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L-R: John Dickerson, Maurice
DuBois and Margaret Brennan
John
Dickerson and Maurice DuBois to anchor CBS Evening
News starting Monday, January 27,
2025.
Nora O'Donnell, longtime CBS
anchor will bid farewell to viewers on January 24,
2025. She will move into an expanded role as a CBS
News senior correspondent focusing on longform
reporting and interviews across CBS and Paramount,
including primetime specials, on "CBS Sunday
Morning," "60 Minutes," Paramount+ and more.
"Norah's new role will give
her the opportunity to contribute across CBS and
Paramount, allowing us to see more of the
groundbreaking stories and interviews that have
been the hallmark of her career. Her superpower
lies in her ability to secure and deliver big
interviews and newsmaking stories that set the news
cycle and capture the cultural zeitgeist.
After the presidential
election, award-winning journalists John Dickerson
and Maurice DuBois will anchor the "CBS Evening
News" as the show returns to the CBS Broadcast
Center in New York.
Margaret Brennan, CBS News'
chief foreign affairs correspondent and moderator
of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," will
regularly lead coverage from Washington, D.C., when
news breaks on the political and foreign affairs
fronts. Lonnie Quinn is being named chief
weathercaster for the show and will deliver the
latest weather reporting and forecasts from the new
AR/VR studio in New York.
McMahon continued: "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."
The broadcast's
long-standing, weekly "On the Road" stories from
CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman and the newly
installed "Eye on America" reports from Jim Axelrod
and his team will continue as signature segments on
the show. Additional CBS News correspondents will
join this team to contribute regularly to the
broadcast and offer their subject-matter expertise
and reporting on key topics in the news.
McMahon named "60 Minutes"
executive producer Bill Owens as the supervising
producer of the "CBS Evening News" when it moves to
New York. Owens will continue to oversee the Sunday
newsmagazine, the #1 news program in America for 50
straight seasons, while carrying the editorial
rigor and storytelling excellence of "60 Minutes"
to "CBS Evening News."
"Bill Owens is one of the
industry's most successful and respected
journalists. '60 Minutes' and the 'CBS Evening
News' are two of our most important franchises that
help guide the editorial conscience of our news
organization," said McMahon. "We've acknowledged
the power of coming together to create our future,
and harnessing our most powerful franchises and
leaders is how we win and better serve the
audience. '60 Minutes' is of course the gold
standard in journalism, and the importance of the
Evening News as our flagship evening broadcast
cannot be overstated. Bill will be instrumental in
shaping the future of both broadcasts, while also
enhancing our editorial capabilities and
decision-making across CBS News and Stations."
Owens announced that CBS
News and "60 Minutes" veteran producer Guy
Campanile will become executive producer of the
"CBS Evening News." Veteran writer Jerry Cipriano
is returning to CBS News as the senior news editor
and senior producer of the broadcast. Owens said he
will share additional staffing updates in the weeks
ahead.
"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," said
Owens. "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 Jerry are the
best partners to do this with."
"The mission statement is
simple: every story we tell must be additive,
distinctive and elegant," said Campanile. "We
refuse to waste the audience's time. Our viewers
can expect a premium broadcast featuring the very
best of CBS News digging for new information on
important stories of the day and providing critical
context. We will be relentless."
In addition to "CBS Evening
News" duties, Dickerson will continue anchoring on
CBS News 24/7, CBS News' free national streaming
service, and serving as CBS News' chief political
analyst and senior national correspondent. DuBois
and Quinn will continue to have a regular presence
across WCBS. Brennan will continue as the moderator
of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" and CBS
News' chief foreign affairs correspondent
contributing across the network.
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107- John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois to anchor
CBS Evening News starting Monday, January 27,
2025
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