Norah O’Donnell, the anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” announced on Tuesday that she will be resigning from her position after the presidential election.
O’Donnell has held her prestigious post at the network for five years running.
Since 2019, O’Donnell, 50, has served as the network’s principal anchor. Prior to this, she was a White House Correspondent and presenter of CBS’ morning news program, where she reported on President Barack Obama’s administration.
In an email to her CBS News colleagues on Tuesday, she expressed her eagerness for a change.
She stated that she will remain with CBS News to provide interviews and other stories, although the nature of her role is not yet completely defined. CBS has declared its dedication to the broadcast’s continuation; however, it did not specify who will succeed her.
Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather for many years presided over the “CBS Evening News,” which is typically ranked third in the network ratings behind ABC’s “World News Tonight” with David Muir and the “NBC Nightly News” with Lester Holt.
For example, the Nielsen company reported that ABC had an average of 6.8 million viewers, NBC had 5.5 million, and CBS had 4 million during the week of July 15-21.
O’Donnell stated that her most recent interview with Pope Francis, which served as her inaugural prime-time special for the network, inspired her to consider new endeavors. In the future, she will concentrate on conducting interviews for a variety of CBS broadcast and digital properties.
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