When Lester Holt visits Florida next week, it won’t be for a vacation. But he will take the regular format of “NBC Nightly News” on a short trip.
The veteran anchor will visit Fort Myers Beach and Miami early next week, and on each of two nights will spend a significant amount of time delving into news and issues pertinent to those locations.
“There are a lot of stories to be told in Florida, not just from a political standpoint, but environmental and tourism and recovery from storm disaster,” Holt says in an interview. He’s traveled to Fort Myers before, when a hurricane was making its way through the city, but “the idea is to visit places when they are not necessarily going through their worst day,”
On Monday, Holt will probe how insurance companies may have shortchanged residents whose properties were damaged severely by Hurricane Ian, and Sanika Dange,...
The veteran anchor will visit Fort Myers Beach and Miami early next week, and on each of two nights will spend a significant amount of time delving into news and issues pertinent to those locations.
“There are a lot of stories to be told in Florida, not just from a political standpoint, but environmental and tourism and recovery from storm disaster,” Holt says in an interview. He’s traveled to Fort Myers before, when a hurricane was making its way through the city, but “the idea is to visit places when they are not necessarily going through their worst day,”
On Monday, Holt will probe how insurance companies may have shortchanged residents whose properties were damaged severely by Hurricane Ian, and Sanika Dange,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS News wants to spread some of its venerable newsmagazine “Sunday Morning” to other days of the week.
Starting September 7, the entire CBS morning schedule will be treated as a larger franchise, with weekdays and Saturdays featuring some of the in-depth and longform features for which the Sunday show — a TV-news institution — is best known.
The weekday program, which features Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and new co-host Nate Burleson, will be retitled “CBS Mornings,” and will be part of a lineup that includes “CBS Saturday Morning” and “CBS Sunday Morning.” Once known as “CBS This Morning,” the show will continue to highlight the breaking news of the day and the interactions of its hosts, but place new emphasis on longform stories in its second hour. The Saturday and Sunday shows, hosted by Jeff Glor, Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller and by Jane Pauley, respectively, will continue with the formats to which their viewers are accustomed.
Starting September 7, the entire CBS morning schedule will be treated as a larger franchise, with weekdays and Saturdays featuring some of the in-depth and longform features for which the Sunday show — a TV-news institution — is best known.
The weekday program, which features Gayle King, Tony Dokoupil and new co-host Nate Burleson, will be retitled “CBS Mornings,” and will be part of a lineup that includes “CBS Saturday Morning” and “CBS Sunday Morning.” Once known as “CBS This Morning,” the show will continue to highlight the breaking news of the day and the interactions of its hosts, but place new emphasis on longform stories in its second hour. The Saturday and Sunday shows, hosted by Jeff Glor, Dana Jacobson and Michelle Miller and by Jane Pauley, respectively, will continue with the formats to which their viewers are accustomed.
- 8/31/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
TV viewers know “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt will deliver the latest headlines in the national news cycle. Over the past few nights, however, he’s been offering something else: empathy.
Over four recent nights, Holt has served up short essays aimed at putting the nation’s recent chaos – a mix of an unavoidable pandemic, a faltering economy, and protests over racial injustice – into new perspective. Simply put, he is telling viewers that they are not alone in a moment of national instability.
“It is the season of our despair. A new pandemic we can’t control – coronavirus. And an old epidemic we can’t control either – an aching legacy of racial inequality,” Holt said during Friday’s “Nightly” broadcast. “How much more can we take?” On Monday, he spoke of “An anguished and weary America asking, when will this all end? When will the protests end? When will...
Over four recent nights, Holt has served up short essays aimed at putting the nation’s recent chaos – a mix of an unavoidable pandemic, a faltering economy, and protests over racial injustice – into new perspective. Simply put, he is telling viewers that they are not alone in a moment of national instability.
“It is the season of our despair. A new pandemic we can’t control – coronavirus. And an old epidemic we can’t control either – an aching legacy of racial inequality,” Holt said during Friday’s “Nightly” broadcast. “How much more can we take?” On Monday, he spoke of “An anguished and weary America asking, when will this all end? When will the protests end? When will...
- 6/4/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran news executive Bill Small, who served as the Washington bureau chief of CBS News and president of NBC News, died on Sunday following a brief illness unrelated to the coronavirus, CBS News announced. He was 93.
Small led CBS News’ political coverage from 1962-1974, covering such major events as Watergate, Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. He pulled together a team of reporters from within CBS that included Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Dan Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Eric Sevareid, and made new hires including Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers.
He also, CBS noted, championed a number of women in his time as Washington bureau chief, hiring Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Lesley Stahl, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky said in a statement. “He hired me as a 20-year-old college student to...
Small led CBS News’ political coverage from 1962-1974, covering such major events as Watergate, Vietnam and the Civil Rights Movement. He pulled together a team of reporters from within CBS that included Dan Rather, Marvin Kalb, Dan Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Eric Sevareid, and made new hires including Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers.
