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As Era Of The Star Anchor Fades, CBS’ ‘Evening News’ Overhaul Puts Focus On Correspondents In The Field


CBS Evening News launched with dual anchors John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois

Rather, it opened with the dual anchor team of John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois getting right to the point in their top story — the “earthquake in the world of artificial intelligence,” or China’s breakthrough DeepSeek that gave a big shake to U.S. markets. Later, Jim Axelrod did an extended story on Chinese espionage and Elizabeth Palmer reported on Hamas recruitment, later elaborating on their pieces with the anchors in studio. That would not be altogether different as O’Donnell also did pieces for the signature franchise, most notably her interview with Pope Francis, but it would draw on what has been top ratings getter of the news division.

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