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John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois Named Anchors of ‘CBS Evening News’
The pair are part of a broader shake-up at the show, which includes the addition of Lonnie Quinn as a regular weather anchor.
“CBS Evening News,” one of America’s longest-running newscasts, is getting a significant overhaul, one that will put the role of a singular and towering Walter Cronkite-like evening news anchor in the rearview mirror.
Just two days after Norah O’Donnell announced that she would depart the show’s anchor chair this fall, CBS News executives said she would be replaced by John Dickerson, the network’s lead political analyst and the host of an evening CBS News streaming show, and Maurice DuBois, a longtime anchor for the CBS affiliate in New York.
Additionally, the network named Lonnie Quinn, a local weatherman and Mr. DuBois’s colleague at WCBS-TV, the first-ever chief weathercaster for “Evening News.” Other veteran CBS journalists, like Jim Axelrod, Steve Hartman and Margaret Brennan, are expected to be regular presences on the show, as will other correspondents.
Mr. DuBois and Mr. Quinn will continue in their local roles as well, the network said.
In some ways, the program, with dedicated weather segments and a cast of frequently appearing correspondents, may resemble something closer to a morning show, or a local newscast.
But network executives promise there will be journalistic rigor to the show. Bill Owens, the executive producer of “60 Minutes,” will oversee the editorial direction of “Evening News.” Additionally, Guy Campanile, a “60 Minutes” producer, will become the nightly show’s executive producer.
Wendy McMahon, the chief executive of CBS News, Stations and CBS Media Ventures, said in an interview that the new leadership team represented “the infusion of ‘60 Minutes’ mission and values into the ‘CBS Evening News’ nightly.”
