{"id":8172,"date":"2026-07-17T01:50:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8172"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:50:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:50:04","slug":"longtime-cbs-anchor-reveals-surprising-career-change-just-1-year-after-show-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8172","title":{"rendered":"Longtime CBS anchor reveals surprising career change just 1 year after show exit"},"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=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p id=\"emPa8-x6q5\" data-wc=\"13\"><a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/511943\/cbs-evening-news-norah-o-donnell-turns-50-you-wont-believe-who-congratulated-her\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">Norah O&#8217;Donnell<\/a> is making a career pivot \u2013 well, of sorts, at least.<\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement id=\"horizon_hello\" group-name=\"horizon_hello\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"efyH-HykyrY\" data-wc=\"31\">The veteran <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/tags\/cbs\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">CBS News<\/a> anchor, 52, made a surprise announcement in 2025, revealing she was <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/film\/833107\/2025-most-shocking-news-exits-hoda-kotb-cbs-lester-holt\/\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\">stepping down as the lead anchor of <em>CBS Evening News<\/em><\/a> after six years at the helm.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"eQRLuglEvD\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/9272116c91b6-norah-odonnell-cbs.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/9272116c91b6-norah-odonnell-cbs.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/9272116c91b6-norah-odonnell-cbs.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/9272116c91b6-norah-odonnell-cbs.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CBS Evening News with Norah O'Donnell broadcasts live from Washington DC with continued coverage on Inauguration 2021.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">Norah O&#8217;Donnell is pivoting away from broadcast news for her next career venture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eDAAvlh3Ifu\" data-wc=\"25\">She has remained an integral part of the network&#8217;s on-air team since, however, serving as a senior correspondent and a special contributor for <em>60 Minutes<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"9\" id=\"h2-4mrnzchuq\">Norah O&#8217;Donnell&#8217;s career pivot \u2013 her new podcast, <em>Healthful<\/em><\/h2>\n<p id=\"euY6fFVPUmM\" data-wc=\"34\">Now, she&#8217;s announced that she&#8217;s taking her talents off camera and starting a brand new podcast that&#8217;s less about breaking news and more about women&#8217;s health, a topic a lot more personal to her.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"ehQ_eHN6Cm-\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/35cce9a70499-norah-odonnell-gown.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/35cce9a70499-norah-odonnell-gown.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/35cce9a70499-norah-odonnell-gown.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/35cce9a70499-norah-odonnell-gown.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Norah O'Donnell attends the National Women's History Museum's 2025 Women Making History Awards Gala at The Anthem on The Wharf on March 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. \" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">The veteran CBS News anchor will be kickstarting a new podcast called &#8220;Healthful&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eKj9CA5SjLK\" data-wc=\"61\">Norah&#8217;s podcast <em>Healthful<\/em>, as part of CBS Ventures, will debut on July 22. &#8220;As a journalist I always say, &#8216;Tell me something I don&#8217;t know,&#8217; and we&#8217;re really doing that with this podcast,&#8221; she told <a class=\"hm-link he-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womenshealthmag.com\/health\/a71921678\/norah-odonnell-healthful-podcast-exclusive\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"article-body-link\"><em>Women&#8217;s Health<\/em><\/a>, emphasizing that it&#8217;ll still include the same journalistic eye and reporting that her news anchor job does, albeit with a lot more personal content.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eP1gaYGz8v3E\" data-wc=\"55\">She continued: &#8220;I think I&#8217;m pretty well-read in the topic of health. Everybody in my family is a scientist\u2026This was not on my radar.&#8221; The journalist noted that the podcast will include several interviews with leading women&#8217;s health experts, plus some of the tips that she was incorporating in her own life in her 50s.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"7\" id=\"h2-4mrnzchur\">Why Norah&#8217;s &#8220;turning the tables&#8221; on herself<\/h2>\n<p id=\"eQlBu_8sOmci\" data-wc=\"42\">&#8220;I&#8217;m introducing women to the world&#8217;s leading experts on all these things that we want to know more about at a time where we have all this access to information, and yet many of us are more confused than ever,&#8221; Norah added.<\/p>\n<p id=\"eYN96WWSpcmQ\" data-wc=\"51\">One of the most personal segments of the podcast will be titled &#8220;Turning the Tables,&#8221; in which the veteran anchor dives into her own wellness journey, and how it pertains to the topic at hand. &#8220;My producers love it, but I hate it because I don&#8217;t like answering questions,&#8221; she joked.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" data-wc=\"7\" id=\"h2-4mrnzchus\">Norah&#8217;s fitness routine and diet at 52<\/h2>\n<p id=\"ePvRkVXAQtSn\" data-wc=\"50\">She then dove into her own life of eats and exercise, taking some tips from her trainer and podcast guest Kira Stokes. The mom-of-three shared that she does strength and mobility training two to three times a week, plus weekend tennis matches and 10-20 minute walks after dinner each night.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"75\" id=\"erdhd7w7iez\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/b6cd1697a88a-norah-odonnell-whca.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/b6cd1697a88a-norah-odonnell-whca.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/b6cd1697a88a-norah-odonnell-whca.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/b6cd1697a88a-norah-odonnell-whca.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"She will be interviewing experts in women's health while also diving into her own routine\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">She will be interviewing experts in women&#8217;s health while also diving into her own routine<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eHi9kh-ukXID\" data-wc=\"31\">&#8220;It&#8217;s so much band work,&#8221; she quipped. &#8220;I also describe it as preventative training \u2013 so much of that work is so that I don&#8217;t injure myself when I&#8217;m playing tennis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"eYRBYfBTdFLe\" data-wc=\"57\">As for her diet, mornings start with a smoothie, followed by a salad lunch and a protein with veggies for dinner. She&#8217;ll try to be in bed by 9 PM so she can be up by the crack of dawn at 4:30 AM, to catch up on the news and ready herself for a day of work.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fr-embedded\">\n<div data-wc=\"200\" id=\"eMZj8gqlwqy\">\n<figure class=\"he-meIm-995f02\">\n<div class=\"he-imCo-14461c5\"><img src=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/5b076ed7a5a1-norah-odonnell.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width:1360px) 630px, (min-width:960px) 60vw, (min-width:320px) calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2)), calc(100vw - (var(--page-gutter) * 2))\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/5b076ed7a5a1-norah-odonnell.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_960 960w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/5b076ed7a5a1-norah-odonnell.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_640 640w, https:\/\/images.hellomagazine.com\/horizon\/original_aspect_ratio\/5b076ed7a5a1-norah-odonnell.jpg?tx=c_limit,w_360 360w\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"CBS THIS MORNING  Co-anchor Norah O'Donnell in New York on the CBS Television Network.\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" class=\"image he-image\" data-flatplan=\"fp_photoCaption\"\/><span class=\"he-imCr-1233683\">\u00a9 Getty Images<\/span><\/div><figcaption class=\"he-meImCa-17135c3\">&#8220;As a journalist I always say, &#8216;Tell me something I don&#8217;t know,&#8217; and we&#8217;re really doing that with this podcast.&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"eD3o0IoqrH8D\" data-wc=\"67\">It&#8217;s her smoothie that&#8217;s probably the most interesting thing on the menu. &#8220;It has turmeric ice cubes and a little dash of black pepper because that helps bring out the curcumin in the turmeric. 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