Susan Swain
American business executive and journalist (born 1954)
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Susan M. Swain[1] (b. 1954) is an American business executive and journalist who was the co-chief executive officer of C-SPAN with Robert Kennedy from April 2012 to September 2024.
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| Born | December 23, 1954 |
| Alma mater | University of Scranton (B.A.) |
| Occupations | Business executive, journalist |
| Employer | C-SPAN |
| Known for | Broadcasting executive at C-SPAN |
| Notable work | First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women |
| Television | First Ladies: Influence & Image |
| Title | Co-CEO |
| Predecessor | Brian Lamb |
| Successor | Sam Feist |
Early years and education
Swain was born December 23, 1954,[2] in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[3]
Swain was part of the first class of women at the University of Scranton when it became coeducational in 1972.[4][5] She received a Bachelor of Arts in communications in 1976, magna cum laude.[3][5] She served as a university trustee for six years, and in 1999, the school awarded her an honorary doctorate.[5]
Career
Swain began working for C-SPAN in 1982 as an associate news producer.[4] She was named co-president and chief operating officer in 2006 and co-chief executive officer in 2012 with Robert Kennedy.[6][7] Kennedy oversaw finances and technology; Swain oversaw broadcast programming and marketing.[3]
Swain helped create American History TV and First Ladies: Influence & Image.[4] She made more than 5,300 appearances on C-SPAN during her time with the organization.[8] In 2024, Swain and Kennedy were succeeded as C-SPAN CEO by Sam Feist, head of CNN's Washington D.C. news bureau.[9]
Swain was inducted into the Broadcasting & Cable Hall of Fame in 2017 and the Cable Hall of Fame in 2019.[10] She is a former member of the board of directors for Talbots and Discovery Communications,[11][12] and is an emerita board member of the National Press Foundation.[5]
Bibliography
- Lamb, Brian; Swain, Susan (2008). Abraham Lincoln: Great American Historians on Our Sixteenth President. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1586486761.
- Lamb, Brian; Swain, Susan; Farkas, Mark, eds. (2011). The Supreme Court: A C-SPAN book Featuring the Justices in Their Own Words. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1586488352.
- Swain, Susan (2015). First Ladies: Presidential Historians on the Lives of 45 Iconic American Women. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 1610395662.
- Lamb, Brian; Brinkley, Douglas; Medford, Edna Greene; Smith, Richard Norton; Swain, Susan (2019). The Presidents: Noted Historians Rank America's Best—and Worst—Chief Executives. New York: PublicAffairs. ISBN 978-1541774339.
