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Portrait of Walter Cronkite, the famous news anchor, taken in 1983.

CBS News is the news part of the American television and radio company CBS, based in New York City. It is one of the three big news networks in the United States, along with ABC News and NBC News.

It started in 1929 as a radio news service. In 1933, Paul W. White became its leader and helped it grow, especially during World War II. The first TV broadcasts began in 1941 from WCBW in New York City. In 1962, Walter Cronkite became the main host of its main TV news show, called the CBS Evening News.

Today, CBS News makes many popular TV shows like CBS Evening News, CBS Mornings, CBS News Sunday Morning, 60 Minutes, and 48 Hours. It also has radio news, podcasts like The Takeout Podcast, and a 24-hour digital news channel called CBS News 24/7.

History

In 1929, the Columbia Broadcasting System began making regular radio news broadcasts. These were short summaries taken from reports by United Press, one of three wire services that supplied newspapers with news.

Douglas Edwards, who worked as a CBS News television and radio correspondent for four decades, on the CBS News set in 1952

In 1930, CBS hired journalist Paul W. White as its news editor. He helped build CBS News into a well-known organization. In 1937, CBS sent Edward R. Murrow to London to run its European radio operation.

During World War II, CBS provided important news and cultural programming to South and Central America through its radio network. After the war, CBS began regular television news broadcasts. In 1948, Douglas Edwards started anchoring the first regularly scheduled network television news program.

In the years that followed, CBS News continued to grow. It created new programs and expanded its news coverage. In 2021, CBS News and its television stations merged into one division. The network has faced many changes and challenges in recent years, including changes in leadership and shifts in its editorial direction.

Broadcast history

CBS News Bulletin's coverage of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in 1963

CBS News has many different programs. One of these is called the "CBS Evening News." It was used for both Saturday and Sunday evening broadcasts. Another program is the "CBS Sunday Night News," which started in 1963 and was shown on Sunday late at night. These programs air on CBS at specific times, usually in the evening.

CBS News television programs

News programs

CBS News has many popular television programs. Some of these include CBS News Mornings, which has been on since 1982, and CBS Evening News, which started in 1941 and is still running today. Other well-known shows are 48 Hours, which began in 1988, and CBS News Sunday Morning, starting in 1979. There is also Face the Nation, which has been airing since 1954, and 60 Minutes, a show that began in 1968 and is still on television.

Early morning news program history

Over the years, CBS News has tried different early morning news programs. Some of these include CBS News Nightwatch, which ran from 1982 to 1992, and CBS Up to the Minute, which was on from 1992 to 2015. More recently, CBS News Roundup started in 2024.

Morning news program history

CBS has had many morning news shows over the years. Some early ones were The Morning Show, which aired from 1954 to 1956, and Good Morning! with Will Rogers, Jr., in 1956. Later, CBS This Morning ran from 1987 to 1999 and then again from 2012 to 2021. Today, CBS Mornings and CBS Saturday Morning are still on the air.

Evening/prime time news program history

In the evening, CBS News has offered several programs. CBS Evening News has been a staple since 1941. Other shows include West 57th, which was on from 1985 to 1989, and 48 Hours, starting in 1988. Eye to Eye with Connie Chung aired from 1993 to 1995, and Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel was on from 1997 to 1998.

Other programs

Besides news, CBS News has produced many other types of programs. Some of these include United Nations in Action from 1949, You Are There from 1953 to 1973, and Adventure from 1953 to 1955. More recent programs include The FBI Declassified, which started in 2020, and Boiling Point, beginning in 2021.

CBS News Radio

CBS News Radio is the oldest part of CBS, starting in 1927. It makes news for radio stations, including the very first daily news show on radio or TV, the CBS World News Roundup. This show began in 1938 and still airs twice every weekday.

In 2026, CBS announced that its radio news service would stop on May 22, 2026, because of changes in how people get their news and money problems.

CBS Newspath

CBS Newspath is a service from CBS News that sends news to TV stations across the country. It works like another service called CNN Newsource. Newspath shares important stories, sports news, and special reports that local news stations can use in their own broadcasts. It has reporters all over the United States and the world who help create these stories. Local stations can also send in their own videos if they think they are important for everyone to see.

In 1999, CBS Newspath joined with two other news services, ABC NewsOne and Fox NewsEdge, to share videos and news with each other. This group was called the Network News Service.

CBS News 24/7

CBS News 24/7 is a 24-hour news channel that you can watch online or on smart devices like Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon Fire. It started on November 4, 2014, and shows live news from 9 a.m. to midnight on weekdays. This was the first time a U.S. news channel was available only online and on smart devices, not on regular cable TV.

The channel is based in New York City and has different anchors for morning and afternoon shows. Some of the anchors include Errol Barnett and Vladimir Duthiers in the mornings, and John Dickerson for "The Daily Report" on Mondays through Thursdays.

In March 2026, some writers for the channel had a one-day walkout because their contract had ended and they couldn’t agree on a new one. Later, CBS and Paramount made a new agreement with the writers’ union on April 2, which needed to be approved by the writers.

