Neeraj Khemlani, president of CBS News, at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, U.S., April 29, 2023.Tom Brenner | ReutersNeeraj Khemlani, the president and co-head of CBS News and Stations, is stepping down from his role, according to a Sunday report from Variety.Khemlani told employees in a memo on Sunday he is leaving his current position for a new “multi-year first-look” deal at CBS where he will create content like documentaries, scripted series and books, the report said. In his current role, Khemlani is responsible for running CBS News, its local stations and popular programs like “Face the Nation,” “60 Minutes” and “CBS Evening News.””I’m so proud of what all of you have accomplished — the scores of journalistic wins, the superb storytelling, the creativity that enhanced every aspect of our programming — that has put this division on a stronger path forward,” Khemlani said in the memo, according to Variety.Paramount, which owns CBS, did not …
