CBS Evening News Sets New Anchor Lineup After Norah O’Donnell’s Exit
CBS Evening News has found Norah O’Donnell’s successors in John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois, who will replace O’Donnell behind the anchor desk later this year.
Just two days after O’Donnell shared her plans to step down from CBS Evening News, the network has announced a creative overhaul for its nightly news program, which will move back to New York City after O’Donnell’s stint in Washington, D.C. In addition to Dickerson (currently CBS News’ chief political analyst) and DuBois (a longtime anchor for New York City’s local CBS station), the revamped Evening News has tapped Face the Nation moderator Margaret Brennan to lead the show’s D.C. coverage, while Lonnie Quinn has been named chief weathercaster for the broadcast.
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Despite the overhaul, Steve Hartman’s weekly “On the Road” segments and Jim Axelrod’s “Eye on America” reports will continue. Behind the camera, 60 Minutes veterans Bill Owens and Guy Campanile will respectively serve as CBS Evening News‘ supervising producer and executive producer.
“We want to thank Norah for her exceptional work on the Evening News over the past five years, and we are grateful she has decided to continue leading our coverage through the election,” said Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News, in a statement on Thursday. “With Norah’s decision, we began reimagining and redesigning the Evening News. The strength of CBS News has always been in its ensemble of journalists, both in front of and behind the camera, and our goal with John, Maurice, Margaret and Lonnie at the Evening News is to elevate the best in their fields every night for our viewers. In addition to this ensemble team, we look forward to welcoming 60 Minutes correspondents to file for the CBS Evening News when they have news to break; for decades this was routine, so it will be again.”
Added Owens: “The Evening News was a defining part of my career and it remains the broadcast of record. From Cronkite until today, it has been a source of trusted journalism and storytelling in America’s homes. Moving the Evening News back to New York and working with John, Maurice and Margaret and all of CBS News’ best journalists to deliver a program that prioritizes good writing and storytelling is exciting. This broadcast won’t be the traditional headlines that move from one clipped story to the next. There will be a new format and cadence for how we deliver the news, and Guy and [veteran writer] Jerry [Cipriano] are the best partners to do this with.”
O’Donnell announced on Tuesday that she’d step down from her anchor role at CBS Evening News after November’s presidential election. After her departure, she’ll move into an expanded role as a CBS News senior correspondent, focusing on long-form reporting and interviews across CBS News platforms.
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