CBS Announces Couric’s Replacement
- Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:24am by
Jonathon M. Seidl
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NEW YORK (The Blaze/AP) — CBS says Scott Pelley will take over as its evening news anchor, starting on June 6.
The network on Tuesday announced the expected selection of Pelley, the veteran “60 Minutes” reporter, to replace Katie Couric on the “CBS Evening News.” Couric is pursuing a syndicated talk show, but hasn’t said where she will be working next. The date for her final CBS broadcast has not been set.
Pelley is a Texas native who has worked at CBS for two decades. He will inherit a broadcast that is in last place in the ratings behind NBC and ABC, and has been for some time. CBS recounts his career path:
Few reporters have made as wide and as deep a mark on a news organization as Pelley has at CBS News, where he‘s covered everything from breaking national news stories to politics to wars and served as the network’s chief White House correspondent. Since he brought that experience to “60 Minutes” in 2004, half of all the major awards won by the broadcast have been for stories reported by Pelley.
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In 1990, he was assigned for a year to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, during the Persian Gulf crisis. He covered Baghdad and later broadcast live reports during Iraqi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia. He joined the troops of the XVIII Airborne Corps for combat coverage of the invasion of Iraq and the liberation of Kuwait.
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Prior to his time at CBS News, Pelley was a producer/reporter for WFAA-TV Dallas/Fort Worth (1982-89), KXAS-TV Dallas/Fort Worth (1978-81) and KSEL-TV Lubbock, Texas (1975-78). He began his journalism career at the age of 15 as a copyboy at the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal newspaper.
Before becoming chief White House correspondent, Pelley was assigned to the 1992 presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and Ross Perot. Prior to that, he served as a CBS News correspondent based in Dallas, where he covered many of the biggest domestic stories, including the Oklahoma City bombing and the trial of Timothy McVeigh. He also reported on the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, the Los Angeles Northridge earthquake, the Branch Davidian raid near Waco, Texas, Hurricanes Andrew and Hugo and NASA’s shuttle missions. Pelley joined CBS News as a reporter based in New York in 1989.
CBS said Pelley will continue to do stories for “60 Minutes.”
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Comments (113)
cranberry
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:23amHey, his eyes are following me, wierd!
Report Post ».45peacemaker
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:21amobama would have been a great news reader for cbs.
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:16amwho gives a flying rats butt, they have and always will be the lefts spin machine, you do have to admit he looks slicker than lizard luggage.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:10amCBS went from the “Tiffany” network, to the Geritol network. But then again, NBC & ABC are crap too.
Report Post »joey g
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:09amphoto of him looks like he just **** his pants
Report Post »LastCallForEmpathy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:08amIt makes no difference who anchors…Its all prescripted propaganda…WAKE UP PEOPLE YOU ARE BEING LIED TO AND TREATED LIKE NAIVE LITTLE CHILDREN AND THAT SHOULD PI$$ YOU OFF…
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:00amYou all can’t forgive her for making Palin look like an idiot.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:15amPalin is hot. That is why the libs hate her.
Report Post »Wispackfan
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:17amKatie is the one losing her job though….
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:20am@smak,forgive ????? man i don’t know what you been smoking,but please lay off for a while it is starting to effect you hemorrhoids. c b s { communist butt headed socialist }
Report Post »smak
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:28am@Wispackfan
Katie is the one losing her job though….
Palin quit hers.
Report Post »You betcha’.
axel@25
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:56amTypical…pick die-in-the-wool liberal…from Texas…in their mind that means conservative.
Report Post »Presto !!! They’re now “balanced”.
NuffSaid
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 4:27amIt’s the hook, line and sinker this guy swallowed that makes him sound like he has a Texas drawl
Report Post »Wispackfan
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:53amBye bye “bubbly” Katie….sorry you couldn’t make CBS evening news “newsy” enough!
Report Post »Mister_Bill
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:09amThen sing this song instead.
Report Post »Well it’s Bye Bye Katie, Bye Bye Katie, Bye Bye Katie,
We’re going to go puke some more.
While this is just a song, we’re glad you are gone,
Cause there no senses to your score,
so it’s Bye Bye Katie, Bye Bye Katie, Bye Bye Katie,
You will go out last place again
We’ve got time of Fox and time for Glenn
But no time for you, MSNBC or CNN.
teddrunk
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:12amThe high point in Katie’s journalist career was her live colon exam.
Report Post »nomercy63
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:49amGreat another loser we wont watch because we dont believe you anymore. The only people that watch are the ones that dont have cable and can get away from the three networks. They just dont get it.
Report Post »ldpeters
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:47amGee whiz! This certainly is important news!!
Report Post »randy
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:44amHe will inherit a broadcast that is in last place in the ratings behind NBC and ABC
And with this dolt….. A year from now, CBS will still be in last place…….. LOL
Report Post »glennisright.com
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:42amYawn.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:42amCNN played sad sounding music when they aired their obl coverage, then the music later morphed into a tense uncertain tempo.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:45amthey are great patriots at CNN,
hack! cough! spit!
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:48amWasn’t that the theme from The Twilight Zone?
Report Post »flyoverbob
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:42amWhat does it matter who reads the teleprompter every day?
