'cbs Evening News' Co-anchor John Dickerson Will Leave The Network Later This Year - Beritaja

John Dickerson, co-anchor of “CBS Evening News,” said Monday he will exit the web astatine the extremity of the year.

Dickerson will beryllium the first awesome talent departure since the arrival of Bari Weiss arsenic editor-in-chief of CBS News past month.

The seasoned governmental journalist who joined CBS News successful 2009 gave nary logic for leaving successful an Instagram station announcing his decision.

“I americium highly grateful for each that CBS News gave maine - the work, the audience’s attraction and the grant of being a portion of the network’s history - and I americium grateful for my beloved colleagues who’ve made maine a amended journalist and a amended quality being and I will miss you,” Dickerson wrote.

Dickerson became co-anchor of “CBS Evening News” successful January alongside Maurice DuBois, succeeding Norah O’Donnell. The duo were portion of a revamp of the program, which put an accent connected much in-depth stories.

The format alteration grounded to pull caller viewers arsenic it remains successful 3rd spot down “ABC World News Tonight pinch David Muir” and “NBC Nightly News pinch Tom Llamas.”

There had been talk of important changes coming to the newscast earlier Weiss signed connected for a elder domiciled astatine the division.

Weiss has reportedly expressed liking successful bringing Fox News anchor Bret Baier to CBS, but his existent employer has him nether statement done 2028. Baier anchors “Special Report,” a nightly newscast that for illustration galore Fox News programs is intimately followed by President Trump.

Anderson Cooper, whose statement will soon beryllium up astatine CNN, has besides been mentioned internally arsenic an evening news anchor candidate.

“CBS Evening News” co-anchors Maurice DuBois and John Dickerson.

(Gail Schulman/CBS News)

The changes to “CBS Evening News” were initiated by erstwhile “60 Minutes” executive shaper Bill Owens, who was pushed retired of the institution amid the contention complete a 2024 question and reply pinch erstwhile vice president Kamala Harris.

Trump sued the web complete the question and reply which he said was deceptively edited to thief her statesmanlike campaign. Although the lawsuit branded arsenic frivolous by 1st Amendment experts, Paramount settled the suit for $16 cardinal to clear the regulatory way for its merger pinch Skydance Media.

A erstwhile writer for Time magazine, Dickerson came to CBS News arsenic a contributor earlier taking connected a assortment of roles successful the division. He was anchor of the Washington-based nationalist affairs programme “Face the Nation.” He moved to New York to subordinate “CBS This Morning” aft the web fired Charlie Rose complete intersexual harassment allegations successful 2017.

Dickerson anchored a nightly premier clip newscast connected CBS News Streaming before being tapped for “CBS Evening News.” He could not beryllium instantly reached for comment.