Meg Liberman, one of the leading independent casting directors in television and film has joined CBS Paramount Network Television as Senior Vice President, Casting, it was announced today by Peter Golden, Executive Vice President, Talent and Casting, CBS Paramount Television Group. 

In her new position, Liberman will oversee the day-to-day casting for all CBS Paramount Network Television programs.  

In making the announcement Golden stated, "Meg is one of the top casting directors in the business.  She has incredible relationships with writers, directors, agents and fellow casting directors, and she has an encyclopedic knowledge of actors.  I am thrilled she has chosen to leave the independent world to join the executive ranks at CBS Paramount Network Television."

Liberman has been nominated for 10 Emmy Awards, winning with former partner Marc Hirschfeld for the HBO miniseries "From the Earth to the Moon" in 1998, and with current partner Cami Patton for "Band of Brothers" in 2002. Other Emmy Award nominations include "Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip" (2007), "The Path to 9/11" (2006), "Into The West" (2005), "The Comeback" (2005), "Pushing Daisies" (2008), and multiple nods for "Seinfeld".  Additionally, she has won eight Casting Society Of America Artios Awards for shows such as "The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd," "Seinfeld," "The Larry Sanders Show," and "Third Rock From The Sun" and with Cami Patton "Dilbert" and "Band of Brothers". Liberman/Patton's most recent casting credits include "Pushing Daisies," "Caprica," "The Pacific" (for HBO, produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks) and the new series "The Philanthropist." 

On the feature side, Liberman/Patton cast one of the most successful independent films of all time, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," and Liberman produced cult favorite "Playing By Heart," starring Angelina Jolie and Sean Connery.

Liberman founded her own company in 1984, Meg Liberman Casting, before she partnered with Marc Hirschfeld from 1987 to 1999.  When he left to become the Executive Vice President of Casting for NBC, she formed a new successful partnership with Cami Patton that has been going strong for the past nine years.

Liberman succeeds current casting topper Sheila Guthrie, who will be leaving CBS Paramount to return to her independent casting career. Added Golden, " Sheila's a longtime member of the CBS Paramount family, and has played an integral role in our success. She's highly respected and beloved by the executives and the community alike, and we're looking forward to continuing our relationship with her as she returns to her roots as an independent casting director."

CBS Paramount Network Television has become one of the largest producers (co-producer) of primetime broadcast programming with 26 shows on CBS, The CW, NBC and A&E. The diverse roster of popular and critically-acclaimed series includes CBS's phenomenally successful CSI franchise; worldwide favorite "NCIS;" Friday's #1 show "Numb3rs;" NBC's top-rated series "Medium," starring Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Arquette; the critically-acclaimed comedies "Everybody Hates Chris," from comic Chris Rock and "The Game," which ranks among the top shows among African-American viewers. This summer, the Studio launched three original series: "Swingtown" and "Flashpoint" for CBS and "The Cleaner," starring Benjamin Bratt, for A&E. CBS Paramount Network Television is a division of CBS Corporation.