He also, CBS noted, championed a number of women in his time as Washington bureau chief, hiring Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Lesley Stahl, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” CBS News president Susan Zirinsky said in a statement. “He hired me as a 20-year-old college student to...
- 5/25/2020
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran news executive Bill Small passed away on Sunday after a brief illness unrelated to the coronavirus. The former CBS News Washington Bureau Chief, NBC News President, United Press International President and Chairman of the News & Documentary Emmy Awards, was 93.
Small served as CBS’ Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and formed a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate. The roster he recruited from within CBS included Marvin Kalb, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Dan Schorr and Eric Sevareid. New hires at the time, CBS said, included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers. CBS also noted Small championed the hiring of women including Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Susan Zirinsky, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” said CBS News president Zirinsky in a statement.
Small served as CBS’ Washington Bureau Chief from 1962 to 1974 and formed a team of journalists that would go on to dominate political coverage throughout the era of the Vietnam War and Watergate. The roster he recruited from within CBS included Marvin Kalb, Dan Rather, Harry Reasoner, Dan Schorr and Eric Sevareid. New hires at the time, CBS said, included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bernard Kalb and Bill Moyers. CBS also noted Small championed the hiring of women including Lesley Stahl, Diane Sawyer, Connie Chung, Susan Zirinsky, Martha Teichner, Rita Braver and Susan Spencer.
“Bill Small was a hero to journalism,” said CBS News president Zirinsky in a statement.
- 5/25/2020
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Small, the former Washington bureau chief for CBS News and president of NBC News, died Sunday in a New York hospital after a brief illness unrelated to the coronavirus, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced. He was 93.
Small led CBS' news operations in the nation's capital from 1962-74. He recruited Eric Sevareid, Marvin Kalb, Daniel Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Dan Rather from within the division and gave many producers and reporters their first commercial network news positions; those included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bill Moyers, Bernard Kalb and Tom Bettag.
Meanwhile, Diane ...
Small led CBS' news operations in the nation's capital from 1962-74. He recruited Eric Sevareid, Marvin Kalb, Daniel Schorr, Harry Reasoner and Dan Rather from within the division and gave many producers and reporters their first commercial network news positions; those included Bob Schieffer, Ed Bradley, Bernard Shaw, Bill Moyers, Bernard Kalb and Tom Bettag.
Meanwhile, Diane ...
- 5/25/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
When it comes to delivering news to young consumers, Evp and General Manager of CBS News Digital Christy Tanner says there’s no need to tailor the way stories are created or distributed — and doing so can be “insulting” to the viewer.
“As far as we’re concerned, a news viewer is a news viewer, and there is really no need to pander to any demographic,” Tanner told TheWrap. “To me, saying that you need to do differently for younger viewers would be akin to saying you need to speak more slowly when you are talking to an older viewer because they might be hard of hearing.”
While the strategy may differ from competitors, such as ABC News, which draws a clear line in the sand between content for digital natives and programming for older viewers, it has so far been effective for the news organization. The company’s 24-hour streaming network,...
“As far as we’re concerned, a news viewer is a news viewer, and there is really no need to pander to any demographic,” Tanner told TheWrap. “To me, saying that you need to do differently for younger viewers would be akin to saying you need to speak more slowly when you are talking to an older viewer because they might be hard of hearing.”
While the strategy may differ from competitors, such as ABC News, which draws a clear line in the sand between content for digital natives and programming for older viewers, it has so far been effective for the news organization. The company’s 24-hour streaming network,...
- 6/24/2019
- by Matt Lopez
- The Wrap
CBS News President Susan Zirinsky has named Judy Tygard executive producer of 48 Hours. She had the job before being promoted to division chief early this year.
Tygard will oversee all aspects of the crime-and-justice broadcast, Zirinsky said in naming her trusted lieutenant to the gig.
Calling Tygard, who has been the show’s senior producer, “one of the best producers in all of television and an excellent leader,” Zirinsky said, “she lives and breathes 48 Hours.”
Added Tygard, “48 Hours is in my DNA.” She joined the program a producer in Season 2; it’s now in its 32nd season.
Tygard created 48 Hours: Live to Tell, a short-run series that features first-person accounts of people who have survived horrific events, documenting the challenges facing a victim of sex trafficking and the struggle of a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terror attack.
In addition to her work on 48 Hours, Tygard was co-executive producer of...
Tygard will oversee all aspects of the crime-and-justice broadcast, Zirinsky said in naming her trusted lieutenant to the gig.
Calling Tygard, who has been the show’s senior producer, “one of the best producers in all of television and an excellent leader,” Zirinsky said, “she lives and breathes 48 Hours.”
Added Tygard, “48 Hours is in my DNA.” She joined the program a producer in Season 2; it’s now in its 32nd season.
Tygard created 48 Hours: Live to Tell, a short-run series that features first-person accounts of people who have survived horrific events, documenting the challenges facing a victim of sex trafficking and the struggle of a survivor of the 2016 Brussels terror attack.
