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Norah O\u2019Donnell<\/strong><\/a> has officially said goodbye to\u00a0CBS Evening News<\/em><\/a>, which she called the \u201chonor of a lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n During her final broadcast on Thursday, January 23, O\u2019Donnell reflected on her time with the program, saying, \u201cThe\u00a0CBS Evening News\u00a0<\/em>is, for good reason, the longest-running evening newscast in America, and it has been powered by the finest journalists around the world \u2014 the correspondents, producers and researchers and crews who work tirelessly to bring you the news every night. And that won\u2019t change, because journalism matters. I know that, because I have heard it from so many of you viewers.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for trusting us and welcoming hard news with heart into your homes.\u201d<\/p>\n For the final time, @NorahODonnell<\/a> signs off from the CBS Evening News. pic.twitter.com\/4IU9Htj1sY<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) January 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Find out more below.<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell was with the program for five and a half years, starting in May 2019 and concluding with her final broadcast on January 23, 2025.<\/p>\n The veteran CBS journalist became the lead anchor of the iconic news program, which has been on the air since 1947, in 2019, taking over for\u00a0Jeff Glor<\/strong>. She followed in the footsteps of broadcasting legends like\u00a0Walter Cronkite<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Dan Rather<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As reported by The Post<\/em> in 2022, O\u2019Donnell\u2019s annual salary was $3.8 million, down from her previous $8 million.<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell has an estimated net worth of $22 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth<\/a>.<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell is being replaced by\u00a060 Minutes<\/em>\u00a0alum\u00a0John Dickerson<\/strong>\u00a0and CBS anchor\u00a0Maurice DuBois<\/strong>.<\/p>\n In July 2024, when O\u2019Donnell formally announced her decision to step down from the evening news program, the journalist reportedly wrote a\u00a0letter to staffers<\/a>. In it, she stated, \u201cAfter this year\u2019s election, I\u2019ve decided I will be leaving my role as anchor and managing editor of the\u00a0CBS Evening News<\/em>\u00a0to take on a new position at the network.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s so much work to be proud of! But I have spent 12 years in the anchor chair here at CBS News, connected to a daily broadcast and the rigors of a relentless news cycle,\u201d O\u2019Donnell noted, before explaining her reason for leaving: \u201cIt\u2019s time to do something different.\u201d<\/p>\n So, while she is leaving the evening news program, O\u2019Donnell will remain with CBS News as a senior correspondent.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m pleased to share that I have made a long-term commitment to CBS News to continue to do the same storytelling and big interviews that have been our hallmark. I will continue to contribute to Evening News and all of our news broadcasts, including\u00a060 Minutes<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t<\/div>\n\n
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