Norah O'Donnell to Step Down From CBS Evening News for Other Roles at Network

After 12 years as an anchor chair, she says ‘It’s time to do something different.’

U.S. journalist Nora O'Donnell arrives for the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Washington Hilton in Washington on April 29, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

Norah O’Donnell, anchor and managing editor of CBS Evening News, announced on Tuesday she is stepping down from her current role.

“After this year’s election, I’ve decided I will be leaving my role as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News to take on a new position at the network,” O’Donnell wrote in a letter shared with her colleagues.