'CBS Evening News' co-anchor John Dickerson. Michele Crowe/CBS News Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment CBS News has its first high-profile exit following the hire of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief earlier this month. John Dickerson, the co-anchor of the CBS Evening News, said Monday that he will leave CBS News at the end of the year. Dickerson currently anchors the evening newscast alongside Maurice Dubois. "Local news: At the end of this year, I will leave CBS, sixteen years after I sat in as Face the Nation anchor for the first time," Dickerson wrote on Instagram. "I am extremely grateful for all that CBS gave me- the work, the audience's attention and the honor of being a part of the network's history- and I am grateful for my dear colleagues who've made me a better journalist and a better human. I will miss you." Related Stories TV John Oliver Warns Viewers to Keep a Close Eye on CBS News in Wake of "Alarming" Bari Weiss Hire Business CBS News Union Cautions Staffers Against Responding to Bari Weiss Memo About Work Activities Dickerson's looming exit portends significant changes to the flagship evening newscast, which has been stuck in third place behind ABC News and NBC News for years. The newscast was rebooted earlier this year under 60 Minites executive producer Bill Owens, but Owens exited the company a few months later, citing interference from network executives. "After 16 years at CBS News and contributing to every program here, John Dickerson has decided to step away at the end of the year. John epitomizes the very best of journalism," CBS News president Tom Cibrowski said in a statement. "He will co-anchor the CBS Evening News until the holidays, when he will say farewell. Until then, we'll have plenty of time to thank him for his work here and honor his contributions to our success." More to come. THR Newsletters Sign up for THR news straight to your inbox every day Subscribe Sign Up versant "Same Mission. New Name": MSNBC Switching to MS NOW Next Month Sports Björn Borg Memoir Getting Scripted Adaptation From 'Polar' Director Jonas Akerlund Vicky McClure 'Trigger Point' Writer and Director Talk Making the ITV Hit More Cinematic and Why It's Not All About Explosions Last Week Tonight With John Oliver John Oliver on Trump's White House Demolition: "A Metaphor That Is, If Anything, Too on the Nose" Yellowstone Taylor Sheridan Expected to Leave Paramount for NBCUniversal Live Feed 'It: Welcome to Derry' Creators Explain the Premiere's Shocking Ending versant "Same Mission. New Name": MSNBC Switching to MS NOW Next Month Sports Björn Borg Memoir Getting Scripted Adaptation From 'Polar' Director Jonas Akerlund Vicky McClure 'Trigger Point' Writer and Director Talk Making the ITV Hit More Cinematic and Why It's Not All About Explosions Last Week Tonight With John Oliver John Oliver on Trump's White House Demolition: "A Metaphor That Is, If Anything, Too on the Nose" Yellowstone Taylor Sheridan Expected to Leave Paramount for NBCUniversal Live Feed 'It: Welcome to Derry' Creators Explain the Premiere's Shocking Ending