In addition to her work on 48 Hours, Tygard was co-executive producer of...
- 4/10/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Judy Tygard, a senior producer at CBS News’ “48 Hours,” will take the reins of the program in the wake of the series’ current chief, Susan Zirinsky, being elevated to president of the news division, according to two people familiar with the situation.
Zirinsky told staffers Monday of the decision. “I am leaving the ship in the most qualified hands,” Zirinsky said, according to a person who was present. “I need not explain her editorial strength and commitment to this broadcast.”
In Tygard, CBS News has a veteran who first started working for the network since 1985, when she first joined the outlet as a news writer for Bob Schieffer and Morton Dean on the weekend editions of “CBS Evening News.” She has been with “48 Hours” for two different tenures. She was a producer and senior producer for the show between 1989 and 1997, and then left for five years working as...
Zirinsky told staffers Monday of the decision. “I am leaving the ship in the most qualified hands,” Zirinsky said, according to a person who was present. “I need not explain her editorial strength and commitment to this broadcast.”
In Tygard, CBS News has a veteran who first started working for the network since 1985, when she first joined the outlet as a news writer for Bob Schieffer and Morton Dean on the weekend editions of “CBS Evening News.” She has been with “48 Hours” for two different tenures. She was a producer and senior producer for the show between 1989 and 1997, and then left for five years working as...
- 1/7/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CBS News has promoted Major Garrett to the post of Chief Washington Correspondent.
A veteran journo, Garrett has served as Chief White House Correspondent since joining CBS News in 2012. With the promotion, Garrett will expand his beat to a wider range of stories coming out of Washington as well as the 2020 presidential election and enterprise reporting.
Garrett moves into a role at CBS News that has been held in the past by John Dickerson, the former “Face the Nation” moderator who is now co-anchor of “CBS This Morning,” and Bob Schieffer.
“Whether it’s reporting on presidential elections, ongoing key stories coming from the White House, or high-stakes diplomatic meetings abroad between world leaders, Major has demonstrated unparalleled precision in his reporting and skill in his writing,” said Christopher Isham, CBS News VP and Washington bureau chief. “His decades of experience have made him an invaluable member of our team...
A veteran journo, Garrett has served as Chief White House Correspondent since joining CBS News in 2012. With the promotion, Garrett will expand his beat to a wider range of stories coming out of Washington as well as the 2020 presidential election and enterprise reporting.
Garrett moves into a role at CBS News that has been held in the past by John Dickerson, the former “Face the Nation” moderator who is now co-anchor of “CBS This Morning,” and Bob Schieffer.
“Whether it’s reporting on presidential elections, ongoing key stories coming from the White House, or high-stakes diplomatic meetings abroad between world leaders, Major has demonstrated unparalleled precision in his reporting and skill in his writing,” said Christopher Isham, CBS News VP and Washington bureau chief. “His decades of experience have made him an invaluable member of our team...
- 12/12/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“Dumb as a rock” and “lazy as hell” is how President Donald “I Hire The Best People” Trump just described his former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.
Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
This after video emerged of Tillerson describing Trump as “undisciplined” and someone who “did not like to read.”
Speaking in Houston Thursday at a dinner to benefit MD Anderson Cancer Center, the former ExxonMobil CEO broke his silence about Trump, telling CBS News political contributor Bob Schieffer that Potus fired him in March because he got tired of Tillerson telling him some his ideas,...
Mike Pompeo is doing a great job, I am very proud of him. His predecessor, Rex Tillerson, didn’t have the mental capacity needed. He was dumb as a rock and I couldn’t get rid of him fast enough. He was lazy as hell. Now it is a whole new ballgame, great spirit at State!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 7, 2018
This after video emerged of Tillerson describing Trump as “undisciplined” and someone who “did not like to read.”
Speaking in Houston Thursday at a dinner to benefit MD Anderson Cancer Center, the former ExxonMobil CEO broke his silence about Trump, telling CBS News political contributor Bob Schieffer that Potus fired him in March because he got tired of Tillerson telling him some his ideas,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Editors Note: This story was originally published August 29.
John McCain was unsuccessful in both of his attempts to become President of the United States, but in death the Arizona senator is has been getting a send-off from the networks worthy of a Commander-in-chief.
CBS, NBC and ABC provided extensive coverage of events this week leading to Sunday’s private funeral of the American hero and self-described maverick, who passed away from brain cancer at the age of 81 on August 25. CNN, Fox New Channel and MSNBC have been going wall-to-wall with coverage of McCain’s memorials leading to his funeral September 2.
While Donald Trump has not been invited to any of the events, former Presidents and respective McCain White House bid rivals George W. Bush and Barack Obama are scheduled to deliver eulogies for the six-term senator at Washington National Cathedral on September 1. The son of a distinguished military family, the...
John McCain was unsuccessful in both of his attempts to become President of the United States, but in death the Arizona senator is has been getting a send-off from the networks worthy of a Commander-in-chief.
