Former ‘CBS News’ Anchor Dan Rather Returning to Network 18 Years After Exit

CBS cut ties with the news anchor in 2006 following his controversial 2004 ‘60 Minutes II’ segment.

Dan Rather attends the 92nd Street Y Presents Dan Rather Discussing His New Book "What Unites Us" at 92nd Street Y in New York City on Jan. 23, 2018. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Former news anchor Dan Rather, who helmed the “CBS Evening News” desk for over two decades, is set to return to the network for an upcoming “CBS News Sunday Morning” segment following his controversial departure in 2006.

According to a press release from CBS’s parent company, Paramount, the 92-year-old will discuss his “work at CBS and his life in news” with national correspondent Lee Cowan in an interview set to air on April 28.