Alvin Patrick, an acclaimed journalist with over three decades of experience in broadcast and cable television, has recently been appointed as the executive producer of content and business development for CBS News, CBS Stations, and CBS Media Ventures. This new role, effective November 2025, places him at the helm of strategizing content and driving revenue growth across multiple platforms including broadcast, streaming, and digital. Patrick collaborates closely with sponsorship, integration, and branding teams to enhance CBS News’s offerings and expand its reach and profitability.
Patrick’s journey within CBS News has been marked by a series of influential positions that have shaped the network’s approach to race, culture, and longform storytelling. Before his current appointment, he served as the executive producer of the Race and Culture Unit and content development and integration for CBS News, Stations, and Media Ventures, a role he assumed in August 2024. In this capacity, Patrick was responsible for overseeing the unit’s impactful reporting and longform programming, ensuring that complex social issues were presented with depth, context, and sensitivity across all CBS platforms.
His leadership of the CBS News Race and Culture Unit was particularly notable. Founded in the summer of 2020 with Patrick as its inaugural executive producer, the unit has become a vital part of CBS News’s commitment to thoughtful and nuanced journalism on issues of race and social justice. Under Patrick’s guidance, the unit collaborated extensively with executive producers across the CBS division to maintain rigorous standards of context, tone, and intention in their reporting. Working hand in hand with CBS News standards and practices, Patrick ensured that the unit’s content met the highest journalistic guidelines.
One key initiative overseen by Patrick was CBS Village, an online repository dedicated to CBS News reporting on all communities. This platform served as a centralized hub for stories that highlighted diverse voices and experiences, reinforcing CBS News’s dedication to inclusive storytelling. Patrick’s team also produced a range of significant specials that aired on the CBS Network and streaming services. These included primetime specials such as “Pope Francis: The First” and “The Deciders,” both hosted by Norah O’Donnell, the anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News. Other acclaimed productions included “Tulsa 1921: An American Tragedy” and the one-hour special “Trayvon Martin: 10 Years Later,” hosted by CBS Mornings’ co-host Gayle King.
In addition to these projects, Patrick’s unit co-produces the BET series “America in Black,” a collaboration with BET News that further extends the reach of his team’s work into broader cultural conversations. Through these efforts, Patrick has positioned the Race and Culture Unit as a cornerstone of CBS’s journalistic identity, bringing critical social issues to the forefront of national discourse.
Beyond his work on race and culture, Patrick has overseen a broad portfolio of original reporting and branded content for CBS News’s streaming and digital platforms, including Paramount+. He managed “CBS Reports,” the division’s original longform specials and documentaries unit, which produces in-depth programming such as “Here Comes the Sun,” “Eye On America,” and “Person to Person with Norah O’Donnell” on the CBS News 24/7 channel. These projects reflect Patrick’s commitment to delivering compelling, high-quality journalism across multiple formats and platforms.
Patrick’s career in television journalism spans more than 30 years, marked by notable roles at major networks and programs. He joined CBS News in 2012 as a senior producer, initially working closely with CBS News special correspondent James Brown. During his tenure, he has produced reports for flagship programs including “60 Minutes,” “60 Minutes Sports” on Showtime, “CBS Mornings,” “CBS Evening News,” “Face The Nation,” and “48 Hours.” Patrick continues to collaborate with James Brown on various CBS projects, including Brown’s weekly sports news roundup on the CBS News Streaming Network.
Prior to joining CBS, Patrick held senior production roles at other leading news organizations. From 2009 to 2011, he was a senior producer for ABC News’s “Nightline,” and then for the digital newsmagazine “The Daily” from 2011 to 2012. Before that, he served as executive producer for ESPN’s “Cold Pizza” and “ESPN News” from 2005 to 2009. His earlier career included executive producer and vice president positions at MTV Networks (2001-2004), as well as producing for HBO’s acclaimed “Real Sports with