Susan Zirinsky, who inspired the virtuous TV producer character Jane Craig played by Holly Hunter in the 1987 movie Broadcast News, will rejoin as interim executive editor to monitor the station ...

Susan Zirinsky, a 46-year veteran of CBS News and the top producer of the "48 Hours" newsmagazine, is about to become the first woman to run the network's television news division.

A CBS News employee since the weeks of the Watergate break-in, she even served as the inspiration for Holly Hunter’s high-standards news producer in the 1987 film “Broadcast News.” ...

Legendary news producer Susan Zirinsky was the inspiration behind Holly Hunter’s character in Broadcast News. But the next stage of her career isn’t broadcast at all — it’s streaming.

As a result, while still working at CBS News, Zirinsky became the technical advisor/associate producer for Brooks' film "Broadcast News," starring Holly Hunter as a Washington network news producer.

In 1984, while covering the Democratic National Convention, Academy Award-winning producer James L. Brooks interviewed her about her job. As a result, while still working at CBS News, Zirinsky became ...

Zirinsky, the longtime "48 Hours" executive producer before becoming division president, was the model for the hard-charging news producer portrayed by Holly Hunter in the 1987 movie, "Broadcast ...

CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is stepping down after two years on the job, making it the second of the three broadcast news divisions to lose its leader in the past couple of months. Zirinsky ...

Zirinsky, the longtime “48 Hours” executive producer before becoming division president, was the model for the hard-charging news producer portrayed by Holly Hunter in the 1987 movie ...