CBS’ Norah O’Donnell to Step Down from ‘Evening News’ After Election
CBS News anchor Norah O’Donnell will step down for her role as head of CBS Evening News after the 2024 election, the network announced on Tuesday. She’ll transition to a new role focused on interview specials across CBS platforms.
“We have a lot of work to do covering the most important election of our lifetime,” O’Donnell wrote to staff. “My final nights on the Evening News broadcast are still a long way away, and we will have plenty of time to celebrate our accomplishments.”
O’Donnell joined the program in 2019 after years as a White House correspondent and co-host of CBS This Morning. O’Donnell said on Tuesday she will still be on hand to lead CBS’ coverage of top news events and the 2024 election—“and hopefully a debate!”—but that she wanted a change in her life.