CBS news anchor Jeff Glor could be the odd man out after major lineup shake-up

CBS is undergoing a radical overhaul in its morning and evening news lineups that will leave two women in prominent roles in the wake of sexual harassment claims that rattled the news division.

Both CBS This Morning and CBS Evening News will undergo major changes in the coming weeks. CBS This Morning co-host and longtime correspondent Norah O’Donnell will take over as anchor and managing editor of the CBS Evening News, replacing Jeff Glor, who has been locked in third place behind ABC and NBC for the 15 months he’s held the position.

“It’s incredibly humbling to accept this position ... I’m going to give this everything I’ve got,” O’Donnell said on CBS This Morning on Monday, officially announcing the move, which had been rumored for weeks.

Glor appears to be the odd man out, and it’s unclear if he will remain at CBS or what his role could be after all the dust is settled. It’s unclear if he’ll remain on the show until O’Donnell takes over this summer.

“You may have heard about changes taking place here at CBS News,” Glor said at the end of Monday night’s broadcast. "I have family, friends and, in the future, far more to share with all of you. It will be great. I promise. Just as you are. Thank you for watching. Good Night. I’ll see you tomorrow.”

“As we transition the Evening News to Washington, we are discussing opportunities for Jeff to remain with CBS News and continue providing the same substantive, trusted reporting that he has been offering for the past 12 years,” Zirinsky said.

Both O’Donnell and her morning co-host Gayle King denied a report from the New York Post that King had demanded O’Donnell be moved off the show because of bad blood between the two morning news anchors.

“I have no beef with you. You have no beef with me,” King said to O’Donnell.

The moves come as new CBS News president Susan Zirinsky attempts to turn the corner after a chaotic period for the network, which has faced accusations of sexual harassment and hampered by low ratings.

Former CBS This Morning co-host Charlie Rose was fired in November 2017 after the Washington Post detailed allegations from eight women who said Rose made unwanted sexual advances toward them. Jeff Fager, the former producer of 60 Minutes, was forced out of CBS in October 2018 after allegations he sexually harassed staffers and tolerated an abusive culture on the long-running news show.

With her promotion, O’Donnell becomes just the fourth women to anchor a daily evening newscast at a major network, following former CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric, PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff, and former ABC World News anchor Diane Sawyer.

John Dickinson is also being moved off CBS This Morning, and will join 60 Minutes as a correspondent. He will also help anchor the network’s election coverage throughout the 2020 cycle.

King will remain co-host of CBS This Morning, and will be joined by Saturday morning anchor Anthony Mason and correspondent Tony Dokoupil. The new CBS This Morning team will debut May 20.