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Susan Swain (born December 23, 1954) is an American journalist, author and the co-CEO of C-SPAN.
Swain started with C-SPAN in 1982. She began as a producer on a part-time basis when C-SPAN was just one channel. As time went on she graduated to other assignments, such as full-time producer, programmer, and moderator for Washington Journal, C-SPAN's morning call-in/interview program. Swain eventually was promoted to vice president of corporate communications, senior vice president, executive vice president. Swain became a director of Discovery Communications, Inc. on December 7, 2016. With the retirement of network founder nationalpress.org
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Susan Swain (born December 23, 1954) is an American journalist, author and the co-CEO of C-SPAN.
Early years
Swain was born December 23, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Swain was educated in public schools in the Philadelphia area. Swain studied at theUniversity of Scranton
The University of Scranton is a private Jesuit university in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1888 by William O'Hara, the first Bishop of Scranton, as St. Thomas College. In 1938, the college was elevated to university status and took t ...
where she graduated with B.A. in communications. In 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate.
Career
Swain started with C-SPAN in 1982. She began as a producer on a part-time basis when C-SPAN was just one channel. As time went on she graduated to other assignments, such as full-time producer, programmer, and moderator for Washington Journal, C-SPAN's morning call-in/interview program. Swain eventually was promoted to vice president of corporate communications, senior vice president, executive vice president. Swain became a director of Discovery Communications, Inc. on December 7, 2016. With the retirement of network founder Brian Lamb
Brian Patrick Lamb (; born October 9, 1941) is an American journalist. He is the founder, executive chairman, and the now-retired CEO of C-SPAN, an American cable network that provides coverage of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Sen ...
, she is now co-president and CEO of C-SPAN./ref>
Bibliography
* ''First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women (PublicAffairs)'' * ''The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN Book, Featuring the Justices in their Own Words (PublicAffairs)'' * ''Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President (PublicAffairs)'' * ''The presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best—and Worst—Chief Executives (PublicAffairs)''References
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