1/24/2024 0 Comments Cbs 11 news anchor quits![]() ![]() Meanwhile, “CBS Mornings” anchor Tony Dokoupil, rumored as a possible successor to O’Donnell, has been reporting from Poland and appearing on her show nightly. “Either she didn’t want to go or leadership didn’t want her to go. Where’s Norah? We are in the middle of a war and she’s reporting from Washington, DC,” said a source. “David Muir, Lester Holt and Anderson Cooper are all in Ukraine. Prior to the war, O’Donnell was reaching around 5.6 million to 5.3 million viewers a night. 28, CBS’ total viewers sank to less than 5.1 million, trailing NBC’s 7.4 million and ABC’s 8.8 million, Nielsen said. ![]() Norah O’Donnell’s newsroom antics are irking the rank and file at the “CBS Evening News” as the anchor’s job is on the line. O’Donnell is the only evening TV news anchor who isn’t in Eastern Europe, which has taken a toll on ratings. Speculation that her days are numbered has surged since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine war. “It’s not a money maker,” a second source said, adding that O’Donnell’s “toxic behavior” is weighing the show down. “The next big decision from him is revamping the ‘Evening News,’” said a CBS insider, who explained that the network can find a cheaper alternative to be last in the ratings. “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell is in third place in the ratings, but sources at the network gripe that she’s got a first-class attitude - even as she faces getting sidelined by her sharp-elbowed, bean-counting boss.ĬBS News co-president Neeraj Khemlani - who has been slashing costs in a bid to make the network profitable - is eyeing O’Donnell, who reportedly makes between $6 million and $8 million a year, and whose contract is set to expire this spring, sources told The Post. Norah O’Donnell’s ‘desperate’ Trump passport tweet not up to CBS reporting standards: sources CBS News boss tells staffers ‘we are winning’ - but fails to ease layoff worries: sourcesĬBS News boss who clashed with Norah O’Donnell facing HR review: sourcesĬBS’s Norah O’Donnell just made our point about Trump-deranged media’s use of unnamed sources to smear ex-prez
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