“Scott’s tenure as Anchor and Managing Editor of the CBS Evening News has been one of the finest chapters in the history of this storied broadcast,” said Steve Capus, Executive Editor of CBS News and Executive Producer of the CBS Evening News.
Scott Pelley is being reassigned from CBS Evening News to 60 Minutes.
Pelley, who began anchoring the Evening News since 2011, is being moved to 60 Minutes full-time, The New York Post first reported and TVGuide.com confirmed.
CBS This Morning: Saturday anchor Anthony Mason will be Evening News’ interim anchor.