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Face the changes: Two top leaders are leaving CBS News’ ‘Face the Nation’

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated

The departures of two veteran editorial leaders give Bari Weiss an opening to reshape the influential Sunday political news program

There’s a big shakeup at CBS News as Mary Hager, senior executive producer of “Face the Nation,” prepares to leave the network after 35 years.

Status’ Oliver Darcy broke the news, writing, “Hager’s departure represents a significant loss for CBS News. While her official title is senior executive producer of ‘Face the Nation,’ she played an outsized role in CBS News’ Washington bureau. A 35-year veteran of the network, she possesses a wealth of institutional knowledge, having helped steer its political journalism through multiple presidential elections and various political cycles.”

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