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# C-SPAN’s Co-CEOs, Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, set to retire
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/c-spans-co-ceos-rob-kennedy-and-susan-swain-set-to-retire/
- Published: 2024-03-07T19:38:05.000Z
- Updated: 2024-03-08T15:08:49.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: People, Media, #wp-top-right-sponsored, #Import 2026-10-08 18:54

**Rob Kennedy and Susan Swain, co-CEOs of D.C.-based C-SPAN, both plan to step down this year.** C-SPAN chairman **Pat Esser** has been working with them on succession planning, reports Multichannel News.

Ac cording to Multichannel News, Kennedy, also C-SPAN’s chief financial officer, “has targeted mid-May for his retirement. Matt Deprey, C-SPAN VP of finance, will succeed him. Swain’s specific plans have not been revealed.

“”As co-CEOs, and in their prior senior management roles, Rob and Susan crafted a dynamic partnership that has served the network, our employees, and our viewers extraordinarily well,” said Brian Lamb, C-SPAN founder and board member.”

[C-SPAN, which offers viewers unfiltered access to government proceedings, launched in 1979](https://www.nexttv.com/blog/c-spanning-the-years-c-span-turns-40?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) with a live telecast from the House of Representatives. Live Senate coverage began in 1986\. It has 175 employees, three TV networks and a radio station.

Swain joined C-SPAN in 1982 and Kennedy came on board in 1987\. They were named co-CEOs in 2012.

More [here](https://www.nexttv.com/news/rob-kennedy-and-susan-swain-c-span-co-ceos-set-retirement?ref=capitolcommunicator.com).

Image credit: Delane Rouse/C-SPAN