CBS, NBC and ABC provided extensive coverage of events this week leading to Sunday’s private funeral of the American hero and self-described maverick, who passed away from brain cancer at the age of 81 on August 25. CNN, Fox New Channel and MSNBC have been going wall-to-wall with coverage of McCain’s memorials leading to his funeral September 2.
While Donald Trump has not been invited to any of the events, former Presidents and respective McCain White House bid rivals George W. Bush and Barack Obama are scheduled to deliver eulogies for the six-term senator at Washington National Cathedral on September 1. The son of a distinguished military family, the...
- 9/1/2018
- by Dominic Patten and Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Tiffany Network's news division is making some news of its own. CBS has announced that Jeff Glor will anchor CBS Evening News beginning Monday, December 4, 2017. Glor will replace Anthony Mason, who has been anchoring the broadcast on an interim basis since June of this year, when Scott Pelley left the desk to join 60 Minutes. Pelley first began anchoring in 2011, when he replaced Katie Couric and Bob Schieffer on the CBS Evening News. Learn more from this CBS press release. Read More…...
- 11/28/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
CBS Evening News is set to launch on Dec. 4 with new lead anchor Jeff Glor. Glor replaces Scott Pelley, who had manned the post since 2011. He announced his departure from the lead anchor position in mid-June. Pelley took the baton from Katie Couric and Bob Schieffer. Pelley was assigned to work full-time at 60 Minutes after his departure while Anthony Mason served as interim anchor on CBS Evening News. Steve Capus will remain as executive producer of the program. "In his…...
- 11/26/2017
- Deadline TV
CBS Evening News is playing another game of musical (anchor) chairs.
Jeff Glor, already an Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent, has been named the program’s new anchor. Announced Wednesday, CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor is expected to launch by the end of 2017. In addition to his responsibilities for the nightly broadcast, Glor will also continue to appear on Cbsn, the network’s 24/7 streaming news service.
“Jeff is a thoughtful, probing journalist with the versatility to anchor in any circumstance – from daily reporting to the most significant events of our time,” CBS News President David Rhodes said in a statement.
Jeff Glor, already an Emmy-winning CBS News correspondent, has been named the program’s new anchor. Announced Wednesday, CBS Evening News With Jeff Glor is expected to launch by the end of 2017. In addition to his responsibilities for the nightly broadcast, Glor will also continue to appear on Cbsn, the network’s 24/7 streaming news service.
“Jeff is a thoughtful, probing journalist with the versatility to anchor in any circumstance – from daily reporting to the most significant events of our time,” CBS News President David Rhodes said in a statement.
- 10/25/2017
- TVLine.com
Rex Tillerson might be disputing the notion of any tensions with President Trump, but the way Bob Schieffer see's it, there's almost no way the secretary of state will last much longer.
- 10/5/2017
- by Ken Meyer
- Mediaite - TV
CBS News veteran Bob Schieffer believes that many parts of the country are being ignored by the mainstream media in the current digital age.
- 10/1/2017
- by Caleb Ecarma
- Mediaite - TV
CBS’s Face the Nation host John Dickerson has been named Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News President David Rhodes announced today. Dickerson, in addition to his hosting gig, also had held the title of CBS News' Political Director. CBS This Morning co-host Gayle King explained this morning it’s Bob Schieffer’s old title, clearing that up. "John has demonstrated leadership in his reporting in D.C. since 1995, and with CBS News for the past eight years,” said CBS News…...
- 3/31/2017
- Deadline TV
CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley and the network’s Face the Nation anchor John Dickerson will lead CBS News’ live coverage of Monday’s first presidential debate, 9-11 Pm Et. CBS News correspondents Nancy Cordes and Major Garrett will provide original reporting on the network's primetime debate coverage, post-debate analysis on all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including Cbsn, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service. CBS News contributor Bob Schieffer, who…...
- 9/22/2016
- Deadline TV
Hulu and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog are at it again with a new political special, “Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016,” where Conan O’Brien‘s puppet sidekick will take on the Republican and Democratic National Conventions. The one-hour special, a follow-up to February’s “Triumph’s Election Special 2016,” will become available to subscribers on Aug. 11. In the first clip released from the new Triumph special, the cigar-chomping Rottweiler puppet is seen joking around with veteran journalist and “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer. Also Read: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Talks Politics With College Kids (Video) After laughing together...
- 7/26/2016
- by Linda Ge
- The Wrap
Seth Meyers will remain behind the Late Night desk for years to come.
NBC announced Wednesday that Meyers’ talk show contract has been extended through February 2021.
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“As a writer, performer and host, Seth has a rich history at NBC and we are thrilled that he’ll be at the helm of Late Night for many more years,” said Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, in a statement. “His knowledge of both current events and pop culture is unparalleled and he brings...
NBC announced Wednesday that Meyers’ talk show contract has been extended through February 2021.
