CBS News anchor John Dickerson has announced that he’ll leave the network at the end of the calendar year, concluding a long tenure with the company.
Most recently, Dickerson has served as the co-anchor of CBS Evening News alongside Maurice DuBois, after the previous anchor, Norah O’Donnell, departed the show earlier this year.
In a post on social media, Dickerson revealed the news of his departure.
“At the end of this year, I will leave CBS, sixteen years after I sat in as Face the Nation anchor for the first time,” Dickerson shared. “I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me — the work, the audience’s attention and the honor of being a part of the network’s history — and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who’ve made me a better journalist and a better human. I will miss you.”
The 57-year-old Dickerson becomes the first high-profile talent to exit the network news brand since the company was acquired as part of a multi-billion-dollar deal by Skydance.
The news of Dickerson’s exit comes after reports surfaced sharing that new CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss is looking at shaking up the network’s nightly newscast amid slumping ratings. O’Donnell had been floated to make a possible return to the program, while Fox News anchor Bret Baier rests at the top of her list, a report claimed.
In a statement, CBS News President Tom Cibrowski said Dickerson “epitomizes the very best of journalism.” Cibrowksi added that John Dickerson will continue to helm CBS Evening News until the holiday season in late December.
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