego. ... October’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration
featured Crystal Velazques, author of the Hunters of Chaos series,
featuring the latest title in the series, Circle of Lies. ... In November
an author event was hosted featuring Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, author
of Muslim Girl, a harrowing and candid memoir about coming of age
as a Muslim American in the wake of 9/11.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH: S&S held its 14th Annual
Community Outreach Day on June 14. S&S teamed up with 15 orga-
nizations in the tri-state area, Riverside, NJ, and Nashville, TN to
volunteer more than 160 employees participated with 15 organiza-
tions on various projects in the Tristate area. In addition, our col-
leagues at Howard Books in Nashville and the Distribution Center
in Riverside, New Jersey held locally-focused Community Outreach
Days for their staffs. ... Representatives of
S&S’s Riverside Distribution Center partici-
pated in “Hiring Our Heroes,” a veteran-focused
event on April 8 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-
Lakehurst in New Jersey. ... Simon &
Schuster’s adopted high school, High School
for Media and Communication and the
Simon & Schuster Diversity Council devel-
oped a new initiative -- RISE -- to help
students and faculty understand the publishing
process . ... This year’s S&S Book Scholarship
Recipient, awarded at S&S’s adopted high school was Amber
Montalvo, her class’s salutatorian, a member of the National Honor
Society, and a Trinity College student whose goal is to “change the
way education is delivered, particularly to the high need student.”
Major GeneralFrederickMartin(Commander,USAF EC), withS&S’s JamieQuenzer (L)and JessicaRivera.
CBS Showrunner and ExecutiveProducer Inclusion Breakfast (L-R)Julie Ann Crommet, Tiffany Smith-Anoa’i, Glen Mazzara and GlennGeller
RECOGNITION AND HONORS: A SELECTION RECEIVED IN 2016
l CBS
Corporation’s EVP,
Chief Diversity and
Inclusion Officer,
Josie Thomas
received the Media
Executive of the
Year Award at the
Women of Excellence Salutes event presented by
African American Women in Cinema. Thomas was also
presented with a Proclamation from the City of New York
for her work as a "champion of minority rights throughout
her career and for helping make one of the nation's
largest media companies an inclusionary space where
voices from all demographics can be heard.”
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(ENGAGEMENT, continued from page 15)
Entertainment Diversity, Inclusion and Communications;
and CBS Entertainment Diversity welcomed CBS
showrunners and executive producers to a symposium
featuring presentations from Julie Ann Crommet,
entertainment industry educator-in-chief at Google, and
Glen Mazzara, co-chair of the WGA Diversity
Advisory Group.
l On
Tuesday,
August
16, the CBS
Women’s
Networking
Group
(WNG) host-
ed an ice
cream social
and
fundraiser
for their
Race for the
Cure team.
Over 100
employees across all divisions attended to network.
l On Oct. 20,
CBS Entertainment
Diversity led corpo-
rate participation for
GLAAD’s seventh
annual #SpiritDay.
Talent from CBS,
The CW and
SHOWTIME
showed their sup-
port for LGBTQ youth by taking a stand against bully-
ing and discrimination. CBS Network Spirit Day partici-
pants included CODE BLACK, DOUBT, MACGYVER,
MOM, NCIS, SCORPION, THE BIG BANG THEORY,
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, THE GREAT
INDOORS, THE TALK, THE YOUNG AND THE REST-
LESS, JANE THE VIRGIN and BILLIONS.
CBS NEWS HONORED
CBS News was
recently honored at the joint
National Association of
Black Journalists and
National Association of
Hispanic Journalists con-
vention in Washington, D.C.,
and at the Asian American
Journalists Association
convention in Las Vegas.
The NAHJ presented Ingrid
Ciprian-Matthews, CBS
News' Senior Vice President of News Administration, with
the Presidential Award of Impact, which recognizes Hispanic
journalists and their achievements.
