About Erin Horan

Erin Horan is a seasoned, two-time national Emmy-winning producer and director who has worked at the highest levels of network television for 60 Minutes, Paramount, CBS, Showtime, and more. She’s worked in sports, news, live television, branded content, and on long-form magazine shows and docuseries.

With twenty years in the television business, she’s covered the nation’s top breaking news stories for CBS News from presidential elections to terrorist attacks. She’s produced interviews with professional athletes, politicians, movie stars, musicians, and Fortune 500 CEOs.

From working on the most recognized news program in U.S. history (60 Minutes), to live producing on a national morning show (CBS Mornings), she’s covered stories from extreme sports to equal pay. Recently, she was a Showrunner for specials on CBS and NBC Sports, including directing shoots with Tiger Woods and overseeing a six episode docuseries for the PGA TOUR. She’s produced interviews with four U.S. Presidents, the FBI Director, senators, secretaries of state, Oprah, Megan Rapinoe, and more.

From live producing in the U.S. Capitol, to Helsinki for the 2018 Presidential summit, she’s worked alongside top talent, war correspondents, and anchors like Norah O’Donnell, Gayle King, Anderson Cooper, and Bob Simon. 

Directing shoots is her first love. She can jump into live producing at a moment’s notice having worked as an anchor producer and live producer for CBS Mornings. When she’s not on the road, she teaches digital media production, journalism, and photography as a college professor.

Notable Interviews I’ve Produced…

Fmr. President George W. Bush 

Fmr. President Bill Clinton 

Fmr. President Barack Obama 

President Joe Biden 

FBI Director Christopher Wray

Fmr. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo 

Fmr. Secretary of State John Kerry

Fmr. Secretary of State Madeline Albright

Fmr. Secretary of State James Baker

Jeff Bezos 

Caroline Kennedy 

Megan Rapinoe

Sue Bird 

Lewis Hamilton

Tim Cook

Steph Curry

Tiger Woods

Kevin Costner

Diana Taurasi

Alex Morgan

Abby Wambach 

Carli Lloyd

Dave Grohl

Aaron Sorkin

Jimmy Buffett

Sen. Corey Booker

Rep. Steve Scalise

Sen. Jeff Flake 

Rep. Ayanna Pressley

Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power

Ambassador John Bolton 

Former WH Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel

Former WH Chief of Staff Mark Meadows

 Dr. Anthony Fauci

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich 

Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan

First daughter Chelsea Clinton

Pittsburgh Steelers Coach Bill Cowher

Rob “Gronk” Gronkowski

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace

Climber Alex Honnold

Professional Surfer Carissa Moore

Professional Garrett McNamera

Soccer star Hope Solo

2020 Presidential Elections 

2022 Midterm Elections

2018 Midterm Elections 

Trump Impeachment Hearings

Helsinki Presidential Summit 

Kavanaugh Hearings 

January 6th insurrection 

COVID-19 pandemic 

Uvalde (as a live producer) 

Capital Gazzette shooting

The Paris terrorist attacks 

Boston Marathon bombings 

USWNT team’s fight for equal pay

George Floyd (as a live producer)

Breonna Taylor (as a live producer)

Ferguson Riots (as a live producer)

War in Ukraine (as a live producer)

Tornadoes, hurricanes, flooding, wildfires, & natural disasters (as a live producer)

Guantanamo Bay 

News of day headlines and breaking news

Notable Stories I’ve Covered: