Ever since CBS announced that Andrew Heyward would be stepping down as president of CBS News and that CBS Sports President Sean McManus would replace him, I’ve been getting divergent responses from readers on the decision. Most are happy about the departure of Heyward, who presided over the National Guard fake-memo disaster, but not all are happy with the appointment of McManus. One reader wrote:

NO!! Not Sean McManus! I keep hearing his name every time I turn my back.
All I can tell you is that I went to high school with Sean (Fairfield Prep, Fairfield, CT, ‘73), and that he was sort of a *&%^$ then. His dad is ABC Wide World of Sports legend Jim McKay, and his youthful rise to top network positions surely reflects the value of a famous and powerful family.
I predict bad things.

But another reader wrote:

On the item about Sean McManus being named to replace Andrew Heyward at CBS news — I’m sure isn’t the first time it’s been mentioned nor will it be the last, but a nice FYI to this is that McManus is the son of the legendary sportscaster Jim McKay (whose real last name is McManus). I’ve always looked at Jim McKay as a real stand-up guy, so hopefully the bloodlines are good.

CBS Public Eye has interviews with both Heyward and McManus. The New York Times covers Heyward’s departure here.