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07-30-2024, 07:16 PM
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/norah-odonnell-exit-cbs-evening-news-anchor-senior-correspondent-1236090265/
O'Donnell, who recently celebrated her fifth anniversary of taking over the CBS Evening News anchor job in July 2019 from Jeff Glor, announced today she will exit the top CBS News on-air role after the 2024 presidential election to become a senior correspondent and host her own interview-style show (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/norah-odonnell-leaving-cbs-evening-news-1235962087/). According to Variety, O'Donnell "sees an opportunity to pursue signature interviews with top newsmakers — something that proved appealing to her after her recent sit-down with Pope Francis earlier this year." In a memo to staffers Tuesday, O'Donnell wrote: “Together, our team has won Emmy, Murrow, and DuPont awards. We managed to anchor in-studio through COVID; we took the broadcast on the road from aircraft carriers to the Middle East, and around the world. We were privileged to conduct a historic interview with Pope Francis. There’s so much work to be proud of! But 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. It’s time to do something different. This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist, and for many of us in this business we tend to look at our careers in terms of these milestone events.” O'Donnell will continue contributing to CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes and other CBS News programs. In a memo to staff, CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon praised O'Donnell. “Norah’s superpower is her ability to secure and then masterfully deliver unparalleled interviews and stories that set the news cycle and capture the cultural zeitgeist," McMahon wrote, adding: “How many people can effortlessly shift from field-anchoring on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea to sitting down with Bono and Dolly Parton? Norah’s work here is legendary, and she has several major interviews in the works that will be equally memorable and momentous.”
O'Donnell, who recently celebrated her fifth anniversary of taking over the CBS Evening News anchor job in July 2019 from Jeff Glor, announced today she will exit the top CBS News on-air role after the 2024 presidential election to become a senior correspondent and host her own interview-style show (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/norah-odonnell-leaving-cbs-evening-news-1235962087/). According to Variety, O'Donnell "sees an opportunity to pursue signature interviews with top newsmakers — something that proved appealing to her after her recent sit-down with Pope Francis earlier this year." In a memo to staffers Tuesday, O'Donnell wrote: “Together, our team has won Emmy, Murrow, and DuPont awards. We managed to anchor in-studio through COVID; we took the broadcast on the road from aircraft carriers to the Middle East, and around the world. We were privileged to conduct a historic interview with Pope Francis. There’s so much work to be proud of! But 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. It’s time to do something different. This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist, and for many of us in this business we tend to look at our careers in terms of these milestone events.” O'Donnell will continue contributing to CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes and other CBS News programs. In a memo to staff, CBS News CEO Wendy McMahon praised O'Donnell. “Norah’s superpower is her ability to secure and then masterfully deliver unparalleled interviews and stories that set the news cycle and capture the cultural zeitgeist," McMahon wrote, adding: “How many people can effortlessly shift from field-anchoring on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea to sitting down with Bono and Dolly Parton? Norah’s work here is legendary, and she has several major interviews in the works that will be equally memorable and momentous.”