CBS THIS MORNING co-anchor Gayle King hosted the
NABJ’s Salute to Excellence awards where CBS News
received five honors, including one for division-wide cover-
age of the Charleston church shooting. CBS News President
David Rhodes, many members of the CBS News leader-
ship team and several producers and correspondents led
and participated in informative panel discussions that show-
cased the strengths and talents of the division.
Ingrid with CBS NewsPresident David
Rhodes
Pictured with CBS and Komen colleagues are CBS Corporation EVP,Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer,Josie Thomas (fourth from L), and theplanners of the Ice Cream Social,Michelle Martin, Vice President HRSpecialty Services (far L) and PhoebeGittelson, CBS CorporateCommunications Associate (third from R)
Executive Vice President, Daytime Programs &
Syndicated Program Development; Stephen Espinoza,
Executive Vice President, General Manager, Sports and
Event Programming, Showtime Networks Inc.; Javier
Avitia, Executive Vice President, Legal and Business
Affairs, CBS; Edith Mendoza, Senior Vice President,
Comedy Development, CBS Entertainment; Phil
Gonzales, Senior Vice President, Communications, CBS
Entertainment; Francisco Arias, Senior Vice President,
Business Affairs, CBS Studios; Barbara Matos, Vice
President, Corporate Diversity and Inclusion, CBS;
Elizabeth Casanas, Senior Vice President, Human
Resources, Showtime Networks, Inc.; Johanna
Fuentes, Senior Vice President, Corporate Public
Relations, Showtime Networks, Inc.; Richard Frey,
Senior Vice President, Executive Creative Director, CW;
Valerie Masterson, Senior Vice President, Human
Resources, CW; and Rick Najera, Director, CBS
Diversity Showcase.
l CBS stars
and programs
were prominent
among the hon-
orees of the
Alliance for
Women in
Media Gracie
Awards, which recognizes exemplary programming cre-
ated by women, for women and about women in all
facets of media and entertainment on a national level.
Among the CBS honorees were: MOM’s Allison
Janney (Female Actor in a Supporting Role in a
Comedy or Musical – TV); CBS THIS MORNING’s
Norah O'Donnell (On-Air Talent - News or News
Magazine - Anchor, Host); 48 HOURS (Investigative
Program or Feature); CBS NEWS (Hard News Feature);
CBS SUNDAY MORNING (Soft News Feature); CBS
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The Proclamation further referenced Thomas' previous
legal career as well as her creation of the CBS Diversity
Institute and noted she has "consistently demonstrated
that broad based social inclusion constitutes good busi-
ness practice." In addition, Thomas was presented with
a Certificate of Recognition from state senator Leroy
Comrie.
In 2016 Thomas was also
honored with: The
Foundation of Westchester
Clubmen “Corporate
Innovator Award.” Foundation
president Nelson Boyce
noted that Thomas’ “impact
as an advocate for equality
and social change in the cor-
porate world is indispensable
and empowering.” ... A
Certificate of "Special
Congressional Recognition” for outstanding and invalu-
able community service from the office of Congressman
Eliot Engel of New York's 16th Congressional District.
... At the 2016 IMPACT Award by the Pi Kappa Omega
Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority,
Incorporated’s 30th Anniversary Gala in New York,
Thomas was recognized for her work as an advocate
for corporate diversity along with her dedication to the
work with historically black colleges and universities.
l On Nov. 16, CBS
executives were recog-
nized when the Imagen
Foundation presented
its annual event honor-
ing the Most Powerful and Influential Latinos in
Entertainment – individuals who, through their talent,
expertise and diligence of purpose, have earned their
way to managing significant levels of responsibility in
their organizations. The CBS honorees were:
Armando Nunez, President and Chief Executive
Officer, CBS Global Distribution Group; Paul Montoya,
President, Media Sales, CBS Television Distribution;
Christina Davis, Executive Vice President, Drama
Development, CBS Entertainment; Angelica McDaniel,17
Josie Thomas with herCorporate InnovatorAward and Certificate ofSpecial Congressional
(L-R) Ted Sinclair, VP LaborRelations, CBS; Catrice Monson,SVP Diversity and Inclusion, CBSCorporation; Heather Bosch, CBSRadio News Correspondent; JosieThomas, EVP, Chief Diversity andInclusion Officer, CBS Corporationand a AWM Board member; ErinMoriarity, 48 HOURS correspon-dent; Gail Zimmerman, producer,48 HOURS; and MOM’s AllisonJanney.
