Margaret Brennan Named Host of ‘Face the Nation’ on CBS
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Margaret Brennan Named Host of ‘Face the Nation’ on CBS
She succeeds John Dickerson, who left “Face the Nation” in January after less than three years to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning.”
Along with mainstays like NBC’s “Meet the Press” and ABC’s “This Week,” “Face the Nation” features interviews with prominent lawmakers and White House officials
that often make news, and can forge Washington’s political agenda for the week ahead.
WASHINGTON — Margaret Brennan, the senior foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, will be the next moderator of “Face the Nation,” the network’s prestige Sunday morning public affairs show
and one of the most influential venues in American politics.
Her new role, announced by CBS on Thursday, makes Ms. Brennan, 37, the only woman
currently serving as a solo anchor of a major Sunday political affairs show.
Ms. Brennan, whose debut is set for Sunday, joined CBS News in 2012 after a decade in financial
journalism, working as an anchor and correspondent at Bloomberg Television and CNBC.
Martha Raddatz of ABC News was named a co-anchor of “This Week” in 2016, although
the program’s branding remains focused on the lead host, George Stephanopoulos.
She said in an interview on Thursday that she hoped “Face the Nation” would offer a dose of civility in a highly charged political moment.
She succeeds John Dickerson, who left “Face the Nation” in January after less than three years to replace Charlie Rose on “CBS This Morning.”
Along with mainstays like NBC’s “Meet the Press” and ABC’s “This Week,” “Face the Nation” features interviews with prominent lawmakers and White House officials
that often make news, and can forge Washington’s political agenda for the week ahead.
WASHINGTON — Margaret Brennan, the senior foreign affairs correspondent for CBS News, will be the next moderator of “Face the Nation,” the network’s prestige Sunday morning public affairs show
and one of the most influential venues in American politics.
Her new role, announced by CBS on Thursday, makes Ms. Brennan, 37, the only woman
currently serving as a solo anchor of a major Sunday political affairs show.
Ms. Brennan, whose debut is set for Sunday, joined CBS News in 2012 after a decade in financial
journalism, working as an anchor and correspondent at Bloomberg Television and CNBC.
Martha Raddatz of ABC News was named a co-anchor of “This Week” in 2016, although
the program’s branding remains focused on the lead host, George Stephanopoulos.
She said in an interview on Thursday that she hoped “Face the Nation” would offer a dose of civility in a highly charged political moment.