“Sean McManus asked me to stay until 2008,” said outgoing CBS News anchor Bob Schieffer in an interview with Hollywood Reporter. “I told Sean, ‘If you want me to stay, I want to stay,’ and that’s what I want to do, but on my 70th birthday, I want to just review the bidding, and he said fine. So we’ll revisit that. But right now, my plans and Sean McManus’ plans are for me to be there until 2008.” For the record, Schieffer has done a remarkable job at the CBS News anchor desk. Better than anyone predicted. Katie Couric takes over on Tuesday.
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