Khemlani denied a potential move or anchor shakeup, telling The Post: “There are no plans to move the Evening News from Washington. Sources say CBS execs are mulling moving “CBS Evening News” back to New York and potentially replacing anchor Norah O’Donnell. Indeed, sources said newly minted co-president Neeraj Khemlani - a former Hearst executive who along with former ABC exec Wendy McMahon was tapped this spring to replace Susan Zirinsky as head of CBS News - is not only looking at replacing O’Donnell, but bringing “CBS Evening News'” back to New York. CBS is in cost-cutting mode and that could mean changes for “CBS Evening News” and anchor Norah O’Donnell. She faces the possible heave-ho after CBS shelled out millions to move the evening broadcast to Washington, DC, from New York City to accommodate O’Donnell and her husband, chef Geoff Tracy, and their three children. Insiders likewise pointed to O’Donnell’s hefty pay package that is in the ballpark of $8 million a year and a three-year contract that’s slated to expire next spring. The 47-year-old news anchor - who muscled her way into the evening slot in 2019 as she fled a reportedly strained relationship with co-host Gayle King on “CBS This Morning” - now stands vulnerable to the network’s bean counters as her ratings have stayed stubbornly stuck in third place, according to sources close to the situation. Norah O’Donnell is in danger of losing the top spot at “CBS Evening News,” as cost-slashing execs at the broadcasting giant quietly search for her replacement amid sagging ratings, The Post has learned. Norah O’Donnell’s salary slashed by more than half at ‘CBS Evening News’ĬBS CEO scrambles to boost morale after staffers rip harsh working conditions Norah O’Donnell’s ‘desperate’ Trump passport tweet not up to CBS reporting standards: sources We need it now perhaps more than we ever have.CBS’s Norah O’Donnell just made our point about Trump-deranged media’s use of unnamed sources to smear ex-prez “I appreciate you seeing the value in journalism, showcasing the plight of the least among us, simply asking questions and waiting for answers. “And thank you for letting me into your homes, your businesses and your vehicles for an hour every day,” he told his viewers. He thanked his family, friends and colleagues as part of his final sign off on MSNBC, name-checking network President Rashida Jones, who he said “gets it,” and became overcome with emotion as he mentioned his parents. Musk’s Taiwan remarks draw ire from Taipei, thanks from Beijing Trump warns US ‘saying exactly the wrong thing’ to Russia after Biden’s ‘armageddon’ remarks Melvin was first named a co-anchor of “Today” in 2018, and his contract with the company is reportedly up at the end of the year. News of NBCUniversal’s plans to move Melvin away from cable and refocus his efforts on “Today” and “Dateline NBC” was confirmed earlier this month by Variety. We’ve tried to traffic in facts and truth and let you make up your mind every day, and I’m very proud of that.” The anchor said on his daytime cable show he has “tried to cover the news fairly and steer clear of inserting my opinion or perspective. Some days sad, angry, confused, but always hopeful.” “So many of the stories I’ve covered here, and the people I’ve met on assignments, have moved me in myriad of ways. Tumultuous campaigns, elections, natural disasters, far too many mass shootings and of course a global pandemic,” Melvin said as he signed off his late-morning program for the last time. “This nearly decade-long stretch of hosting a cable news program has been a tremendous honor, and I’m so very thankful for the opportunity to really have had a front row seat to so much history.
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