O'Donnell Named CBS Chief White House Correspondent

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Norah O'Donnell has been named CBS's chief white house
correspondent and principal substitute anchor on Sunday public affairs staple,
Face the Nation. She starts in July, according to a CBS spokesperson.

O'Donnell had been chief Washington correspondent for
MSNBC. She joined NBC in 1999 from Hill newspaper, Roll Call.

"It's very exciting for all of us at CBS News to
have Norah on our team," said CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager.
 "She's an accomplished reporter with extensive experience and she
will be terrific as our Chief White House Correspondent." 

O'Donnell succeeds Chip Reid, who becomes a national
correspondent and remains based in Washington.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.