CBS News Loses ‘Evening News’ Co-Anchor John Dickerson
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As Weiss navigates her first month at CBS News, she’s reportedly considered various household names to help her fulfill her mission of “building the most trusted news organization of the 21st Century” while also generating buzz for a network whose programming has faced a precipitous ratings decline and drawn political scrutiny.
Saying he was ‘flattered’ by all of the media attention the speculation has received, Bret Baier added that ‘we’ll see what happens at the end’ of his Fox News contract.
Baier addressed speculation that CBS News, now helmed editor-in-chief Bari Weiss, is eyeing him to front its flagship Evening News broadcast.
Weiss met with Jennings at the Tiffany Network's New York headquarters last week, according to the news site Semafor.
Bari Weiss has been active in her early weeks at CBS News, but it's not clear her proclivity for snaring newsmakers will translate into revenue
Bret Baier is insistent he is not leaving Fox News to join CBS Evening News. While chatting on the "Citizen McCain" podcast with host Meghan McCain, Baier was asked point blank if the rumors of him jumping ship at Fox News to join Bari Weiss' revamped CBS News were true.
Weiss was among the dignitaries who was invited to a conference put on at the New York Historical Society by private equity giant RedBird Capital.
Fox News anchor Bret Baier addressed a report that CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss expressed interest in him coming over to the network as she seeks to put her mark on the news division and CBS Evening News.