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Broadcast journalist and news anchor

Norah O'Donnell

Best known for Anchoring the CBS Evening News and reporting for 60 Minutes

Born: 1974
From: American
Working since: 1999
Also known as: Norah Morahan O'Donnell

Norah O'Donnell spent years running the flagship desk at CBS News, grilling presidents, popes, and billionaires without flinching. She made the evening broadcast her own, bringing a sharp edge to network news and holding court with the Washington elite night after night.

Before taking the evening crown, she cut her teeth in the NBC trenches and woke up America on CBS This Morning. She proved she can handle breaking news under blistering pressure, cementing her spot as one of the most visible names in political journalism.

Follows: X @NorahODonnell · instagram @norahodonnell

Latest: Bari Weiss and the 60 Minutes Premiere: Why the Big TV Shakeup Was a Total Snooze · 14 September 2026

Norah O'Donnell in brief

—Stepped into the anchor chair for CBS Evening News in 2019.
—Bagged multiple Emmy Awards for hard-hitting investigative and political reporting.
—Broke the internet with her historic 2024 sit-down interview with Pope Francis.
—Spent over a decade covering Capitol Hill and the White House beat.
—Co-anchored the wildly successful morning revamp of CBS This Morning.

Latest on Norah O'Donnell

Lesley Stahl behind the news desk during a 60 Minutes broadcast recording in the studio — Bari Weiss and the 60 Minutes Pr…

TV & Streaming14 September 2026

Bari Weiss and the 60 Minutes Premiere: Why the Big TV Shakeup Was a Total Snooze

By Theo Blackwood

The new 60 Minutes season premiere landed with familiar faces Lesley Stahl and Norah O'Donnell, proving that the hyped Bari Weiss era hasn't changed much yet.