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RADIO’s “After Hours with Amy Lawrence,” (Host-
Sports Program); and CBS Radio News (Soft News
Feature). The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation
also handed out Gracie Awards to six CBS RADIO
women including Marla Diamond, WCBS Newsradio
880 (New York) for Local Reporter/Correspondent;
Nina Hajian, 92.3 AMP Radio (New York) for Host of
Entertainment/information for Local Radio; Jane
Tillman Irving, WCBS Newsradio 880 for Local Hard
News Feature; Felicia Middlebrooks, WBBM
Newsradio (Chicago) for Anchor of a Local News or
News Magazine; Loren Raye, 103.3 AMP Radio
(Boston) for Local Morning Drive Personality; Lola
Vanderpuye, WBBM Newsradio for Local Imaging for
the Chicago Cubs; and Suzyn Waldman, WFAN
(New York) for Local Sports Program.
l On Oct. 27,
CBS Law
Department’s
Laurie Robinson
Haden, Senior
Vice President &
Assistant
General Counsel,
CBS Corporation,
received the
Make a
Difference Award from New York City law firm Epstein
Becker and Green, P.C. in recognition of
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EYE ON: RADIO
A selection of what
just some of CBS
RADIO’s markets
have done to support
diversity initiatives
locally:
Black History
Month: In February, 1010 WINS New York aired a
month-long series as part of Black History Month. The
feature focuses on African Americans who have roots in
the New York area and who have helped shape our
country. Honorees have included civil rights pioneer
General Colin Powell, Wall Street titan Suzanne
Shank, and journalism trailblazer Marcia Ann Gillespie.
Videos of interviews are available at cbsnewyork.com.
which also produced a guide Black History Month cele-
brations. ... WCBS New York has been a consistent sup-
porter of Black History Month, led by the reporting of
Jane Tillman Irving. Many of her reports focus on some
of the key figures in black history, past and present. In
addition, in 2016 Irving reported on such subjects as how
the lessons of Black History Month can apply to every-
one, no matter when or how your family arrived on these
shores; the Untold Stories Of New York City slaves and
African-American HIV/AIDS awareness. She also moder-
ated a blue-ribbon panel on “A Movement Into Action:
The Evolution of the Fight for Civil Rights,” among other
initiatives. ... CBS RADIO’s Philadelphia market also
celebrated Black History Month through the KYW-AM
on-air series which honored the African American com-
munity and an awards ceremony on Feb. 24.
Plus... 1010 WINS identifies and produces award-win-
ning series which promote positive images, the power of
diversity and awareness of those in need. The station
highlights three of the largest and most important events
in New York City: Puerto Rican Day, West Indian Day
and Gay Pride parades. ... In Houston, Mega 101-FM
honored the Hispanic communities it serves by being a
media partner of the “UH Hispanic Alumni Association
Scholarship Soccer Tournament.” The Washington D.C.
market also celebrated its Hispanic communities by par-
ticipating in the El Pregonero Job Fair.
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L-R: Epstein Becker and Greenattorneys Carrie Valiant andFrances Green with CBS employ-ees Laurie Robinson Haden,Susan K. Anderson and JosieThomas
CBS RADIO Gracie Award winners including FeliciaMiddlebrooks (WBBM Newsradio, Chicago), LolaVanderpuye (WBBM Newsradio, Chicago), ChrisOliviero (EVP, Programming), Kenetta Bailey (SVP,Marketing), Marla Diamond (WCBS Newsradio 880,New York), Jane Tillman Irving (WCBS Newsradio 880,New York), Loren Raye (103.3 AMP Radio, Boston) andNina Hajian (92.3 AMP Radio,New York)
CBS DIVERSITY PSAs
An important part
of CBS’s commit-
ment to Diversity
continues to be
the multiple
award-winning
CBS Cares public
service cam-
paigns. In 2016,
the estimated
value of airtime for CBS Cares Diversity PSAs was a record $17 million.
