John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Night Information,” mentioned Monday he’ll exit the community on the finish of the 12 months.
Dickerson would be the first main expertise departure for the reason that arrival of Bari Weiss as editor in chief of CBS Information final month.
The veteran political journalist who joined CBS Information in 2009 gave no purpose for leaving in an Instagram publish saying his determination.
“I’m extraordinarily grateful for all that CBS Information gave me — the work, the viewers’s consideration and the respect of being part of the community’s historical past — and I’m grateful for my expensive colleagues who’ve made me a greater journalist and a greater human being and I’ll miss you,” Dickerson wrote.
Dickerson turned co-anchor of “CBS Night Information” in January alongside Maurice DuBois, succeeding Norah O’Donnell. The duo had been a part of a revamp of this system, which put an emphasis on extra in-depth tales.
The format change failed to draw new viewers because it stays in third place behind “ABC World Information Tonight with David Muir” and “NBC Nightly Information with Tom Llamas.”
There had been speak of great modifications coming to the newscast earlier than Weiss signed on for a senior position on the division.
Weiss has reportedly expressed curiosity in bringing Fox Information anchor Bret Baier to CBS, however his present employer has him underneath contract via 2028. Baier anchors “Particular Report,” a nightly newscast that like many Fox Information packages is carefully adopted by President Trump.
Anderson Cooper, whose contract will quickly be up at CNN, has additionally been talked about internally as a night information anchor candidate.
Dickerson turned co-anchor of “CBS Night Information” in January with Maurice DuBois as a part of a revamp.
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The modifications to “CBS Night Information” had been initiated by former “60 Minutes” government producer Invoice Owens, who was pushed out of the corporate amid the controversy over a 2024 interview with former vp Kamala Harris.
Trump sued the community over the interview, which he mentioned was deceptively edited to assist her presidential marketing campaign. Though the case was labeled frivolous by 1st Modification consultants, Paramount settled the go well with for $16 million to clear the regulatory path for its merger with Skydance Media.
A former author for Time journal, Dickerson got here to CBS Information as a contributor earlier than taking over quite a lot of roles within the division. He was anchor of the Washington-based public affairs program “Face the Nation.” He moved to New York to affix “CBS This Morning” after the community fired Charlie Rose over sexual harassment allegations in 2017.
Dickerson anchored a nightly prime-time newscast on CBS Information Streaming earlier than being tapped for “CBS Night Information.” He couldn’t be instantly reached for remark.