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“As a writer, performer and host, Seth has a rich history at NBC and we are thrilled that he’ll be at the helm of Late Night for many more years,” said Robert Greenblatt, chairman of NBC Entertainment, in a statement. “His knowledge of both current events and pop culture is unparalleled and he brings...
- 1/13/2016
- TVLine.com
So much for retirement. Bob Schieffer is returning to CBS News as an occasional contributor throughout the political election cycle, division president David Rhodes announced one day after coming to TCA. Schieffer stepped away as CBS News’ chief Washington correspondent and anchor of it Sunday Beltway show Face the Nation in June 2015 after a 24-year run. But retirement did not take. In his new assignment, he will appear across CBS News programs throughout the 2017…...
- 1/13/2016
- Deadline TV
It's "a day like no other!" CNN’s Kate Bolduan gushed on air this morning as her network continued to hyperventilate over its telecast of tonight's second Gop debate at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, CA. It's a day in which anybody who thinks they're going to get a serious discussion of the issues in two hours from a stage jammed with 11 candidates probably is doomed to walk away unhappy, suggested longtime Beltway show pundit Bob Schieffer in an…...
- 9/16/2015
- Deadline TV
MSNBC’s Chris Hayes host may have gotten a last minute reprieve with this morning’s news his ratings-anemic primetime program, All In With Chris Hayes had received that cable news network’s only nominations for the 36th edition of the News & Docu Emmy Awards. This morning’s noms announcement comes on the eve of what one source has called an all-hands-on-deck town hall meeting with staffers called by new-ish Chairman of NBC News and MSNBC, Andy Lack, at which it has been forecast/feared initial steps to an MSNBC overhaul will be introduced, as Lack looks to pull that network out of the ratings cellar.
Hayes’ show has been mentioned in many quarters as being vulnerable; in Q2 it clocked 540,000 total viewers, a 12% drop compared to same time last year, and 107,000 news-demo viewers, a drop of 20% and MSNBC’s lowest performing primetime show in the demo for the quarter.
Hayes’ show has been mentioned in many quarters as being vulnerable; in Q2 it clocked 540,000 total viewers, a 12% drop compared to same time last year, and 107,000 news-demo viewers, a drop of 20% and MSNBC’s lowest performing primetime show in the demo for the quarter.
- 7/22/2015
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
An average audience of 3.949 million tuned in last Sunday to say so long to Bob Schieffer as host of CBS’ Face The Nation – his biggest crowd since January 18. Schieffer’s swan song beat closest competitor, ABC’s George Stephanopoulos-hosted This Week (2.818 million) by more than a million viewers. NBC’s Chuck Todd-helmed Meet The Press clocked 2.469 million viewers. Compared to the same day last year, Schieffer’s show was up 52% in viewers and 40% in the news demo…...
- 6/4/2015
- Deadline TV
Bob Schieffer signed off of CBS's Face the Nation for the final time on Sunday, thanking viewers for sticking with him during his 24 years as host.
"I'm going to miss being in the middle of things," he said in the final moments of his last broadcast.
Schieffer, 78, spent more than four decades with CBS, originally joining the network in 1969.
The respected journalist previously anchored the Saturday edition of the CBS Evening News for 23 years and also served as interim anchor of the CBS Evening News from March 2005 to August 2006.
"I thought back to when I was in the ninth grade...
"I'm going to miss being in the middle of things," he said in the final moments of his last broadcast.
Schieffer, 78, spent more than four decades with CBS, originally joining the network in 1969.
The respected journalist previously anchored the Saturday edition of the CBS Evening News for 23 years and also served as interim anchor of the CBS Evening News from March 2005 to August 2006.
"I thought back to when I was in the ninth grade...
- 6/1/2015
- by Lindsay Kimble, @lekimble
- People.com - TV Watch
Bob Schieffer hosted CBS News' Face The Nation for the last time today. In early April, Schieffer, 78, announced he would retire after 46 years at CBS News and his 24th anchoring CBS' Sunday Beltway show, which just finished the May sweep with a first place finish in total viewers and in the news demo.Schieffer had made the announcement at the annual Schieffer Symposium at Texas Christian University, his alma mater, explaining, "Because this is where my professional…...
- 5/31/2015
- Deadline TV
After more than four decades at CBS News, Bob Schieffer called it a career Sunday as he hosted his last edition of “Face the Nation.” During the broadcast, Schieffer talked about his impending retirement and recalled how much he enjoyed working at CBS, saying, “I’m going to miss being in the middle of things.” The show began with the legendary newsman interviewing former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on his status as an undeclared presidential candidate. The Republican insisted he has not yet made a decision, but promised one is coming soon. “I hope I’m a candidate in the near future,...
- 5/31/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
Bob Schieffer said goodbye on Sunday's Face the Nation. Schieffer, who has served as moderator of the CBS news program since 1991, announced in April that he would be retiring from CBS News. John Dickerson will replace him as host of Face the Nation, beginning June 7. "I'll be honest, I'm going to miss being in the middle of things, but the one thing I will never forget is the trust you placed in me and how nice you were to have me as a guest in your home over so many years," Schieffer said during his final broadcast.
