CBS - MCMANUS: NO PLANS FOR SCHIEFFER TO RETURN TO ANCHOR DESK

CBS News and Sports chief Sean McManus has once again defended Katie Couric against critics and insisted that Bob Schieffer will not be involved in the CBS Evening News again. Schieffer, who replaced Dan Rather on an interim basis three years ago, boosted the ratings of the show during his short tenure before Couric took over. Since then, they have plunged to record-low levels. Asked by Broadcasting & Cable magazine whether Schieffer might fill in on the nightly newscast again, McManus said, "No, that is not anticipated." But he did indicated that there would be an "extension of his current role" as host of Face the Nation and contributor to the Evening News and The Early Show.

09/06/2008