John Dickerson To Depart CBS News In First Major Talent Exit Under New Paramount Owners

John Dickerson, anchor and correspondent, to leave CBS News

Anchor John Dickerson said Monday that he would depart CBS News at the end of the year, the first sign of what is expected to be a major shake-up at the network under its new corporate owners.

Popular news anchor announces departure from major network

John Dickerson, a longtime fixture with CBS and the co-host of “CBS Evening News,” announced Monday he will be leaving the network.

Departures Begin at CBS News as Liberal Host John Dickerson Says He’s Leaving: Scores More To Be Laid Off Wednesday

Mr. Dickerson says he is ‘extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me.’

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John Dickerson is leaving CBS after 16 years amid newsroom changes

Veteran anchor John Dickerson is leaving CBS amid big changes at the network. “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,” he said in a statement Monday. Dickerson and his colleague Maurice Dubois have anchored the CBS Evening News since January when Norah O’Donnell stepped away from the nightly news desk. She left the network completely in July. Dickerson’s departure c…

CBS anchor John Dickerson to leave network at end of year in latest twist since Bari Weiss took over

Dickerson has hosted CBS Evening News with co-host Maurice DuBois since January. He is also the co-host of CBS This Morning, a correspondent for 60 Minutes and is the news division’s political director and chief Washington correspondent.