Kim Harvey Named New Executive Producer Of ‘CBS Evening News’

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.

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.”

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. As part of the merger approval with the FCC, the 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.

More to come.