Norah O’Donnell said goodbye to her anchoring position at CBS Evening News on Thursday, describing it as an “honor” and a “privilege of a lifetime”, as the network prepared a revamped program.

O’Donnell said, “It’s been an incredible five and a half years.”

Oprah, 51, surprised O’Donnell by presenting a montage with interviews from Pope Francis and former Vice President Kamala. She also covered the location in approximately 1,300 broadcasts.

Winfrey said, “You should feel so proud.”

O’Donnell stressed the importance of journalism during her final on-air sign-off.

O’Donnell said, “It’s been an honor for me to host this Legacy Broadcast.”

The CBS Evening News has been broadcasting since 1926. Some of the most talented journalists are behind it.

Thank you for welcoming us into your homes, and for accepting our hard news. “

As the “Evening News” broadcast concluded, staff gathered around O’Donnell to show her their appreciation.

“I will miss you too,” O’Donnell told viewers. “So for the final time, that’s tonight’s ‘CBS Evening News.’ I owe it all to everyone I work with. Seriously. Love you. Good night.”

O’Donnell announced that in July she would leave her role as an anchor, and then managing director of the network after the 2024 Presidential elections to take on a different role within the Network. The reason for this is the decline in viewership.

This was a decision made months before Skydance Media’s parent company, Paramount Global, cut 2,000 jobs to save $500,000,000 on their budget.

CBS has announced that she will work on long-form interviewing and reporting for CBS prime-time broadcasts, “Sunday Morning”, 60 Minutes, and “Sunday Morning”.

The Post exclusively reported that O’Donnell’s $8 billion salary was reduced by more than half to $3.8 million when she signed a contract with the network in 2022.

The “Evening News”, a news show, had an average of 4.6 million viewers in the last quarter. It was a lot less than the more than 670,000 people who are in the age range of 25-54 years old. This is why “NBC Nightly News” and “ABC World News Tonight” have surpassed it. “

O’Donnell’s successors are CBS New York Anchor Maurice Dubois and CBS New York reporter John Dickerson.

The studio in Washington DC has been relocated to New York City. The first episode of the show will air on 27 January.

“I want to say thank you to the viewers,” DuBois said Thursday. “This is my hometown. And without the viewers, there is no us, so thank you for everything over the years we’ll keep going at a different time.”