Norah O'Donnell said Tuesday she is leaving after the presidential election as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News,' a post she has held for five years.
This image released by CBS News shows Norah O'Donnell on the new set of "CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell" in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 16, 2022. O'Donnell is leaving as anchor of the âCBS Evening Newsâ after the presidential election , she announced on Tuesday. Norah O'Donnell said Tuesday she is leaving after the presidential election as anchor of the "CBS Evening News," a post she has held for five years.
"I have spent 12 years in the anchor chair here at CBS News, tied to a daily broadcast and the rigors of a relentless news cycle,"She said she is staying with CBS News to contribute interviews and other stories, but in a role not fully defined. CBS says it is committed to the broadcast continuing, but gave no indication of who will be replacing her.
During the week of July 15-21, for instance, ABC averaged 6.8 million viewers, NBC had 5.5 million and CBS had 4 million, the Nielsen company said. O'Donnell said a recent interview with Pope Francis, which became her first prime-time special for the network, got her thinking about doing something new. She'll focus on interviews in the future for various CBS broadcast and digital properties.
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