Report Post »let us prey
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:40amA lump of clay could replace her..
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:45amI think one did.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:11am“Rim shot” Good one, both of you
Report Post »kentuckypatriot
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:38amwho cares? I haven’t watched CBS in years.
Report Post »OLDBIKEFIXER
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:35amI never heard of Scott Pelley, as I haven’t watched “60 Minutes” in over a decade. If his version of the CBS Evening News has as much of a Liberal slant as Couric’s, then I doubt that Pelley’s presence on the show will do anything to help the ratings. Of course, CBS would not have hired Pelley in the first place if he wasn’t a left-winger…
Report Post »Whiskey One Seven
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:33amAs if we care right guys?
Report Post »Keep the Faith
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:29amIf only CBS could figure out it’s not the anchor reading the teleprompter that keeps them in last place, it’s the content. Glad to see Katie go though…don’t let the door hit ya on the way out!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:29amYawn.
Report Post »teddrunk
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:28amThe above story writer: “Impressed? Always like to keep my audience… .riveted.” (Head on desk, snoring)
Report Post »Ironeagle
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:27amBaaaarf
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:27amMakes no difference to me. I watch Fox News. I have better things to do with my time than to watch lamestream liberal media.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:40amwho watches NBC?
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:53amwho watches MSNBC?
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:53amwho watches CNBC?
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:54amwho watches CBS?
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:30amIt’s all one guy named Stu. He has a Nielsen box and lives with his mom.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 1:53pmplease if you have digital cable or satelite you’re a neilson family now as all your viewing habits can now be monitored via your supllier.
Report Post »obama-mecca-me-sick
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:07pmHave you ever noticed when a repub is prez they do pieces like “The fleecing of America” to point out how our government waste the taxpayers’ dollars. When we have a dem prez they try to convince you that we have money to burn for entittlements, union pensions and foreign aid.
Report Post »HARDWORKPAYS
Posted on May 4, 2011 at 9:14amA white man! That must make them racists, capitolist pigs right?
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:26amA very nice lib, I’m sure.
Report Post »Dustyluv
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:30amHe toes the line…the liberal media line.. Just another talking head that knows nothing.
Report Post »Cptnjarhead
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:31amsame spin, different person.
Report Post »psst
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:45amCptnjarhead
Report Post »Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:31am
same spin, different person.
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Umm! Yes. Cooking the same stew in a different pot..
Will taste the same.
chirodoc007
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:47amI’ve been so worried about this. Now I’ll finally be able to sleep again. NOT.
Report Post »dabbo
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:51amI’ve been waiting all week for this….{{{yawn}}}
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 10:53amWhat’s the difference between Couric and this cat?
Obviously, CBS is not interested in change “we” can believe in, as much as they are about the change “they” can believe in.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:04amWell if they want to up their ratings they need a format change not an anchor change. who cares if it is Couric or Pelley that’s serving you the BULLSH*T liberal sandwich that CBS is serving. You can put a turd on a nice dinner plate but it’s still a piece of sh*t.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:19amStill will not watch cbs national news…..
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:22amI have a better idea, let’s just have CBS go out of business and let new competition arise within the place of the left wing communist broadcast system. They will play all angles of the propaganda victory now given to Obama – the self annointed saviour of the world.
Report Post »gotta light
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:30amI‘m pretty sure this means Scott Pelley’s broadcast career is on the downside now?!?
Anchoring the CBS evening news is a demotion isnt it? It hasn’t been a good thing for the last few anchors has it? LOL
hey bud gotta light?
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:36amDifferent plumbing ( I guess ) same liberal spin.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 11:38amSNOWLEOPARD
Report Post »NO! Bummer would just bail them out with OUR TAXES! Let them bounce along being of no consequence….
CatB
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:03pmIt’s official .. CBS has NO TALENT .. this is the best they could do? Couldn’t find anyone from the “outside” . Just a proven lib I would suppose.
Report Post »jmmjr49er
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:07pmPelley is a Liberal cut from Dan Rather turd mold. I enjoy the fact he has to tell you he is “From Texas.”
All those Liberal turds like Bill Moyer, Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer all show that Texas has liberals, too. They move to New York or DC to get the grand Liberal education. Another Obama cheerleader for CBS.
Stay Classy Black Rock!
Report Post »GETLIFE
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:24pmLove that CBS timing! Slip it in there next to the release of OBL’s death photo…..
Report Post »RAS
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:42pmjmmjr49er said, “Pelley is a Liberal cut from Dan Rather …. mold. I enjoy the fact he has to tell you he is “From Texas.”
For what it’s worth (nothing), Dan Rather is “From Texas” too y’know.
None of this matters to me anyway. I haven’t watched any of the network news shows in more than a decade and I doubt that I ever will again.
Report Post »lillymckim
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 12:57pmCBS, NBC, ABC news ? (uproarious laughter) ….
just turn out the lights…. you have all become irrelevant
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 1:36pmGuess more shallow, meaningless interviews with soft questions and questionable facts, coming to a news show I would never watch, just for those reasons.
Report Post »orkydorky
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 2:31pmYYaaawwn!
Report Post »avenger
Posted on May 3, 2011 at 4:48pmwho gives a crap !
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