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- 5/31/2015
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Schieffer will retire Sunday from his post as anchor on CBS News' Face the Nation, a position he has held for 24 years. In a tweet Friday night, Schieffer addressed his approaching retirement: "I'm a lucky guy. Started reporting when I was 20 & Sunday is my last day as @FacetheNation host. We'll do what we always do, report the news." Read More Bob Schieffer Retiring From CBS News Schieffer announced the news of his retirement in a speech at his alma mater, Tcu in Ft. Worth, Texas, on April 8: "You know, I'm one of the luckiest
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- 5/30/2015
- by Natalie Stone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Téa Leoni and new beau Tim Daly, her co-star on Madam Secretary, made their most major public debut as a couple on Saturday, on the red carpet at the 2015 White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington D.C. The 48-year-old actress wore a chic black gown with a high neckline and slit, paired with a sheer black cape, silver brooch and black sandals and smiled as she posed for photos with Daly, 59, who donned a black tux and black bow tie. The two play a married couple on the CBS show Madam Secretary, in which Leoni stars as the U.S. Secretary of State. Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and CBS News TV journalist Bob Schieffer joined the two on the red carpet and...
- 4/26/2015
- E! Online
Katee Sackhoff is going back to the future.
The Battlestar Galactica alumna is set to create and star in the evolutionary drama Rain, our sister site Deadline reports.
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Described as a futuristic parable that examines the long-term effects of global warming and other ominous events, Rain will star Sackhoff as a soldier who explores the future of the human species.
Sackhoff also will write and executive-produce the project — which is currently being shopped around and has not yet found a home — alongside Continuum‘s Tom Rowe. Her recent TV credits include Longmire,...
The Battlestar Galactica alumna is set to create and star in the evolutionary drama Rain, our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedIt’s Official: Longmire Gets Season 4 Pickup from Netflix
Described as a futuristic parable that examines the long-term effects of global warming and other ominous events, Rain will star Sackhoff as a soldier who explores the future of the human species.
Sackhoff also will write and executive-produce the project — which is currently being shopped around and has not yet found a home — alongside Continuum‘s Tom Rowe. Her recent TV credits include Longmire,...
- 4/13/2015
- TVLine.com
CBS News Political Director John Dickerson will succeed the retiring Bob Schieffer as host of CBS News’s Sunday Beltway show, Face the Nation, when Schieffer steps down “this summer,” Schieffer announced on this morning’s show. Schieffer, 78, noted there's been much speculation as to who would take his place on the program since last Wednesday, when he announced his retirement, at the annual Schieffer Symposium at Texas Christian University, his alma mater. "I'm happy to…...
- 4/12/2015
- Deadline TV
John Dickerson, CBS News political director, will replace Bob Schieffer as host of “Face the Nation,” Schieffer announced on the program Sunday. “Now the obvious question is, who’s going to take this seat?” said the retiring Schieffer. “I’m happy to say the answer is my friend CBS News political director John Dickerson, who’s been on this broadcast 83 times and he sure has the right bloodlines.” Dickerson joined Schieffer on the broadcast and responded, “I’m thrilled. I have watched Bob my whole professional life not just as a viewer but as a daily reporter who also covered the Hill.
- 4/12/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
CBS News political director John Dickerson will replace the retiring Bob Schieffer as moderator of Face the Nation. Schieffer made the announcement on Sunday's show. Dickerson's first broadcast as host will come this summer. Schieffer noted that Dickerson "sure has the right bloodlines" for the assignment. Dickerson's mother, Nancy, was the first female correspondent in the CBS News Washington bureau. Read More Bob Schieffer Retiring From CBS News Schieffer — the 78-year-old chief Washington correspondent of CBS News — announced Wednesday that he would be leaving the job early this summer. Schieffer has been with CBS News since 1969. Dickerson takes over
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- 4/12/2015
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After almost 50 years with CBS News, Bob Schieffer has announced that he will be retiring from his Face the Nation post this summer. The journalist made the announcement during the annual Schieffer Symposium at his alma matter, Texas Christian University. "Because [this was] where it all started for me…I wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer I'm going to retire," he told the crowd. "It's been a great adventure. I'm one of the luckiest people in the world, because as a little boy, as a young reporter, I always wanted to be a journalist, and I got to do that." The 78-year-old has been with the network for 46 years and has moderated the popular...
- 4/9/2015
- E! Online
Bob Schieffer is stepping down from Face the Nation.
The legendary CBS newsman announced his retirement on Wednesday after nearly 50 years with the network, including almost a quarter of a decade as the host of the Sunday morning show, The New York Times reports.
Schieffer, 78, made the announcement while giving a speech at Texas Christian University. "Because that was where it all started for me, I wanted this to be the place, and I wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer I'm going to retire," he said, according to CBS News.
"It's been a great adventure,...
