CBS Names Dickerson, DuBois Co-Anchors of ‘CBS Evening News,’ Replacing Norah O’Donnell

John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois will co-anchor the “CBS Evening News” following the departure of Norah O’Donnell later this year, the network announced Thursday.

Dickerson is a former host of “Face the Nation” and “CBS This Morning” for the network. The former White House correspondent for Time magazine most recently hosted a nightly news show for the CBS streaming service.

DuBois, a veteran anchor for the local CBS affiliate in New York, has also contributed to various CBS newscasts.

The legendary newscast, anchored by Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather and Katie Couric, has been third in the ratings for years, behind ABC’s “World News Tonight” and NBC’s “Nightly News.” O’Donnell, who is becoming a special correspondent focusing on big interviews for CBS, hasn’t moved the needle.

Bill Owens, executive producer of CBS News’ most popular show, “60 Minutes,” will also become the evening news anchor, said Wendy McMahon, president and CEO of CBS News and Stations. Owens has named “60 Minutes” veteran Guy Campanile executive producer of the evening news.

Margaret Brennan, the Washington-based anchor of “Face the Nation,” will anchor coverage of politics and foreign affairs. The evening news, which had been broadcast from a studio in Washington to accommodate O’Donnell, will return to New York, CBS said.

Lonnie Quinn also became the news anchor as the station’s main weather anchor.