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Norah O'Donnell has quit CBS Evening News after 12 years as a network anchor.
Per THR, O'Donnell, 50, will become CBS News special correspondent at the network - conducting 'interviews and other reports for CBS News programming with appearances on CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes.
O’Donnell penned in a memo to staff on Tuesday: 'There’s so much work to be proud of!
'But I have spent 12 years in the anchor chair here at CBS News, connected to a daily broadcast and the rigors of a relentless news cycle. It’s time to do something different
'Beyond that, I’m pleased to share that I have made a long-term commitment to CBS News to continue to do the same storytelling and big interviews that have been our hallmark.'
Norah O'Donnell has quit CBS Evening News after 12 years as an network anchor
Per THR , O'Donnell, 50, will become CBS News special correspondent at the network - conducting 'interviews and other reports for CBS News programming with appearances on CBS Evening News and 60 Minutes
'It's time to do something different. This presidential election will be my seventh as a journalist, and for many of us in this business we tend to look at our careers in terms of these milestone events.
Her replacement has not yet been announced.
O'Donnell replaced Jeff Glor on CBS Evening News in July 2019 - leading the broadcast from Washington, D.C.
She was previously CBS This Morning co-host from 2012 and before that, CBS News’ chief White House correspondent during President Obama's administration.
Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations wrote in a memo to staff: 'In this new role, Norah will have the time and the support to deliver even more of the exceptional stories she is known.'
O'Donnell replaced Jeff Glor on CBS Evening News in July 2019 - leading the broadcast from Washington, D.C.
She was previously CBS This Morning co-host from 2012 and before that, CBS News’ chief White House correspondent during President Obama's administration.
In April 2022, following reports that she could be replaced, O'Donnell re-signed with CBS News for $3.8 million a year, down from her previous $8 million package, sources told the New York Post.
O’Donnell penned in a memo to staff on Tuesday: 'There’s so much work to be proud of! 'But I have spent 12 years in the anchor chair here at CBS News, connected to a daily broadcast and the rigors of a relentless news cycle. It’s time to do something different' - pictured with Pope Francis)
She was previously CBS This Morning co-host from 2012 and before that, CBS News’ chief White House correspondent during President Obama's administration
One source told the outlet that CBS execs gave O'Donnell a 'low ball' offer which they expected her to reject, and were taken by surprise when she accepted.
It follows numerous reports that O'Donnell had clashed with CBS News co-president Neeraj Khemlani, a no-nonsense, budget-cutting exec who had reportedly cast a wide net searching for her potential replacement.
A spokesperson for CBS News referred DailyMail.com to a statement provided to the Post, which denied that Khemlani had sought to replace O'Donnell.
'Wrong again. Neeraj led the effort to retain and re-sign about a dozen of our biggest anchors and correspondents over the last year including Norah O’Donnell and Gayle King – and recruited a few new ones like Nate Burleson and Robert Costa,' the statement said.
In early April 2022, reports first emerged that O'Donnell had renewed with CBS despite widespread rumors that she might be replaced.
However, there was no indication at the time of the dollar amount on the contract that would see her remain on the anchor desk through the 2024 election and beyond.
In March of that year, speculation ran rampant in the industry that that CBS might axe O'Donnell to her alleged 'toxic behavior' and purported $65,000-a-year wardrobe allowance.
O'Donnell's publicist Cindi Berger denied the accusations at the time, telling the Post: 'It's a clothing allowance, every news anchor has one. That figure is incorrect.'
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