The legendary CBS newsman announced his retirement on Wednesday after nearly 50 years with the network, including almost a quarter of a decade as the host of the Sunday morning show, The New York Times reports.
Schieffer, 78, made the announcement while giving a speech at Texas Christian University. "Because that was where it all started for me, I wanted this to be the place, and I wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer I'm going to retire," he said, according to CBS News.
"It's been a great adventure,...
- 4/9/2015
- by Tara Fowler, @waterfowlerta
- People.com - TV Watch
End of an era! Bob Schieffer announced on Wednesday, April 8, that he is planning to retire. The Face the Nation anchor, 78, will hang up his hat this summer after decades on the air. Schieffer made the announcement at his alma mater Texas Christian University, where the communications college is named after him. Speaking during the 11th annual Schieffer Symposium, the veteran newsman told the crowd, "Because this is where my professional career began, this is where I wanted all of you to be the first to [...]...
- 4/9/2015
- Us Weekly
CBS’ Criminal Minds this Wednesday night aired the “planted pilot” for a spinoff focused on a globe-trotting team. If ordered to series, will you get your passport stamped and join them for the ride?
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In the episode “Beyond Borders,” a family of four is expertly abducted upon arriving in Barbados for vacation. International Unit Chief Jack Garrett (played by CSI: NY vet Gary Sinise) immediately swings into action, rendezvousing with Rossi and Hotch since they previously worked a similar case, down in Florida.
The three of them — joined by Derek,...
RelatedMay Sweeps Scorecard 2015: Weddings, Deaths, Breakups, Sex, Resurrections, Firings and More!
In the episode “Beyond Borders,” a family of four is expertly abducted upon arriving in Barbados for vacation. International Unit Chief Jack Garrett (played by CSI: NY vet Gary Sinise) immediately swings into action, rendezvousing with Rossi and Hotch since they previously worked a similar case, down in Florida.
The three of them — joined by Derek,...
- 4/9/2015
- TVLine.com
Longtime CBS newsman Bob Schieffer, who’s in his 24th year anchoring Face the Nation, will retire this summer.
The 76-year-old legend made the surprise announcement Wednesday during an appearance at his alma mater, Texas Christian University.
“Because that was where it all started for me, I wanted this to be the place, and I wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer I’m going to retire,” he told the reportedly stunned crowd. “It’s been a great adventure. You know, I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because as a little boy…...
The 76-year-old legend made the surprise announcement Wednesday during an appearance at his alma mater, Texas Christian University.
“Because that was where it all started for me, I wanted this to be the place, and I wanted you all to be the first to know that this summer I’m going to retire,” he told the reportedly stunned crowd. “It’s been a great adventure. You know, I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because as a little boy…...
- 4/9/2015
- TVLine.com
CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer announced Wednesday in a speech at his alma mater, Tcu in Ft. Worth, Texas, that he is retiring from CBS News. He will step down this summer. "Speaking at the annual Schieffer Symposium," said David Rhodes, president of CBS News, "with colleagues Gayle King, Holly Williams and a large audience of students and friends from his home community, Bob said he wanted to end it where it began." "It's been a great adventure," Schieffer said in his remarks at Tcu. "You know, I'm one of the luckiest people in the world because as
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- 4/9/2015
- by Alex Ben Block
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bob Schieffer, the anchor of CBS News’ Face The Nation, announced Wednesday that he will retire this summer. Schieffer, 78, has been with CBS News for 46 years and this year marked his 24th anchoring CBS’ Sunday Beltway show, which finished out 2014 as the highest-rated show of the genre for a third consecutive year. He made the announcement tonight at the annual Schieffer Symposium at Texas Christian University, his alma mater, explaining, “Because this is where my…...
- 4/9/2015
- Deadline TV
Bob Schieffer, anchor of the CBS News program “Face the Nation,” will retire this summer, the network announced Wednesday. Schieffer, 78, has spent the past 46 years of his decades-long career working for the network. In a story posted on CBSNews.com, the network said Schieffer initially broke the news during a speech at Texas Christian University. “Because this is where my professional career began, this is where I wanted all of you to be the first to know, this summer I am going to retire,” he said at a symposium at Texas Christian. Also Read: The Evolution of CBS Morning News: From Walter.
- 4/9/2015
- by Anita Bennett
- The Wrap
NBC host draws over 3 million total viewers and 927,000 in the 25-54 demo on Jan. 18
The media pundits who declared Chuck Todd the wrong choice after he struggled out of the gate on NBC’s “Meet the Press” might have to rewrite themselves.
Todd drew his highest-rated show on Jan. 18, drawing 3.051 million total viewers and 927,000 25-54 demo viewers. It’s the highest-rating for Todd’s “Meet the Press” tenure, which started in September. Overall, his performance this past Sunday was the highest rating for “Meet the Press” in 10 months, dating back to David Gregory’s embattled last few months as moderator.
The media pundits who declared Chuck Todd the wrong choice after he struggled out of the gate on NBC’s “Meet the Press” might have to rewrite themselves.
