Bari Weiss eyed replacing ‘Face the Nation’ host Margaret Brennan as two top producers exit CBS show: report
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Key Points:
- CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss considered replacing "Face the Nation" host Margaret Brennan earlier this year, but the move did not materialize.
- The Sunday political program faces a leadership shake-up as senior executive producer Mary Hager and executive producer Anne Hsu are both departing.
- Hager, a 35-year CBS veteran and executive editor of politics since 2022, is retiring after a long tenure, while Hsu is relocating to CBS News’ Hong Kong bureau.
- These departures provide Weiss an opportunity to install new editorial leadership at "Face the Nation," though insiders emphasize the changes are planned and not indicative of internal turmoil.
- "Face the Nation" remains the top Sunday public affairs program, and CBS News has not commented on Brennan's future role amid the leadership changes.
