As an executive who once supervised CBS News , Wendy McMahon made frequent appearances in “Status,” the media-industry newsletter written by Oliver Darcy and published via the platform called beehiiv . Now McMahon may have a say in how beehiiv proceeds in the not-too-distant future.
McMahon, who spent four years running CBS’ stations, syndication arm and national news operations, will take up an advisory and consultant role with beehiiv, working with its CEO and co-founder, Tyler Denk. In an interview, McMahon says she intends to keep working on business models she hopes will push the media industry.
“This industry has given me a lot, and I feel a deep responsibility to help shape its future. It is undeniably in the middle of a transformation. It absolutely needs to evolve,” she t