Former CBS head Zirinsky is new studio boss for docs, series

Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has formed a new studio to make documentaries and other unscripted programming, primarily for CBS News and the Paramount+ streaming service

NEW YORK -- Former CBS News President Susan Zirinsky is launching a studio for unscripted programming, with two 9/11-related documentaries debuting over the next two days. Zirinsky hopes the name See It Now Studios conveys a sense of urgency for younger viewers while reminding the historically-minded of the 1950s-era CBS News series, “See It Now,” featuring Edward R. Murrow. Her No. 2 at the new studio will be an ABC News veteran and documentarian, Terence Wrong, known best for fly-on-the-wall docuseries showing the inner workings of hospitals. “I want to make some noise,” said Zirinsky, longtime “48 Hours” producer before taking over the news division. “I want to bring you things where you will say, ‘Wow, I didn’t know that.' I want to bring you inside where you didn't have access.”