The first head under Bari Weiss has rolled.
John Dickerson says he’s leaving CBS News after 16 years at the end of the year.
Dickerson has been co-anchoring The CBS Evening News with Maurice DuBois since taking it over from Norah O’Donnell.
Dickerson once hosted “Face the Nation” and has been a utility player at CBS. The fact that he’s leaving the company altogether is a bad sign. Blogger Bari Weiss is to going to remake the news division in a right turn. There are already rumors she’s bringing Bret Baier over from Fox News.
DuBois is next, although maybe he can return to Channel 2 in New York, where he’d be most welcome. Years ago, Chris Wragge did something similar.
Weiss, a conservative lesbian, was hired by the new owners of Paramount to destroy the network. It’s a little like Trump and the East Wing.
Will things get worse? Yes, very quickly.
Dickerson writes on Instagram: “Local news: 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. I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me— the work, the audience’s attention and the honor of being a part of the network’s history— and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who’ve made me a better journalist and a better human. I will miss you.”