CBS Cares celebrated Native American Heritage Month in November by airing PSAs in Primetime. One of the PSAs featured
Commander John Herrington, a member of the Chickasaw Nation and the first Native American NASA astronaut to fly in
space. The other PSA honors Wilma Mankiller, the first female Chief of the Cherokee Nation. CBS Cares continued to air
PSAs honoring Black History Month, Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month, and Hispanic Heritage Month featuring a wide
array of CBS talent. Women’s History Month was again celebrated through PSAs with Tea Leoni, Bridget Moynihan, Mayim
Bialik, CCH Pounder, and Kirsten Vangsness.
In 2016, CBS Cares continued its PSA campaign in support of the “I Have A Dream Foundation” (“IHDF”), further boosting
awareness of IHDF’s mission and of the need to increase access to higher education for children from low-income communi-
ties. PSAs featuring Tom Selleck and Tea Leoni aired during CBS Sports’ broadcast of Super Bowl 50. PSAs featuring a
number of CBS talent also aired in Primetime and other Dayparts. CBS Corporation received an award at the IHDF’s Spring
Gala in New York for the impact of this campaign and of prior 60 MINUTES segments about IHDF and its founder. Josie
Thomas accepted the award on behalf of CBS, with Bill Whitaker presiding as gala host and members of the 60 MINUTES
and CBS Cares teams in attendance.
CBS Cares continued its tradition of marking Martin Luther King Jr. Day with PSAs featuring Congressman John Lewis, who
marched with Dr. King.
CBS Cares again honored the victims of the Nazi Holocaust on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. These PSAs fea-
tured Scott Pelley and included footage of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp.
CBS Cares honored Veterans Day 2016 with messages featuring Medal of Honor recipient and Vietnam War veteran, Paul
“Bud” Bucha. CBS Cares honored the fallen on Memorial Day with a PSA featuring Steve Kroft.
PSAs featuring Aisha Tyler continued to boost awareness of the higher stroke risk for African Americans.
CBS Cares also continued to emphasize the importance of Diversity and Tolerance in a PSA featuring Rabbi Angela
Buchdahl, the first Korean-American female Rabbi.
To see CBS Cares PSAs, go to www.cbs.com/cbs_cares and follow us on social media.
Chi McBride of HAWAII FIVE-Oin CBS Cares PSA for “I Have aDream Foundation.” To view the PSA, go tohttp://tinyurl.com/hfoydf6
CBS Cares PSA honoring victims ofthe Nazi Holocaust. To view the PSA,go to http://tinyurl.com/hkocnvs
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Laurie’s outstanding commitment, dedication and abilities that have made a difference in the advancement of
diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Laurie commenced her legal career at Epstein, Becker, and
Green, P.C. in 1998 as an associate in the Labor and Employment Group.
l CBS’s THE TALK is in its seventh season and made history in 2016 as
the first daytime talk series to win a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding
Talk Show/Entertainment, a People's Choice Award for Favorite Daytime TV
Hosting Team and a NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series in the
same year. The daily one-hour series (2:00 PM, ET/1:00 PM, PT/CT) fea-
tures a diverse panel of hosts: Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon
Osbourne, Aisha Tyler and Sheryl Underwood and continues to engage
viewers by discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues,
family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day.
l The CBS UPDATE special edition on Diversity, published in Dec. 2015, won a 2016
APEX Award of Excellence.
UPDATE is published by CBS CommunicationsGroup.Gil Schwartz, Chief Communications OfficerRichard Wien, Editor
*****Josie Thomas, CBS Executive Vice President,Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer
Assistant Editors: Barbara Matos, Vice President, CBS Diversityand Inclusion, CBS CorporationPhoebe Gittelson, Corporate CommunicationsAssociate, CBS CorporationKydee Williams, Executive Assistant, CBSDiversity and Inclusion, CBS Corporation