John Dickerson to replace Bob Schieffer on 'Face the Nation'
By HADAS GOLD | 4/12/15 11:10 AM EDT
CBS News political director John Dickerson has been named the next host of “Face the Nation,” host Bob Schieffer announced Sunday.
Dickerson’s first turn in the anchor chair will take place this summer, when Schieffer retires after nearly five decades in journalism, more than two of them as host of the Sunday news show.
“I couldn’t be happier,” Schieffer said on Sunday’s broadcast. “'Face the Nation’ is going to be in good hands.”
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Dickerson, Norah O’Donnell and Major Garrett were widely cited as the leading in-house candidates to replace Schieffer. Dickerson is also a correspondent for Slate.
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