News bureaus

CBS News has many offices in the United States and around the world. Its main office is in New York City. Other important offices in the U.S. include Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and Kennedy Space Center.

The network also has offices in many other countries. In Africa, there is an office in Johannesburg. In Asia, offices are located in Bangkok, Beijing, and Kabul. In Europe, CBS News has offices in London, Paris, and Rome. The Middle East office is in Tel Aviv.

Personnel

Current television hosts, anchors, correspondents, and reporters

New York (Main Headquarters)

Washington, D.C. (White House Bureau)

  • Margaret Brennan – Anchor, Face the Nation (2018–present); Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent (2012–present)
  • Nancy Cordes – Chief White House Correspondent (2007–present)
  • Robert Costa – National Correspondent, CBS News Sunday Morning; Chief Washington Analyst (2022–present)
  • Jan Crawford – Chief Legal Correspondent (2005–2006; 2009–present)
  • Major Garrett – Chief Washington Correspondent (2012–present); Anchor, America Decides (2025–present)
  • Caitlin Huey-Burns – Congressional Correspondent (2018–present)
  • Willie James Inman – White House Reporter
  • Jennifer Jacobs – Senior White House Reporter (2024–present)
  • Weijia Jiang – Senior White House Correspondent (2012–present)
  • Nikole Killion – Congressional Correspondent (2018–present)
  • David Martin – National Security Correspondent (1983–present)
  • Norah O'Donnell – Senior Correspondent (2011–present)
  • Ed O'Keefe – Senior White House Correspondent (2018–present)
  • Nicole Sganga – Homeland Security Correspondent (2015–present)
  • Taurean Small – Campaign Reporter
  • Susan Spencer – Correspondent, 48 Hours and CBS News Sunday Morning (1977–present)
  • Cecilia Vega – Correspondent, 60 Minutes (2023–present)

Atlanta

  • Mark Strassmann – Correspondent (2001–present)
  • Skyler Henry – Reporter

Chicago

  • Charlie DeMar – Reporter, CBS Chicago/WBBM-TV (2016–present)

Los Angeles (West Coast Bureau)

Miami

  • Manuel Bojorquez – Correspondent (2012–present)

London

  • Charlie D'Agata – Senior Foreign Correspondent (2002–present)
  • Ian Lee – Foreign Correspondent
  • Elizabeth Palmer – Foreign Correspondent (2000–present)
  • Mark Phillips – Senior Foreign Correspondent (1982–present)
  • Imtiaz Tyab – Senior Foreign Correspondent (2019–present)
  • Holly Williams – Foreign Correspondent (2012–present)

Hong Kong

  • Anna Coren – Foreign Correspondent (2025–present)

Rome

  • Seth Doane – Foreign Correspondent (2007–present)
  • Chris Livesay – Foreign Correspondent (2020–present)

Current contributors

Current radio personalities

Newspath correspondents

  • Danya Bacchus – Correspondent (based in Los Angeles)
  • Cristian Benavides – Correspondent (based in Miami)
  • Natalie Brand – Correspondent (based in Washington, D.C.)
  • Dina Demetrius – Correspondent (based in Los Angeles)
  • Michael George – Correspondent (based in New York)
  • Diane King Hall – MoneyWatch Correspondent (based in New York)
  • Tom Hanson – Correspondent (based in New York)
  • Nichelle Medina – Correspondent (based in Los Angeles)
  • Laura Podesta – Correspondent (based in New York)
  • Anthony Pura – Correspondent (based in Los Angeles)
  • Femi Redwood – Correspondent (based in New York)
  • Naomi Ruchim – Correspondent (based in New York)

Past correspondents

+ : deceased

Presidents of CBS News

Here are the people who have been in charge of CBS News over the years:

Tom Cibrowski is the current president of CBS News. He reports to the head of Paramount TV, George Cheeks. The editor-in-chief, Bari Weiss, works with Cibrowski but reports directly to the CEO of Paramount, David Ellison. She also oversees The Free Press, a part of CBS News.

Reporting partnerships

In 2017, CBS News made an agreement to share news with BBC News. Before that, BBC News shared with ABC News, and CBS News shared with Sky News, which was owned by 21st Century Fox until 2018 when Comcast took over. This partnership lets them share videos, reports, and plan better to cover world events.

Although not an official partner, CBS News sometimes works with CNN and uses some of their reporters like Anderson Cooper and Sanjay Gupta. In 2022, CBS News also started sharing weather news with The Weather Channel, so their weather experts can appear on CBS News shows. Starting in 2025, stories from The Free Press will be shown online at CBS News.

Controversies

CBS News has faced several important disagreements over the years. In 1966, a top leader left to protest how the Vietnam War was being covered. In 2004, a well-known reporter shared documents that were not fully checked first. There have also been claims about unfair treatment of different political views and taking credit for work that was not their own.

In 2025 and 2026, more changes happened. Some leaders left because they felt they could not keep their news independent. There were worries that the news was favoring certain political ideas. Some people were concerned about new ideas and health advice shared by the network, feeling that not all information was based on good science. Some events and parties involving important government leaders made some reporters worry about how it might look to the public. A former anchor said it was important to focus on the truth rather than trying to please everyone.

Images

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