Todd drew his highest-rated show on Jan. 18, drawing 3.051 million total viewers and 927,000 25-54 demo viewers. It’s the highest-rating for Todd’s “Meet the Press” tenure, which started in September. Overall, his performance this past Sunday was the highest rating for “Meet the Press” in 10 months, dating back to David Gregory’s embattled last few months as moderator.
- 1/23/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
TheWrap’s guide to television coverage of President Barack Obama’s speech, including who’s anchoring the broadcasts and providing analysis
President Barack Obama will give his seventh annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Et, with expected topics including national security, immigration, health care and the environment. Sen. Jon Ernst (R-ia) is expected to provide the Republican response.
After the president’s address, while the Republicans are giving their response and the networks are starting to break down their analyses, Obama will be preparing for something altogether different. His administration has invited three YouTube...
President Barack Obama will give his seventh annual State of the Union address on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. Et, with expected topics including national security, immigration, health care and the environment. Sen. Jon Ernst (R-ia) is expected to provide the Republican response.
After the president’s address, while the Republicans are giving their response and the networks are starting to break down their analyses, Obama will be preparing for something altogether different. His administration has invited three YouTube...
- 1/20/2015
- by Jason Hughes
- The Wrap
Candy Crowley left CNN in style Sunday, getting a star-studded farewell from top journalists and entertainment figures.
Also Read: Candy Crowley Out at CNN: Read Jeff Zucker’s Internal Memo
“You’ve always been one of the journalists that I really admire,” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said.
“This is not just CNN’s loss, but all of ours,” CBS’ “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer said. “Your insights, your political instincts, your writing, reporting, are just the best.”
Also Read: Top 5 Possible Replacements for Candy Crowley on CNN
“The work you put in to day-to-day political reporting, I...
Also Read: Candy Crowley Out at CNN: Read Jeff Zucker’s Internal Memo
“You’ve always been one of the journalists that I really admire,” Fox News Sunday host Chris Wallace said.
“This is not just CNN’s loss, but all of ours,” CBS’ “Face the Nation” host Bob Schieffer said. “Your insights, your political instincts, your writing, reporting, are just the best.”
Also Read: Top 5 Possible Replacements for Candy Crowley on CNN
“The work you put in to day-to-day political reporting, I...
- 12/22/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
A version of this story first appeared in the Nov. 14 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. In a rapidly changing media environment, there are few constants. But CBS News' Sunday morning public affairs program Face the Nation on Nov. 7 celebrates 60 years on television. And as Bob Schieffer, himself a 45-year veteran of CBS News, puts it, the show hasn't changed much. (The Nov. 9 anniversary show will features interviews with both President Obama of his Oval Office predecessor George W. Bush.) "The whole mission of the program is exactly the same as it was 60
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- 11/6/2014
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated With Full List: PBS and CBS were the big winners tonight as the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences unveiled its 35th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The pubcaster walked away with a leading 11 trophies, followed by the Eye with 10. ABC picked up three wins, the only other network with more than two. PBS came into the ceremony with a field-leading 43 nominations, one more than CBS.
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
The Lifetime Achievement Award went to William J. Small, who was CBS News Washington Bureau chief from 1962-74 and later President of NBC News, President of United Press International, and Chairman of News & Documentary at NATAS. “Throughout the ’60s and ’70s and into the 1980s, he was a key figure in the dramatic evolution of network news, NATAS Chairman Chuck Dages said of Small. “Recruiting the likes of Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Diane Sawyer, Lesley Stahl, Bill Moyers, and many others, he changed...
- 10/1/2014
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
CBS News is readying its second live event. This time the news division will mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with a multimedia initiative that will be streamed on CBSNews.com and simulcast of the Smithsonian Channel live July 24 at 8 p.m. CBS News: 50 Years Later, Civil Rights will follow the format of the network's Beatles event in February, which commemorated the band's first American television appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. The centerpiece of the Civil Rights Act program will be a live panel discussion moderated by Face the Nation host Bob Schieffer,
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- 7/7/2014
- by Marisa Guthrie
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Her journalistic pursuits have always been exciting and successful and now Jane Pauley is ready to begin a new chapter with a new network.
According to CBS honcho Bob Schieffer, the veteran anchor will serve as a contributor to CBS Sunday Morning.
During his Schieffer Symposium on the News at Texas Christian University, Bob declared, “She is reinventing herself and is coming to work at CBS News.”
Pauley’s credits include thirteen years on the “Today” show (1976-1989) and eleven years on “Dateline” (1992-2003).
According to CBS honcho Bob Schieffer, the veteran anchor will serve as a contributor to CBS Sunday Morning.
During his Schieffer Symposium on the News at Texas Christian University, Bob declared, “She is reinventing herself and is coming to work at CBS News.”
Pauley’s credits include thirteen years on the “Today” show (1976-1989) and eleven years on “Dateline” (1992-2003).
- 4/10/2014
- GossipCenter
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