July 2024

Mackenzie Mitchell is the vice president of Specials, dually reporting to Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS, and Bruce Gillmer, president of Music, Music Talent, Programming and Events at Paramount and chief content officer of Music at Paramount+.

Mitchell began her career at CBS in 2014 as a temporary assistant before being elevated to director and most recently vice president in January 2024. She has covered some of the biggest events on television, including multiple iterations of THE GRAMMY AWARDS, THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, THE TONY AWARDS, and THE GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS, which returned to CBS in January 2024. She has received associate producer credits on productions including JOHN LEWIS: CELEBRATING A HERO and GARTH & TRISHA LIVE! Other CBS programs and specials she has worked on include THE NATIONAL CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING, NEW YEAR’S EVE LIVE: NASHVILLE’S BIG BASH, ADELE: ONE NIGHT ONLY, the CMT Music Awards and the perennial A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS.