CBS News has announced the appointment of Kim Harvey as the network’s new Executive Producer of CBS Evening News.
The network announced Thursday that Harvey will succeed Guy Campanile, a veteran 60 Minutes producer who oversaw the reinvention of the show after the departure of longtime anchor Norah O’Donnell earlier this year.
That overhaul of the program was the brainchild of CBS News executives who have departed the organization in the wake of parent company Paramount Global’s insistence on settling a lawsuit with President Donald Trump in advance of the company’s merger with now owner, Skydance.
“It’s a great honor to be entrusted with this role after nearly a decade working at the Evening News, beginning as a producer,” Harvey said. “I have great respect and admiration for those who steered this broadcast before me, and I am grateful to Tom and the team for their support. I look forward to leading our incredible group of journalists as we deliver the latest news, original reporting, and memorable stories to our audience every night.”
“Kim brings a sharp news sense and terrific track record of producing from across the broadcast and cable networks. She is a well-respected newsroom leader, and her relationships with our on-air talent, producers, and reporters run deep,” added CBS News President Tom Cibrowski.
“Her career at the CBS Evening News makes her the ideal candidate, and I’m pleased to continue working with her on showcasing our extraordinary reporting and storytelling every night,” Cibrowski concluded.
Harvey is no stranger to CBS Evening News. She has served as a senior producer on the program since 2017. She also previously worked as a producer at MSNBC, producing shows hosted by Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow. Other stops include working at CNN and Fox News.
The appointment of Kim Harvey to serve as the Executive Producer of the nightly newscast comes amid a ratings downturn for the venerable program. In the final weeks of Norah O’Donnell’s tenure leading the CBS Evening News, the program routinely finished with more than 5 million viewers, while still finishing in third place behind rivals World News Tonight from ABC News and NBC Nightly News. Since O’Donnell’s exit, the program has seen a steady decline in viewership. Only once since the week of March 24th has the newscast averaged more than 4 million viewers for an entire week.
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