{"id":25260,"date":"2026-08-02T15:00:55","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25260"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T10:00:55","slug":"cbs-news-nikki-battiste-joins-nbcs-early-today-as-anchor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25260","title":{"rendered":"CBS News&#8217; Nikki Battiste Joins NBC&#8217;s &#8216;Early Today&#8217; As Anchor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tAfter nearly a decade at <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/cbs-news\/\" id=\"auto-tag_cbs-news\" data-tag=\"cbs-news\">CBS News<\/a>, correspondent <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nikki-battiste\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nikki-battiste\" data-tag=\"nikki-battiste\">Nikki Battiste<\/a> is taking her skills back to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nbc\" data-tag=\"nbc\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOn Friday, the Emmy and Peabody-winning journalist announced that she\u2019s taking on an anchor role at <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/early-today\/\" id=\"auto-tag_early-today\" data-tag=\"early-today\">Early Today<\/a><\/em>, in addition to contributing to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/today\/\" id=\"auto-tag_today\" data-tag=\"today\">Today<\/a><\/em>, more than 20 years after her time as an NBC page and production associate on <em>Today<\/em>. Deadline has reached out to CBS News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to share that I will be joining NBC News as anchor of <em>Early TODAY<\/em>. I will also contribute to <em>TODAY<\/em>,\u201d she wrote on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dbd4zsLRPtb\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m honored, humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to work with the extraordinary teams at @nbc_earlytoday @todayshow and @nbcnews.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThis is special for me\u2026 a true homecoming. I began my journalism career as an NBC Page and then a production assistant at TODAY.\u00a0NBC has always been near and dear to me. This next chapter is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBattiste added, \u201cThank you @nbc_earlytoday, @todayshow and @nbcnews \u2013 and to my family for their continued support and love. I\u2019ll see you on the air the week of August 10th on @nbc @nbcnews and @nbcnewsnow!\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tNBC confirmed Battiste\u2019s new role in an announcement on Friday, ahead of her first day on Monday and her <em>Early Today<\/em> anchoring debut on the week of Aug. 10.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tStarting a CBS News in 2017, Battiste has reported for CBS Mornings, CBS Evening News, 48 Hours and CBS Sunday Morning, as well as the CBS New Streaming Network and CBS Newspath, the network\u2019s 24-hour service for CBS stations and broadcasters around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tDuring her CBS News tenure, Battiste reported on the 2018 Catholic Church sexual abuse scandal, the coronavirus pandemic, several mass shootings and the ongoing debate in America on guns in schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBattiste\u2019s departure comes amid major restructuring at CBS News under the Ellison-appointed Bari Weiss administration.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After nearly a decade at CBS News, correspondent Nikki Battiste is taking her skills back to NBC. 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