BUCKiT® #25-Susan Zirinsky: Multi Award Winning Journalist and CBS News President | Part 2

This is part two of the interview with multi award winning news journalist Susan Zirinsky (see part one https://philkeoghan.com/buckit-with-susan-zirinsky/#podcastcontent). Zirinsky tells us what happened when she got separated in the dark from news anchor Dan Rather in a military convoy en route to the city of Kuwait – and she reads from the very script Walter Cronkite read from when President Nixon resigned – plus many more news stories from the frontline. Susan Zirinsky, or “Z” as she is affectionately known, is the Senior Executive Producer of the award-winning crime and justice series "48 Hours". This powerhouse and highly respected journalist has worked in news since Watergate and is no stranger to war and conflict. In 1989, Zirinsky ran CBS News operations out of Panama during the United States invasion and was in charge of CBS News operation in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square student uprising and military crackdown. On the front lines as the senior producer in Kuwait while covering the first Persian Gulf War, Susan was part of the CBS news team and the first Network to enter Kuwait, just behind the Allied forces. Her extraordinary work and highly impactful programs have earned Susan virtually every major journalism award. Susan Zirinsky is a legend and a national treasure. In this second part of Susan’s interview, she recounts her experiences from the front lines and tells the stories that impact people’s lives.