Veteran CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer will leave “Face the Nation” this month, the Associated Press reports.
Schieffer, who was originally slated to host his last Sunday show this summer, will bow out early, hosting his last edition of the program on May 31.
But summer’s coming early for Schieffer, who wants to relax for the warm weather months while CBS gives his successor, John Dickerson, the chance to settle in before the presidential campaign begins in earnest.
News of Schieffer’s retirement came last month, when he told a crowd at Texas Christian University he was departing after for 46 years at the network.
Shortly thereafter, CBS News’ political director John Dickerson appeared on “Face the Nation” as Schieffer announced he would succeed him as host.
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