Kim Harvey has been named executive producer of CBS Evening News, signaling changes ahead for the network’s evening news broadcast following an overhaul earlier this year.Harvey will be the second woman to lead the broadcast.Earlier this year, John Dickerson and Maurice DuBois became anchors of CBS Evening News, in a format that emphasized correspondent storytelling rather than the breaking news rundown of rivals.Harvey has been senior broadcast producer at CBS Evening News, having spent her tenure at the network at the evening news broadcast, with extensive experience covering live and breaking news. She joined the network in 2017, having previously worked at MSNBC, Fox News and CNN.She recently led the coverage of the flooding disaster in Texas, and the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, and covered the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome. She has produced for anchors Dickerson and DuBois, as well as Norah O’Donnell and Jeff Glor.Tom Cibrowski, president and executive editor of CBS News, said in a statement, “Kim brings a sharp news sense and terrific track record of producing from across the broadcast and cable networks. She is a well respected newsroom leader and her relationships with our on-air talent, producers and reporters run deep.”Harvey won an Emmy for her work on MSNBC’s All in With Chris Hayes, for a report on poverty in the U.S., and for her work on The Rachel Maddow Show for the host’s coverage from Afghanistan.Harvey said in a statement, “I have great respect and admiration for those who steered this broadcast before me, and I am grateful to Tom and the team for their support. I look forward to leading our incredible group of journalists as we deliver the latest news, original reporting and memorable stories to our audience every night.”As ratings for the overhauled broadcast have been lackluster, there have been changes made to re-emphasize breaking news, with DuBois in Minneapolis on Wednesday to cover the school shooting at a Catholic Church.But there also are disruptions ahead, as newly merged Paramount-Skydance are planning to make a round of major budget cuts around the company this fall. Also, as part of the merger approval with the FCC, Skydance committed to hiring an ombudsman to take complaints about news programming, including allegations of bias.The CBS Evening News has been led by Guy Campanile, who is returning to 60 Minutes. Last year, he had been tapped to bring the newscast to New York and relaunch the broadcast, but his return to the newsmagazine had been the plan, according to a source.
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