Scott Pelley Replaces Katie Couric on CBS Evening News

CBS announced that Scott Pelley will replace Katie Couric as anchor of the CBS Evening News. Last week, Couric said that she is leaving the show after serving as its anchor since 2006.

CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said in a statement: “Scott has it all. He has the experience, the credibility and he is among the very best reporters ever to work at CBS News. In more than two decades at CBS News, he has distinguished himself at every level, right up to his current role at 60 Minutes, where his work has been incomparable. We like to think of CBS News as the ‘reporter’s network,’ and I can’t think of anybody in this business better suited for the anchor chair than Scott.”