‘CBS Evening News’ Co-Host Announces He’s Leaving Show As Speculation Swirls Over Bari Weiss’ Next Moves
“CBS Evening News” co-host John Dickerson announced on Monday that he will be leaving the network. Dickerson, who had been with the network for 16 years, was picked to replace Norah O’Donnell as host of the nightly…
“CBS Evening News” co-host John Dickerson announced on Monday that he will be leaving the network.
Dickerson, who had been with the network for 16 years, was picked to replace Norah O’Donnell as host of the nightly broadcast news show alongside Maurice DuBois in January 2025. Dickerson told followers on Instagram his last show would be in December.
“Local news: 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 posted. “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.”
His decision to depart the network came less than four weeks after Skydance, the new owners of CBS News’ parent company, Paramount, named Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief of CBS News after purchasing The Free Press for $150 million. Weiss is reportedly trying to poach “Special Report” host Bret Baier from Fox News.
CBS sent the Daily Caller News Foundation a copy of Dickerson’s statement after being reached for comment.